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Pay at Mrs V's workplace has been deferred by about a week to ease cashflow problems. Just when things were starting to not look too bad we get yet another kick in the crotch.

Somehow the last couple of years have managed to be both the best and worst of my life.

alt: depends on the person. I like long hair on a girl generally, but short can look great too.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:18, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Chin up mate, they might give you a chevrolet spark next week

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:20, Reply)

What about your cashflow problems?
I'd go fucking mental if my work did that!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:20, Reply)

the 7 days isn't an issue
because my salary will cover all the stuff that comes out.

The fact that they are doing it indicates that they are pretty much circling the drain. There's not a lot of work out there at the moment either.

In case you don't know the rest, a couple of years back they had a 10% paycut, and my mrs has since got chartered and had no recognition of it. She's probably the worst paid chartered structural engineer in the country.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:22, Reply)

has she started to look for work elsewhere??
she might need to?
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:24, Reply)

she's going to
but there really isn't a lot out there, particularly without having to travel too far.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:25, Reply)

That sucks
My mrs is really badly paid as well and she's brilliant.

Could she commute to bristol maybe? hour and half each way i guess...
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:25, Reply)

it costs a fucking packet
and the time would be a killer.

She was doing 45 minute commute to Taunton for a couple of years and that cost us about £3k and wasn't good for her general wellbeing
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:26, Reply)

yeah you're probably right, I haven't done that journey in a while
Well best of luck to her, I guess this is one of the disadvantages of the West country, balance it with countryside, beaches and surf.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:28, Reply)

we do have a number of blessings to count
really I just want some security though.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:29, Reply)

Yeah i understand that, with the misses off on maternity soon life will be interesting
when she dowgrades to statutory pay
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:31, Reply)

Yay!
Destitution FTW. Get to like beans, pasta and rice
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:33, Reply)

it'd go further than that
could be touch and go about keeping my house depending on what happens with the mortgage and housing market.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:34, Reply)

Shit mate that sucks, well now is a good time to remortgage if you are free to do so without to harsh a penalty
moneysavingexpert.com has a calculator that you plug in your current rate, potential new rate, arrangement fees and penalties and it'll let you know whether you could be better off.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:37, Reply)

depends on the value of the house
if we're lucky we've got only just 10% equity, so being able to move the mortgage might be tricky.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:40, Reply)

I'm sure you'll cope, and you'll at least have a reason for it :-)
just fucks me off that if the economy hadn't taken a dive then my mrs would be on about £10k more than she is...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 7 Jun 2011, 9:33, Reply)