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I need to make 1800 in 3 weeks.........

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swiperfox · 22/08/2005 19:58

Any ideas??!!

Failing that, anyone know a loan shark???

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swiperfox · 08/09/2005 17:30

well provident have been and gone. My lord that was easy. dp got 300 i got 200. I have to payback a tenner a week and the interest is about 100 quid - which is less than i had expected.

phew!! So that's 500 of it sorted
when dp gets paid tomorrow we'll know exactly how much more we need. He's hoping for 800. Actually he's praying for 800 lol

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swiperfox · 09/09/2005 13:06

dp got paid 700. So we're back up to needing 600. Argghhh!!
I got accepted for two loans but one said i had to give a guarantors name, they dont check your credit, just ask for a guarantor, the other one said I had to have a cheque book and 100.00 guarantee card. I'd have top write 6 cheques for 100 and give it to the company who wouldn't cash them unless i didn't repay it. So that's those two out the window!

Running out of options now. My friend who was living with us said we could get a provident loan for 500 in her name but she's in America - typical!! We'd have to get someone to sign for her as all her docs are here. So frustrating!!

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munz · 09/09/2005 13:33

swiper - u've done ur best, speak to the land lord and see what he says.

AlmostAnAngel · 09/09/2005 13:36

swiper .you are best talking to them .as you know i speak from experiance and ,if you borrow from everywhere this month .you will have added things to pay next month ,then your back to square one and plus some..[hugs]]

Easy · 09/09/2005 14:03

Swiper, I've emailed you. Sorry I couldn't get back to you before.

Give me a call if you need to.

Cadmum · 09/09/2005 19:13

Swiperfox: I am so sorry to read that you are having such insane financial worries. I really wish that I could be more helpful...

Do you happen to have Hi-5 dvds that you want to sell? Would you consider buying/posting me some for a fee? (I would pay you in advance for your services...) I can't get the Australian crew in Canada and my DS2 cries when he watches the American version...

swiperfox · 10/09/2005 11:27

Well (hopefully) some good news for a change!! DP got his wages predicted as 400 next week and then told me he gets a 500 bonus next friday - so hopefully if it comes to it the estate agents won't mind waiting 2/3 more days for the extra. He has found his log book so is going to try for a log book loan today. If he can get that, then after his wages go in Friday he is going to leave, and we will be able to use his wages to have a couple of days away before we all have a breakdown!! That will then give us 3 months to get him a 'real' job and to work a month in hand before the next lot is due

Phew! Thanks top everyone on here for listening to my miserable rambles and for all the help and advice - you're all superstars!

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Tortington · 10/09/2005 14:29

how goes it?

swiperfox · 10/09/2005 14:33

Getting there thanks Not 100% definate but things certainly looking a lot brighter than they were at the beginning of this thread

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Easy · 11/09/2005 19:57

Swiperfox

My email to you has been returned undelivered. Have you changed your email address?

AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 12:20

you ok?

swiperfox · 12/09/2005 13:58

Hi all. Sorry I missed you- having a total disaster! THe fridge freezer has blown up so we're stuffed again!!

It should be ok Easy - it should be [email protected] If it comes back again give me a shout

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AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:02

oh ffs! [[hugs]]]]

swiperfox · 12/09/2005 14:03

pmsl - that's what I said too!!!

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munz · 12/09/2005 14:03

oh bloody hell sw - can u do a rent thingy with a radio rentals type place? I know it's not ideal but if it gets u sorted for a few motnhs till u can get another one.

swiperfox · 12/09/2005 14:04

Ooh that's an idea, didn't think of them.....

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AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:05

radio bloody rentals do credit checks i think ,which i never understood as if you had good credit you would buy one¬

AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:06

do you not have any help places in your area? ones that take peoples furniture that they dont need and give it to people that do also loadsa people have old fridges in sheds etc put a search out on here hun

swiperfox · 12/09/2005 14:07

oh poo. lol. Worth a check though - I don't know what to do with the milk. Any ideas? We won't be able to get a fridge for a few days at least

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AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:07

i got to the stage once when you wake up thinking ok what today!!? sorry hun if thats how you feel.

AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:07

chiller box

AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:08

get a friend to freeze the blocks for you should do the trick

swiperfox · 12/09/2005 14:09

It's certainly getting that way!! Starting to get the feeling someone's out to get us lol

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munz · 12/09/2005 14:09

do they AA? didn't know that - are u sure? (perhaps they might have a cheapish one?) buying milk every day's a pain in the rear - believe me! could keep it outside at night thou - do u have a shed? we sometimes put our cold stuff out tehre as it's cold esp in the night time. not idea thou esp with lo's.

AlmostAnAngel · 12/09/2005 14:09

oh hun i di know honest, xx