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**Daily Chat Thread**16th Oct 08*

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  • Toto
    Toto Posts: 6,680 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    sammy115 wrote: »
    :eek: Now that is frightening...I consider myself more organised this year because i have actually thought about christmas.....

    When is Orlandia bean due Toto!

    It is scary, actually I bought most of the kids gifts in the january sales, so I've just had to buy their big pressie recently. I'm glad it's all sorted and wrapped though, it's been bugging me every time I went into the garage seeing loads of unorganised brown boxes.

    The baby is due on November 18th so just a month to go.
    :A
    :A
    "Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid" - Albert Einstein
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    why are you scared Sar??
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • why are you scared Sar??
    Because today I applied for all my benefits and cancelled the old tax credits claim.. so as of now the only money I know I'll be definately getting in the coming week is £31 child benefit.... no idea when I'll start getting my tax credits, income support or housing/council tax benefit. Have an interview with the income support people on monday.. other than that I just don't know what's going to happen and it's sitting and waiting of the unknown.. not knowing for definate how I'm going to put food on the girls' table in the near future...
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker
    ok, not a good place to be :( All I can offer to start with is to say start putting together a plan of war - meal plan down to the last grain of sand in the cupboard and put whatever you can on ebay - there are no listing fees this weekend for basic insertion. Maybe do them as buy it nows to try to get some quick sales.
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

    :j:jBecome Mrs Pepe 9 October 2012 :j:j
  • pepe2008
    pepe2008 Posts: 5,158 Forumite
    IA, havn't got a scooby about benefits and stuff, but I hope it works out for you on Monday.
    Dont they do interim payments for essentials, or am I just thinking aloud what they should be doing?
    :D:D stay wonky :D:D

    ....one-way ticket to Portugal booked !
  • pepe2008 wrote: »
    IA, havn't got a scooby about benefits and stuff, but I hope it works out for you on Monday.
    Dont they do interim payments for essentials, or am I just thinking aloud what they should be doing?
    There's hardship payments... but these are normally discretionary so no guarantee.. :confused:
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Sar,
    Don't worry hunny. For goodness sakes, we won't let you go hungry! I'll drive food and any other essentials over if you need ANYTHING. It will be ok, I promise xxxx
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • pepe2008
    pepe2008 Posts: 5,158 Forumite
    I hate that word....discretionary.:mad:
    :D:D stay wonky :D:D

    ....one-way ticket to Portugal booked !
  • Hi ya Pepe!
    glad I didnt scare ya off-and I seem to have given you some kind of impression that Im a flirt!?!?!?! ;)
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • Toto,
    Scary organised bird! WRAP Xmas gifts? I thought I was organised by already having bought a few! eek!
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
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