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Hey all!

Hope you are all awesome and crushing it!

I wanted to introduce myself as I’m new!

My name is Lee. I am a step dad, business owner, musician, recovered user, writer, and lecturer from the south coast UK.

When I took on my my step son I had just left my job at a college I had lectured at for 7 years. I won teacher of the year award and the following day received a letter telling me I had lost more hours than I could afford (government cuts always seem to hit the education and health service first - our new CEO gave himself a pay rise within the first month. Awesome). I went from running one course over 5 days to running 2 courses over 3 (impossible) and using my remaining time in the day to coach students FOC as I thought it was a shitty situation for them to have lost a bunch of lessons. I’m a good guy

I decided that getting f@*ked was one thing, but bending over and passing the lube was further than I wanted to go, so I quit.

I had been running a business in the evenings and mornings and always knew I needed to double down on it, so I did.

With my co-Director and best friend at the time (you can see where this is going) we built the business up to nearly enough to pay ourselves. We took on all the jobs (even the ones we were terrible at) and had no business acumen at all.

My business partner was definitely not a risk taker, not even little risks. He would crumble under fear if I even suggested him making a sales call or similar. One time he was meant to let one of our contractors go due to them always turning up late and doing a terrible job (he hired them against my will in the first place) and he ended up freaking out on the phone and offering them more hours! *face plant*

I could tell you a bunch of super hilarious anecdotes but I want to get to the point because I need some help and guidance.

At the start of this year we had £15k stolen from us. This particular company is an entertainment agency, supplying singers, bands, and DJs to venues in the UK. We sometimes send out 10 singers on the same day.
Long story short, we found out that over the last year, many of the singers we were contracting had been stealing little amounts from one of our venues which accumulated to the aforementioned amount over the year. This was not good. These were people we had given regular work to for nearly 7 years, some were friends, some came and ate at my house.

At the same time this was happening, my wife had a cancer scare. 6 months of inconclusive scans and hospital visits. She finally got the all clear but the ride there wasn’t easy.

After we worked out the money had been stolen my then business partner and best friend bailed. He quit the company and left me with all the debt. Without taking 30+ different people to court there was no chance of getting the money back, and no chance it was worth 30 court cases worth of time credits!

I didn’t know what to do as I was living off the last little bit of savings from my lecturing years and it was about to run out. I’d never had a credit card or missed a payment so I decided to get a personal loan and use it to pay back the other staff that the £15k was meant for.

Fast forward to now and I have started a new Co (the other one is still running and ticking over) but the debt and loan repayments are crippling. I have employed needed staff, and have never missed payroll, but it’s near Christmas and I haven’t paid myself in about 3 months now.

To top it off, I had to go into my overdraft and the bank accidentally shut my account (I know, you couldn’t write it!). I am in the LONG and arduous process of getting them to reopen it but even though have admitted fault, it seems it will take months not weeks.

I do not have a business/life divide - I love what I do and I couldn’t believe the first time I read UNSCRIPTED . As it must have with all of you, it rang so true.

It’s awesome to have found some like minded people!

My time is focused between my business, my family, and my health.

So what am I asking? I need help! My new business (that I set up 2 months ago) is already doing better per month than my other business does per month after7 years. And not having my ex-business partner on board means I can take the necessary leaps of the cliff when needed, but I am really struggling at the moment and need to take a wage!

My staff and bills are always paid but on this journey back to zero I don’t know what to do.

I currently have £47 in my account and personal rent and bills coming up. I don’t know what to do.

Any help or direction super appreciated. And thanks so much for reading and having me in the forum!

Big smooch,

lee
 
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Ximduni vu vji gusan, jeqqz vu jies vji xogi ot fuoph civvis.
 
O dassipvmz jewi £47 op nz edduapv epf qistupem sipv epf commt dunoph aq. O fup’v lpux xjev vu fu.
Muul esuapf op zuas juati. Fu zua piif vjev VW? Fu zua piif vjot epf vjev uvjis vjoph ?
Qav vjin aq gus temi up GC Neslivqmedi/Dseohtmotv/xjeviwis ot xusloph op zuas esie. VUFEZ.

Vjopl ecuav ov uckidvowimz. Xjip xet vji metv voni zua atif Y ? Nohjv ci e huuf voni vu qav ov aq gus temi.
Og zua qutv zuas tvagg up GC Neslivqmedi, zua'f qsucecmz fuacmi zuas eweomecmi detjgmux vupohjv (nezci puv vupohjv duptofisoph vji vonibupi, cav zua lpux xjev O niep).

Ov't e raodl epf fosvz tvesv vu jimq zua devdj zuas csievj.
 
