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Oh dear
Posted by: Ros on: January 27, 2009
- In: money | the old shed
- 4 Comments
Earlier this month, I ordered a sofa for the Old Shed. It was going to be a beautiful, comfortable two-seater in a fabric called Fabulous Hot Pink. I was very, very excited about this sofa. Yesterday, Sofa Workshop called in the administrators. The official statement says that they’re hopeful about finding a buyer and fulfilling [...]
Unbelievable!
Posted by: Ros on: October 9, 2008
- In: england | money
- 7 Comments
Hmm. From the BBC website: Councils say they have followed Treasury advice by investing surplus money to deliver the highest return for taxpayers. So, let me just go over what has happened here. 1. The government (local and national) extracts too much money compulsorily from taxpayers. 2. They then invest this money ‘to deliver the [...]
The Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank!
Posted by: Ros on: September 29, 2008
- In: money | panic
- 3 Comments
I’ve been listening to the news over the last few weeks and struggling to work out whether I need to be worried or not. I don’t have a mortgage. I don’t have any loans, nor am I looking for credit. My pension provision is basically negligible anyway. I can afford to pay my rent and [...]
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