What does 15% of my salary pay for?

PlayingHardball

Delain and McNeff - well said.

I'd like to pose another question to this thread......

What does 85% of a NRP's salary pay for? I bet there won't be many answers.

delain

McKneff wrote: »

I just wanted to say more than just hitting the thanks button.
You said what i wanted to say much better than i was going to.
and also the bit about the custody. If i thought my kids were being as badly treated as that i have them to court in a heartbeat. It would cost me more than the 15% to keep them but at least they would be safe mentally and physically. I grew up like you did but i had both parents
who's priority was fags, then beer, then maybe us 4 kids unless something else got in the way.
Good luck, you seem to have grown into a fine articulate young man/woman in spite or despite it all.

thank you :T

Don't get me wrong, some of the things my mum did were unforgivable, the drinking being no.1, she still doesn't remember the worst things she has said and done, but i can't help thinking it may not have happened if she hadn't had to struggle and deal with everything by herself

I am a PWC myself, my DD's dad pays nothing, i mentioned in this thread earlier he is self employed and told me outright he would fiddle the figures.

It is not easy looking after children on your own, my OH has just moved in with me and i have found it difficult to create and cope with stability as i've never known it and he is the only person that has helped me with that, for the sake of my children, stability is near the top of my list of aims in life!

people can be quite judgmental as i am 24 and i have three children (one set of twins) but my children are my life. I do not smoke or drink, and i do my utmost to make what i have stretch to get them the best i can afford and that they never go without.

Women who won't do that don't deserve to have children:mad:

Rant over! :rotfl:

marksoton

PlayingHardball wrote: »

I'd like to pose another question to this thread......

What does 85% of a NRP's salary pay for? I bet there won't be many answers.

More often than not in the short term having to start from scratch with nothing and quite possibly debt or on going mortgage payments from the relationship.

In the longer term providing accom suitable for having their children to stay, maybe a fresh start with a new partner. And all of this with none of the help from the state the PWC gets.

Gorgeous_George

PlayingHardball wrote: »

I'd like to pose another question to this thread......

What does 85% of a NRP's salary pay for? I bet there won't be many answers.

There is a New Thread button at the top. You are NOT entitled to 15% of mine.



GG

PlayingHardball

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

There is a New Thread button at the top. You are NOT entitled to 15% of mine.



GG

As expected, say no more

PlayingHardball

marksoton wrote: »

More often than not in the short term having to start from scratch with nothing and quite possibly debt or on going mortgage payments from the relationship.

In the longer term providing accom suitable for having their children to stay, maybe a fresh start with a new partner. And all of this with none of the help from the state the PWC gets.

All due respect Mark, as PWC, I tick all your above boxes, seems there are those of us out here with more in common than NRP care to admit, you included.

Yup, I/we started again with nothing, yup, on going mortgage payments, yup...want to provide suitable accomodation and yup, do NOT want anyone else to pay for it, ie. the state/taxpayers. and finally.....

Yup.....I give 100% of my income, and quite gladly. Hence the question of what do NRP do with 85%? I'd be laughing if I only had to give 15%.

Doesn't that make anyone think? We are not all money grabbers out here, we are all parents.

Gorgeous_George

PlayingHardball wrote: »

As expected, say no more

You don't really want me to answer what I spend 85% of my salary on do you?

I'd be happy to oblige but it's not very interesting.

GG

delain

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

You don't really want me to answer what I spend 85% of my salary on do you?

I'd be happy to oblige but it's not very interesting.

GG

Tis probably gas and electric... has tripled recently:eek: soon people will be selling their houses to pay british gas:eek:

Gorgeous_George

PlayingHardball wrote: »

Yup.....I give 100% of my income, and quite gladly...

So, without your child(ren) you would live on nothing

GG

Gorgeous_George

delain wrote: »

Tis probably gas and electric... has tripled recently:eek: soon people will be selling their houses to pay british gas:eek:

Mortgage 20%
Car 10%
Holidays 10%
Utilities 10%
Food 10%
Charities 5%
Savings 5%
Other stuff 15%

GG