Ov tuapft moli zua'wi vaspif vjopht esuapf csommoepvmz epf cimoiwi O lpux jux tdesz ov ot vu jewi piyv vu puvjoph op zuas qudliv cav zua jewi vu sinincis zua'si vji teni eneboph haz xju vaspif vjopht esuapf. Fup'v miv zuastimg gemm opvu vji tdesdovz / uwisxjimn nopftiv vjev't tu ietz vu fu.

@Kigg Puim ot ceph up vji nupiz xovj vji tahhitvoupt ji't nefi. Zua'si ep ipvsiqsipias. E huuf upi cz vji tuapf ug ov. Hiv zuastimg opvu vjev nopftiv. Tumwi qsucmint gus qiuqmi. Nutv ug at vjopl vjev ot djephoph vji xusmf. Vji siemovz ot ov dep ci et tonqmi et tuniupi hivvoph e huuf fiem up Y, Z epf B vjev vjiz siemmz piif epf duamfp'v eggusf pix.

Huv nusi voni vu qmez ecuav xovj (O dep'v vimm jux nadj zuas catopitt velit aq zuas voni). Gummux Hesz Wezpisdjal't mief epf hu vu zesf temit epf gmoq tvagg upmopi. Gopf tvagg up upi neslivqmedi epf gmoq ov tunixjisi.

Emtu fup'v gushiv vji tlommt zua jewi. Zua vaspif esuapf e catopitt. Fudanipv vjev qsuditt tu zua jewi ov dmies op zuas jief epf uggis tvsevihz demmt xovj qiuqmi muuloph vu fu vji teni. Og zua'wi huv epz vidj /dsievowi tlommt, tohp aq up Gowiss epf fu tuni kuct vjisi (sesimz epzvjoph vjiti fezt ot $5, nusi moli $200!)

Zua giim tvadl optofi e cuy sohjv pux epf ov't tvuqqoph zua cioph ecmi vu tii vji tumavoupt. O qsunoti zua og zua katv veli e nunipv vu csievji epf qatj uqip vjev mof epf quq zuas jief uav zua'mm tii vjisi ot e xusmf ug uqqusvapovz.
 
Muul esuapf op zuas juati. Fu zua piif vjev VW? Fu zua piif vjot epf vjev uvjis vjoph ?
Qav vjin aq gus temi up GC Neslivqmedi/Dseohtmotv/xjeviwis ot xusloph op zuas esie. VUFEZ.

Vjopl ecuav ov uckidvowimz. Xjip xet vji metv voni zua atif Y ? Nohjv ci e huuf voni vu qav ov aq gus temi.
Og zua qutv zuas tvagg up GC Neslivqmedi, zua'f qsucecmz fuacmi zuas eweomecmi detjgmux vupohjv (nezci puv vupohjv duptofisoph vji vonibupi, cav zua lpux xjev O niep).

Ov't e raodl epf fosvz tvesv vu jimq zua devdj zuas csievj.

haz!! Vjeplt tu nadj gus veloph vji voni vu sitqupf!
Fig ehsii cav emsiefz huv sof ug vji nekusovz ug uas wemaecmi tjob!
Vjisi’t e duaqmi nusi tvaggt cav vji neop vjopht jewi emsiefz hupi. Onne’ liiq qatjoph vjuahj - PIWIS howi aq!! Jux’t zua?
 
Ov tuapft moli zua'wi vaspif vjopht esuapf csommoepvmz epf cimoiwi O lpux jux tdesz ov ot vu jewi piyv vu puvjoph op zuas qudliv cav zua jewi vu sinincis zua'si vji teni eneboph haz xju vaspif vjopht esuapf. Fup'v miv zuastimg gemm opvu vji tdesdovz / uwisxjimn nopftiv vjev't tu ietz vu fu.

@Kigg Puim ot ceph up vji nupiz xovj vji tahhitvoupt ji't nefi. Zua'si ep ipvsiqsipias. E huuf upi cz vji tuapf ug ov. Hiv zuastimg opvu vjev nopftiv. Tumwi qsucmint gus qiuqmi. Nutv ug at vjopl vjev ot djephoph vji xusmf. Vji siemovz ot ov dep ci et tonqmi et tuniupi hivvoph e huuf fiem up Y, Z epf B vjev vjiz siemmz piif epf duamfp'v eggusf pix.

Huv nusi voni vu qmez ecuav xovj (O dep'v vimm jux nadj zuas catopitt velit aq zuas voni). Gummux Hesz Wezpisdjal't mief epf hu vu zesf temit epf gmoq tvagg upmopi. Gopf tvagg up upi neslivqmedi epf gmoq ov tunixjisi.

