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  • kitschy
    kitschy Posts: 597 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    Awww my woofer hasn't been well either. Whats wrong with Chance? :(

    Mine had lumps, which we thought were malignant but turned out benign (sp) then he lost a toe nail and got an infection. Think he might still need to have his toe amputated! :rolleyes:

    Yeah well I'm 27 aswell! :confused::p

    Chance has lymphomas (cancer of the lymph glands in his neck). He's on chemo and responding really well, but they've told me it's not a cure, and it will get him eventually. :cry: Glad your poochie in on the mend.

    Are you really 27? Have you been around a bit?:rotfl:
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    kitschy wrote: »
    Chance has lymphomas (cancer of the lymph glands in his neck). He's on chemo and responding really well, but they've told me it's not a cure, and it will get him eventually. :cry: Glad your poochie in on the mend.

    Are you really 27? Have you been around a bit?:rotfl:

    Awww poor little sod. Spoil him rotten while you can. :)

    Yeah I am! Did you think I was older or younger? Everyone assumes older! :undecided
  • kitschy
    kitschy Posts: 597 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    Awww poor little sod. Spoil him rotten while you can. :)

    Yeah I am! Did you think I was older or younger? Everyone assumes older! :undecided

    Thank you - I am spoiling him lots :o

    I thought a little older, I must admit. Not many chaps my age can string a sentence together!
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    kitschy wrote: »
    Thank you - I am spoiling him lots :o

    I thought a little older, I must admit. Not many chaps my age can string a sentence together!

    A little being 30's yeah? :rotfl:

    I'm a pretty special guy! :p

    Right I'm hitting the hay. Gotta be up early and lots of driving tomorrow! :(

    Thanks for the chat and advice and give Chance a little tickle from me. :)
  • kitschy
    kitschy Posts: 597 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    A little being 30's yeah? :rotfl:

    I'm a pretty special guy! :p

    Right I'm hitting the hay. Gotta be up early and lots of driving tomorrow! :(

    Thanks for the chat and advice and give Chance a little tickle from me. :)

    Yes, okay, thirties!:o

    Night you - thanks for the chat too. Give your pooch a snog and I'll catch you around! :D
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    pinkshoes wrote: »
    Earning or saving?!?!



    Well in that case, you might get 3.5x your salary then!

    I'd still advise you to stay at home and live with your parents until your debt is paid off and you've saved a fair amount of money. Don't forget the other costs of living on your own:

    gas £50/month
    elec £30/month
    council tax £90/month
    food £150/month
    internet, tv license, water bill, phone line, insurance....

    My parents live in the middle of nowhere where there's very few jobs in my line of work going, so I had to move where the work was, but I certainly would have lived with them for a bit after uni to save up money if I had the chance!!!

    Sorry pink shoes, I missed this post.

    Currently earning an extra £1,000 a month. :)

    Staying with the parents really isn't a viable option anymore for me. They are great and there is always a room for me here. But I need to do it for my own sanity and peace of mind and to move on with my life.

    Costs of living will be minimal for me. I've become a tight @rse in the last 2 and half years so I've no worries about bills or things.



    I'm thinking maybe, just maybe, renting might be the best option. Simply because I don't think I'll be able to borrow enough to buy something reasonable. :undecided
  • Phirefly
    Phirefly Posts: 1,605 Forumite
    pinkshoes wrote: »
    If it takes about 2 mins to read posts then reply, you've lost 721 hours of your spare time!

    Heheh I was thinking about this the other day. I work on an hourly rate so its scandalous really the amount of time I spend round here - I'm probably actually LOSING money rather then moneysaving.

    I ought to start charging some folk round here for my PhireWisdom....

    OP, find a nice place to rent. Before you know it, you'll be bringing Mrs SouthernScouser back to your batchelor pad and dreaming about the house you may buy together one day.
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Phirefly wrote: »
    Heheh I was thinking about this the other day. I work on an hourly rate so its scandalous really the amount of time I spend round here - I'm probably actually LOSING money rather then moneysaving.

    I ought to start charging some folk round here for my PhireWisdom....

    OP, find a nice place to rent. Before you know it, you'll be bringing Mrs SouthernScouser back to your batchelor pad and dreaming about the house you may buy together one day.

    I just hate the thought of paying someone elses mortgage for them! :undecided
  • Scarlett1
    Scarlett1 Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    SS is getting a love shack :dance:
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
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    Scarlett1 wrote: »
    SS is getting a love shack :dance:

    And you will be invited over! ;):p
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