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 From:  Bryan (TWISTER)  
 To:  johngti_mk-ii     
31210.28 In reply to 31210.26 
What I don't really understand is why people pay these companies?

The CCCS will basically do exactly the same thing, I think, and don't charge a penny because they are a charity.

I now don't have to deal with snotty debt collecting agencies or anything. My stress level is at an all time low for a change. No nasty phone calls or letters. It's great.

And when I find work again all I need do is let them know my position and a new management plan will be implemented to clear my debts. :D

Bryan


Ex puter tooters tooter and ex puter tooters student
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 From:  Bryan (TWISTER)  
 To:  johngti_mk-ii     
31210.29 In reply to 31210.26 
And I can't imagine what it's like to be in your position.

But I know what's it like to be in the depths of despair from when I had a nervous break down. That's what I signed off the sick from and went back to work.

Bryan


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 From:  Bryan (TWISTER)  
 To:  koswix     
31210.30 In reply to 31210.27 
I am now in the habit of the harder someone tries to sell me something the harder I say NO.

But this is only as a result of the nervous breakdown. Prior to that you could have probably sold me snow in the middle of a snow storm!

Bryan


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 From:  spinning_plates  
 To:  Bryan (TWISTER)     
31210.31 In reply to 31210.30 
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I am now in the habit of the harder someone tries to sell me something the harder I say NO.


That's a pretty good rule of thumb. Generally speaking, the more someone wants you to do something, the less inclined you should be to do it. Obviously if you've carefully thought about it in advance, then it's a bit different.

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 From:  Monsoir (PILOTDAN)  
 To:  Radio      
31210.32 In reply to 31210.1 

Yep

 

£7000 - Car loan.
£300 - Owe my nan
£300 - Credit card

 

Managable and not so bad - the credit card debt is mainly from Italy this year, Venice is NOT cheap for a start! I still owe my nan for helping me out last year :$

 

I'm gonna put myself into some more debt soon, though, to get my van interior re-done and some body repair work. I don't worry about that though as

 

A) At least I have a full time job and nowhere near the debt some folks from uni are in.
B) My van will reflect the money spent on it. Worth about £5-6k as it sits currently, so at least I know if I ever get into dire straits I'll just sell it.


We seem to have a conflict of interest, because I couldn't give a shit.
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)  
 To:  ian     
31210.33 In reply to 31210.18 
Do you have a copy of the letter you sent - I'm in the same situation but too lazy to write a letter. :(


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Me I just have a student loan somewhere between £12k-15k I think.
(And nearly half that amount in my bank accounts. \o/ )
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 From:  ian  
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)     
31210.34 In reply to 31210.33 

Unfortunately I don't have a copy, no.

 

It was more of a short hand-scrawled note than a letter saying something like "Please remove my details from your database and do not send me any more letters, thanks."


ian gunn
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS  
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31210.35 

2nd year of my student loan, after 4 years that'll be about £13,000. Currently near the max of my £1,250 but that's because I'm still waiting for British Airways to compensate me, guess I should send them the stuff they want!

 

The bulb on my projector broke yesterday :C hopefully 3M will sort it out since it's within the 12months and they state 2000hrs for the bulbs and it's under 1000hrs. If not, that'll be close to £200 to fix :((


Antoine
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)  
 To:  ian     
31210.36 In reply to 31210.34 
That's a good point... there's no point me putting any effort into it - I'm not trying to look professional and don't care what they might think. Next time I get one I'll just scribble on a bit of paper. :D
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 From:  Mikey (PUNKMIKEY)  
 To:  Radio      
31210.37 In reply to 31210.1 

I can honestly say I'm not in debt!

 

No credit cards, no loan, no mortgage.

 

Allthough I do still live with my mum and don't really have many bills to pay. I tend to save my money if I want stuff rather than getting credit. I like to think I'm pretty good a spotting nice deal as well.

