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Who is the most fanatical money saver in your house?
Raksha
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And who pays the bills?
OH and the kids just don't seem to understand how each light bulb left on, or door left open makes managing the household budget harder - but then they don't pay the bills.
So what's the situation in your house?
OH and the kids just don't seem to understand how each light bulb left on, or door left open makes managing the household budget harder - but then they don't pay the bills.
So what's the situation in your house?
Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.
Who is the most fanatical money saver in your house? 66 votes
I am, and I pay the bills
74%
49 votes
Somebody else, and they pay the bills
0%
0 votes
I am, somebody else pays the bills
24%
16 votes
Somebody else, and I pay the bills
1%
1 vote
0
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raksha by 'pays the bills' do you mean who is responsible for dealing with bills as they come in, and paying them, or do you mean pays the bills as in 'earns the money to pay for them'?
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:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400 -
OH earns the money, I stay at home and try not to spend any more of it than necessary.Val.0
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I'm the only human in the house sooo ...Household: Laura + William-cat
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raksha by 'pays the bills' do you mean who is responsible for dealing with bills as they come in, and paying them, or do you mean pays the bills as in 'earns the money to pay for them'?
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Who deals with them when they come in
Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.0 -
Who deals with them when they come in
oh dear, in that case I've voted myself in the wrong catagory - DH earns the money but I sort out the bills.
I think I'm much more careful with money just because I don't earn any. DH works so hard so that I can be a SAHM and home educate our daughters - so I don't want to take that for granted.weaving through the chaos...0 -
Parents pay and despite being in debt i would say im the best saver !Work in progress...Update coming July 2012.
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I too am the only person in the house but even when my husband was alive I always paid the bills he said I was better at amanging money that him anyway.he never knew what it was to pay anything I managed all the finances and he was happy for me to do so.0
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All our bills are on standing order or direct debit so nobody deals with them in terms of paying them but I do all the budgetting/spreadsheets etc so does that count?Any question, comment or opinion is not intended to be criticism of anyone else.2 Samuel 12:23 Romans 8:28 Psalm 30:5
"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die"0 -
I think that counts susan
I've voted now raksha, thanks for explaining.
I'm a most fervent and deals with the bills person
:hello:Jonathan 'Fergie' Fergus William, born 05/03/09, 7lb 4.4oz:hello:
Benjamin 'Kezzie' Kester Jacob, born 18/03/10, 7lb 5oz:)
cash neutral gifts 2011, value of purchased gifts/actual paid/amount earnt to cover it £67/£3.60/£0
january grocery challenge, feed 4 of us for £400 -
I voted in the wrong catagory as DH earns alot more than me and the bills are paid by direct debit .
I do all the budgeting and spreadsheets and any 'nice' things such as meals out or even holidays I save for.
I do get fed up continually turning lights off and shutting doors and reminding them not to waste stuff0
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