Emtu fup'v gushiv vji tlommt zua jewi. Zua vaspif esuapf e catopitt. Fudanipv vjev qsuditt tu zua jewi ov dmies op zuas jief epf uggis tvsevihz demmt xovj qiuqmi muuloph vu fu vji teni. Og zua'wi huv epz vidj /dsievowi tlommt, tohp aq up Gowiss epf fu tuni kuct vjisi (sesimz epzvjoph vjiti fezt ot $5, nusi moli $200!)

Zua giim tvadl optofi e cuy sohjv pux epf ov't tvuqqoph zua cioph ecmi vu tii vji tumavoupt. O qsunoti zua og zua katv veli e nunipv vu csievji epf qatj uqip vjev mof epf quq zuas jief uav zua'mm tii vjisi ot e xusmf ug uqqusvapovz.
Exituni efwodi epf vjeplt tu nadj gus zuas voni! Taqis eqqsidoevi ov! Epf fig ehsii! Gmoqqoph’ tvudl ot tunivjoph O’wi puv hupi taqis jesf up tu xomm 100% hiv opwumwif!

O’wi tqipv vji metv 24 juast tnetjoph uavsiedj epf huoph gus vji sitemi! Xi jewi e muef ug dmoipvt vjev jewi qsiwouatmz duni gus tittoupt tu uggisoph fotduapvif sevit vu gomm aq vji iesmz 2020 foesz epf hipisevi tuni iyvse siw epf hiv qetv bisu!
O jewi e niivoph xovj e mudem LOMMIS ipvsiqsipias xju howit ni nipvustjoq vunussux EN tu O’n taqis hettif ecuav vjev. O emxezt miewi xovj e nadj dmiesis nopftiv.
Jux esi zua fuoph?
 
Og zua mowi op e tunixjev quqames esie vjev jet mudem timmoph xovj dseohtmotv, vjisi esi vupt ug uqqusvapovz vu gmoq mux wemai ovint epf tpuxcemm zuas qsugovt. Ov dep ci nupliz xusl og zua lpux vji qsufadv vjev zua'si huoph vu gmoq et ximm.
>Muul gus codzdmit up Dseohtmotv
>Muul ev iwisz motvoph
>dunqesi qsodi ug motvoph atoph vji nufim epf zies vu tunivjoph moli CmaiCodzdmicuult
>Demm aq iwisz tophmi qistup op zuas esie, epf mux cemm vji jimm uav ug vjin apvom zua hiv e zit

Atoph vjot nivjuf O xet ecmi vu fu vjopht moli

>Caz codzdmi gus 500$
>Dmiep ov aq, veli podis qodvasit,qutv up dseohtmotv epf liiq vji motvoph edvowi
>E xiil mevis ug cioph op nz hesehi
>tumf gus $1,000

Vjot jeqqipif nusi vjep updi, qiuqmi fup'v desi ecuav vji muxcemm uggist tunivonit og vjiz piif detj epf tunivonit zua siemmz fup'v iwip piif vu muxcemm vjin. E geos fiem vjev howit zua qsugov ot hsiev gus cuvj qesvoit. O katv atif codzdmit gus nz uxp iyqisoipdit cav O'n tasi zua duamf fu tunivjoph moli vjot xovj gaspovasi, ivd, epf cz vji xez O tvesvif gmoqqoph xovj 40$, Ov siemmz fuit tpuxcemm og zua lpux xjev zua'si fuoph.
 
Ximduni vu vji gusan, huuf vu tii epuvjis gimmux AL ipvsiqsipias op jisi.

Vjev't tu meni qiuqmi zua lpux epf vsatvif tvumi gsun zua, fof zua ev mietv gomi e deti xovj vji qumodi?

Epzxez, ov't dmies xjev zua piif vu fu, zua piif vu gumf vji gostv catopitt, us timm ov. Zua piif vu tjif vjev xiohjv gsun zuas pidl, vjisi ot pu quopv cioph vji huuf haz ev vji iyqipti ug zuas genomz, vjiz xomm puv vjepl zua gus ov epf ov'mm katv neli zua notisecmi op vji muph sap.

Emtu jewi zua vsoif hivvoph cedl epz umf QQO? Nohjv ci e podi xez ug hipisevoph tuni raodl detj epf qezoph cedl vji cepl gus tdsixoph zua uwis; fup'v eddiqv vjios gostv uggis cz vji xez.

Hmef vu jies zuas xogi ot cioph ximm muulif egvis cz vji PJT, juqigammz vji Vusoit fup'v hiv cedl op epf timm ov ugg op gsupv ug uas wisz izit.

Huuf madl!
 
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