UPDATE:
This update is on my Credit Card situation which some of you would have read about.
Finally on the 5th January I was able to get the bank to cancel the card and issue a new one. This was after the scammers had managed to rip me off for about $1000 in total and now I am in the process of replacing that (bank has reimbursed about $250 so far) which is somewhat of a struggle but I am getting there slowly. The scam itself went for about 2 months in total with amounts always just under $100 being taken out and the irony of the amounts, $99 and a few cents each time almost matched my Bigpond bills which I thought had been directed debited so at first they went undetected.
So now having to pay massive amounts on my CC, I have since found that I also have to still pay my Bigpond bills as well which has added to the struggle financially.
In all, the scam has cost me around $1800 and that is because not only have they still got $750 which I have to replace with my own $750 making it $1500, I also have to pay $300 to Bigpond because it was not paid when I thought it had been.
Anyway, making inroads slowly into getting it cleared up and I hope the bank replaces the rest ASAP so I can get on with life.
Oh yeah, to top it off, a power strike here on the weekend saw my Vista computer fail and it is now at the Computer surgery for analysis and surgery so as yet I dont know what that is going to cost.
Did I mention that before christmas I blew the ignition up on my car? That cost me $1045 to have repaired by an Auto Electrician.
Anyway, my resolution for this year was to get rid of the depression I have been suffering from as a result of all these unexpected expenses and so far I am holding strong on that.
Life is gunna be great in 2010
Portal 
