Seeking case studies for an article for The Observer

Donna

<span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hello,</span><div><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I'm a freelance journalist for the Guardian and the Observer and also a local person living in Stroud Green.</span><div><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I'm writing an article for the Observer this week and would like to interview some case studies about resolutions they have made that have had a negative financial impact on their lives. These can be New Year resolutions, although they don't have to be. </span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For example:</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who decided to sign up to a gym to get fit and ended up in a contract they never used. </span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who decided to learn to drive and has never used a car since. </span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who decided to invest in the stockmarket/somewhere else that ended up being disastrous.</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who spent loads on a dating website but it was a waste of time and money</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who decided to eat healthily, spent loads of money on juicers or weight loss clubs, and it was a waste of money</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- someone who decided to stop drinking coffee to save money every day and ended up falling asleep at work or making a bad financial decision in some way</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- something similar!</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Let me know if you're interested by emailing me: </span><a href="mailto:Donna.freelancer+media@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 156); text-decoration: none; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donna.freelancer+media@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">with the subject line 'worst resolutions'.</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You can check I am who I say I am on the Guardian website:</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/profile/donna-ferguson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 156); text-decoration: none; font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.theguardian.com/profile/donna-ferguson</a><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thanks for your time.</span><br style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302948px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Donna</span></div></div>