 

I also tend to walk to work and back most days (about 2-3 miles) rather than pay for sheffields rather crappy public transport. I don't drive as is just seems like a black hole for money with fuel prices nowadays. I'm a Linux geek and therefore have no software costs. Working at Insight also means I get my 'pooter hardware at cost price +vat which is nice.

 

In fact, I wonder where all my money actualy goes. I think the vast majority of it goes on food, beer, and taxis when I'm too pissed to walk. Oh and some charity or other, I forget which. Maybe I ought to keep track of things one of these days...


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 From:  craig (CHARTLEY)  
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31210.38 

This is where I can gleefully proclaim that I'm about to pay off my student loan before I graduate! It's sitting at a smidgen under £5k but after getting money from my Grandad (now gorne) I can pay it off and save the rest for a car once I graduate so I can hopefully get a proper job a bit further away if needed.

 

Good old Scotland paying my fees (for now). Bad old Student loans company for charging more interest than I thought they did.

 

Edit: And as for a credit card, having a job means I can spend as much as my mates but unlike them it isn't on an overdraft or credit card.

 

(that and I've managed to convince my mum and dad to pay rent, which is handy too!)

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 From:  Sulkpot  
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31210.39 
I am an appalling miser, and I have a ledger and a box file detailing all of the money I don't have. I have -£3,667. I have no relatives to kill*

:'-(

*This is a lie. I have six (living) close relatives. I am executor of the wills of three, and hence I know that I stand to profit not a penny from despatching any of them.

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 From:  johngti_mk-ii  
 To:  Bryan (TWISTER)     
31210.40 In reply to 31210.28 
I started off with something similar from Payplan which is a charity actually paid for by the credit industry. They're the ones who also organised my IVA for me - no fees upfront and the insolvency practitioner who dealt with it took reasonable fees. I believe that one of the options CCCS will offer is to do something similar and set up an IVA if needed.

Add THE VETOES to your myspace friends!!! Pretty please :D

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 From:  johngti_mk-ii  
 To:  Bryan (TWISTER)     
31210.41 In reply to 31210.29 

It was pretty shit as you can guess - I ended up having half a term off work because of it. Things are equally shit now (if not worse because I don't get to see my children very much at all) but I have the love of a good woman to help me out.

 

<Hopes she reads this so that I'm not in trouble later on for anything/>

Add THE VETOES to your myspace friends!!! Pretty please :D

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 From:  Claire  
 To:  johngti_mk-ii     
31210.42 In reply to 31210.41 
:D (K)
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 From:  Golden Axe  
 To:  Radio      
31210.43 In reply to 31210.1 
I have about £1800 or so left on a loan from a few years ago, but I hope to have paid that off early, by around feb/march time. After which, I shall be quite loaded.
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 From:  Judderman  
 To:  Golden Axe     
31210.44 In reply to 31210.43 
I'm currently £8000 in debt to the student loan company and I have another 3 1/2 years to go. I also at some point intend to pay my Dad back for the £8000 he has put into my accomadation so far and whatever he will put in for the next few years. All in all I reckon I'll come out of uni about £42000 in the red.


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 From:  Radio   
 To:  Judderman     
31210.45 In reply to 31210.44 
Ouch - how long is your course overall then?
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 From:  Monsoir (PILOTDAN)  
 To:  Judderman     
31210.46 In reply to 31210.44 
Hooooly shite. Fuck it, I'm maxing my credit cards!

We seem to have a conflict of interest, because I couldn't give a shit.
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 From:  Judderman  
 To:  Radio      
31210.47 In reply to 31210.45 

5 years basic, then an extra year in the middle to do an extra degree (hopefully anatomy).

 

Technically two years after that are training, but I get paid for them.

 

To put it in a bit more perspecive around £18 000 odd of that will be totally interest free as I will be just paying my Dad back, and seeing as he doesn't even know I will be doing it if my finances do go tits up I don't have to pa it back, but I do intend to.

 

Although I haven't taken into account my elective which could set me back another £1000-3000.



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