{"id":2052,"date":"2015-04-20T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T13:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2015-04-20T13:14:01","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T13:14:01","slug":"offer-of-financial-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/2015\/04\/offer-of-financial-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Offer of financial assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just sent email to wonga.<\/p>\n<p> Listening to the news today, I heard that Wonga has lost \u00a338m in the past year. So distressed was I that I hunted around for all the loose pennies in my sofa and wardrobe and managed to scrape together 54p. I am prepared to offer you 54p as a loan to tide you over these hard times. I realise that 54p is not a lot of money but it is a start. I feel if others follow my example, we can work through this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just sent email to wonga. Listening to the news today, I heard that Wonga has lost \u00a338m in the past year. 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