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Only 1 out of 5 thank ****Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostI know a few contractors who spend every penny living the lifestyle...
Mortgaged to the hilt
Privately educate the kids
000's tied up in highly depreciating motors that wont sell
Have cleaner, nanny etc.
High maintenance trophy wife
These are the guys who are fooked once the bench beckons
and thankfully its not the first and I don't have kids
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At the moment I have almost exactly enough to pay off the mortgage.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post
Splash page: check
Frames: check
Site hosted on isp free web space: check
Oh dear...
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IndeedOriginally posted by expat View PostGSS Ltd, Computer Maintenance & Repairs. That's why he drives a van, his IT company made 50k, etc.
http://www.greyriggsystems.com/
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GSS Ltd, Computer Maintenance & Repairs. That's why he drives a van, his IT company made 50k, etc.
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostI know a few contractors who spend every penny living the lifestyle...
Mortgaged to the hilt
Privately educate the kids
000's tied up in highly depreciating motors that wont sell
Have cleaner, nanny etc.
High maintenance trophy wife
These are the guys who are fooked once the bench beckons
Thankfully in your case it's just you and your crusty sockpuppet to worry about.
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I'm surprised noone picked up this from the article:
I hope he didn't just take those £2,000 from the business account...David, 40, said the hard times continued into the new year when a demand for more than £2,000 for corporation tax arrived.
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...or they take anything at a crappy rate thereby pushing down rates for everyone else.Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostI know a few contractors who spend every penny living the lifestyle...
Mortgaged to the hilt
Privately educate the kids
000's tied up in highly depreciating motors that wont sell
Have cleaner, nanny etc.
High maintenance trophy wife
These are the guys who are fooked once the bench beckons
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