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He credits Rachel and son Jack, who was born in March, for providing the strength to fight on. “I would’ve gone back to punting and lying,” he said. “I owe everything to Rachel, to all of them, for the support they gave me.”
Guerra weaned himself off gambling and has not had a bet, he says, since January. Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Now playing coach at Chelsea in the Mornington Peninsula League, Guerra will soon join the AFL’s overhauled responsible gambling program, which will be headed by Schwarz.
He wants to help footballers — some of whom he knows to have problems — and the TAC Cup kids.
“I want to help people, I see it as a problem across the whole of the AFL,” Guerra said.
“I’ve got no one to blame but myself and I’m not looking for sympathy. I just want to tell people there are dark days, very dark days, and make them think twice about having a bet.’
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
IMO if one is struggling with finances $20 every day on lunch is way too much.... Though each to their own I guess. I certainly would prefer to put it towards a nice holiday (but other probably think that is a waste too )
Flying the World in comfort thanks to FF Points....
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
IMO if one is struggling with finances $20 every day on lunch is way too much.... Though each to their own I guess. I certainly would prefer to put it towards a nice holiday (but other probably think that is a waste too )
Surely you are taking the piss SR. I need at least 400 a week to get by. No way would 250 ever be enough.
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
IMO if one is struggling with finances $20 every day on lunch is way too much.... Though each to their own I guess. I certainly would prefer to put it towards a nice holiday (but other probably think that is a waste too )
Surely you are taking the piss SR. I need at least 400 a week to get by. No way would 250 ever be enough.
You might have to cut down on those happy ending massages.
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
IMO if one is struggling with finances $20 every day on lunch is way too much.... Though each to their own I guess. I certainly would prefer to put it towards a nice holiday (but other probably think that is a waste too )
Austinnn wrote:$20 for lunch? I've been out of Australia for a while but since when does it cost that much for one lunch for a person on the breadline?
But I suppose I see your point. It all adds up.
Well you can get a tostie and a drink for about 12 to 14 dollars. Add a coffee at some point during the day and you don't have any change out of 20 bucks, do you?
Well that's what it used to cost me. If the guys at work were doing lunch at an Indian, Italian or Chinese cafe it used to cost me between 20 to 30 bucks depending whether I had a wine or not. Not excessive expenditure.
saintspremiers wrote:I wonder how much of his allowance he bets now?
On the assumption that Rachel and he are still living together I was surprised how generous she is with his "allowance"
Rachel is in charge of the finances and she allows him $250 a week to live.
Assuming she is paying all the bills first. That is a lot of "spending" money per week even if it does include petrol etc.
Rachel must be an amazing lady.
That's not much at all really. $100 for petrol and $20 per day for lunch doesn't leave you much change.
Forget the petrol, go lpg and take sandwiches and a thermos, the rest is beer money. Much better budget
borderbarry wrote:Looking forward to you mob getting on the Age Pension. $611 fortnightly for everything. You definitely want to own your own house by then too.
I could never survive on the age pension mate, but my mother in law does and she still gives money to some of her spendthrift offspring.
( God help me)
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