TEN months and counting...

jinky67

ZTD wrote: »

It shows just what a valuable resource this place is, if so many people feel constrained and censored in real life...

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i agree entirely

boredofbeingathome

Good news Skinty. As others have said, i bet they owe more. I remember a friend of mine being very critical about what others owe and would blab it around, until i pointed out her car loan, credit and store cards which she spent on and not including monies borrowed off me! I didn't spread that around, but told her i wouldn't listen to what she was gossiping about because i felt it was a case of kettle calling pot black..i never let on what we owe either to her..but if she ever found out i would have ammo to use! Sad really, but i know where you are coming from.

skint_spice

Actually most of them know almost how much I owe as I have said that I'm trying to pay the car off asap so almost all of it is car now at 0%. but on paper I have such a reasonable amount of disposable income it's hard to believe I could be so rubbish with money. But the old me was! not now though...

boredofbeingathome

I don't hide the fact i have a car loan or anything like that, i just don't tell her about the nitty gritty stuff. I suppose i explained myself badly, as some of my friends are great and wouldn't comment if folks were belt tightening, she, however, would use it as an excuse to get at someone. One comment she made about someone who didn't go on holiday one year was "oh, how the mighty have fallen!" I just don't understand what planet she lives on.
But i know what you mean about the old versus the new you. I think it is great to shop smarter and get the best possible deals on everything..i am forever quoting Martin and quidco.

jinky67

i have been mooching on here for years and still am useless with money skinty

ZTD

boredofbeingathome wrote: »

I don't hide the fact i have a car loan or anything like that, i just don't tell her about the nitty gritty stuff. I suppose i explained myself badly, as some of my friends are great and wouldn't comment if folks were belt tightening, she, however, would use it as an excuse to get at someone. One comment she made about someone who didn't go on holiday one year was "oh, how the mighty have fallen!" I just don't understand what planet she lives on.

She had deep insecurities about money and stows a lot of self-esteem in material things. Probably someone who will fall apart if she loses her job.

boredofbeingathome

True Z, and she is nice in a lot of ways...i just don't speak to her when she starts on about stuff.

skint_spice

I've converted lots of people at work to quidco but none of my friends! which is weird as we are all skint and tend to have cheap nights in and save money where we can - there's no saving face with us!

skint_spice

had a very stressful start to the evening - bird in the kitchen! it decided to make an appearance during dinner much screaming from me and DS but I managed to persuade it to leave eventually. soooo blue tits are still around at this time of year after all...the upside was that it didn't get too scared if you know what I mean - could have been very messy.

boredofbeingathome

eewww you could have had *extras* in your tea. Hope you are all calm now. We have lots of birds near us, wood pigeons about a lot..i really want one in a pie, i blame Hugh fearnly whittingstall for giving me the idea.