IA's Debt/Life/Little bit of Everything Diary...

immoral_angeluk

barnaby-bear wrote: »

I've never watched the videos - what are they going to use as a case study? I hope they are paying your fares....

Not sure about the case study but from what I gathered (not 100% sure though so don't take anything as gospel) they're going to have 3 people with debt problems who I give advice to about dealing with their debt...
Have got to ask about the fares...

immoral_angeluk

Just had a call from the citizens advice about me wanting to volunteer..
They're going to send me out an information pack.. she said that the training is a good 6-9 months in 2 3 hour sessions a week (mon to fri) in wombourne but with the possibility of me being able to do some in Penk... then after you're trained they usually ask for a good 18 month commitment to them as a volunteer because of the cost involved with the training which is fair enough... They're always in need of money advisers so if I was accepted and trained there would be good prospects for me to get a job within the CAB and she's given me a web address to be able to have a mooch online....

seems there's only 2 problems..... 1 babysitter..... 2.. getting to and from wombourne twice a week which is a good 45 min drive each way......
and that's IF I was chosen, as apparently if I'm happy with everything I need to meet with the woman who called and an area manager for an interview to see if I'm suitable..

Nothings ever straight forward is it?

notanothergreyhair

immoral_angeluk wrote: »

I'm going to ask if they refund travel costs...

See if you can load up on some free sanwiches whilst you are there too

Kaz2904

Just been having a read of this new diary- I was wondering where you'd gone!
WRT Ash's pre-school sessions, she can have 5 2.5 hour sessions each week.
She can take 2 sessions in one day but they have to be separated by an hour break. If the nursery do lunch you can pay for that. I just pick DS up during his lunch break or DH has to pick him up if I'm working/sleeping.
So you would be able to have 2.5 days without having to pay more than the lunch break. HTH and good luck for your filming.

mattfiona

Just read about you going on It Pays to Watch- WOW - well done!!! Good luck!

Gemmzie

IA, I volunteer for something very similar to the CAB but for young people. Anyway, they pay my travel expenses and I know they pay a bit towards childcare too for volunteers with under 10s so it might be worth asking?

immoral_angeluk

Gemmzie wrote: »

IA, I volunteer for something very similar to the CAB but for young people. Anyway, they pay my travel expenses and I know they pay a bit towards childcare too for volunteers with under 10s so it might be worth asking?

Who is it you volunteer for?

immoral_angeluk

The 4350 piggy points went in this morning from the train tickets..
So I've ordered a £10 boots vouchers, £30 of arcadia vouchers (burton, dotty p's etc) and a free blockbuster movie rental voucher...
Ordered them today so fingers crossed that they arrive for us going to london so we've got some extra spending money

Ste's set himself a new challenge. He wants/needs a proper acoustic drumkit for the band. The electronic kit is great especially for home recording BUT we're having problems with the PA at the practice studios with the vocals completely drowning out the drums.. no idea why.. must be some kind of problem with the PA but he wants to get one for when we start gigging anyway soooooo....Welcome to Day 1 of the ...

'Ste's drum kit challenge '

The challenge is to raise the money for a drumkit via any method possible but he's going down the selling stuff/ebay route at the moment... he wants to raise £600 which will get him a decent mid range kit and decent cymbals. He doesn't need a pedal as he's already got his double pedal... so it's just the kit, cymbals and practice pads...

The rules :-

• Money must be raised seperately to our debt targets...
• No using credit of any form
• No selling wife or children
• No using debt savings or budget money
• The money raised must be used for a drumkit and not random consoles/gadgets! :rotfl:
• No help from Sar

His nephew has agreed to buy our old desktop PC off him for £100 and is giving us the money next week.. so that'll be £100 in the debt kitty... and we're going to be listing some stuff on ebay tonight to end on sunday... he's even considering selling the ps3 :eek::eek:

Wish him luck....

JET34

Ohhh Good luck Ste!!!

Great news on the pigsback vouchers mine were credited today as well good old southwest trains!!

Jo4

Good luck Ste, you'll do it.