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MSE Parents Club Part 12

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  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    csh wrote: »
    Tia: can I ask a question if its not to personal? (Financial)
    I noticed you said you were filling in your SAAS form, are you just applying for course fees and loans? Is there anything else you can claim with a working partner?


    Fee's (which you get free no matter what), loan and childcare (though I think this is paid monthly directly to your childcare provider). I don't actually know how it works tbh, if you were thinking about it call SAAS or your college/Uni financial office who can explain it better than me.

    I was told that even if I didn't need the loan, to take it all, shove it in a savings account and pay it off at the end of the course because I had to take the maximum loan amount to get childcare. They said childcare was £80 per week, but nobody could tell me if that was per child or what?
  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Off to look at facebook!

    I got angry at EA friend telling her off for lettinmg lily use a bouncer too.
  • Pathetically i'm drawing a blank. Can you tell i don't get out much? Will have a think.

    Is there anything at Wigan Pier?

    Did you see my pub recommendation yesterday? We stopped at Walton Le Dale on the way back down the M6.
    r.mac wrote: »
    please listen to MFD - she is a wise woman :D
    Proud Mummy to the gorgeous Benjamin John born 14 March 2009, 8lbs 14oz
    A new little seedling on the way, due 30 September 2012
  • csh_2
    csh_2 Posts: 3,294 Forumite
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    tiamai_d wrote: »
    Fee's (which you get free no matter what), loan and childcare (though I think this is paid monthly directly to your childcare provider). I don't actually know how it works tbh, if you were thinking about it call SAAS or your college/Uni financial office who can explain it better than me.

    I was told that even if I didn't need the loan, to take it all, shove it in a savings account and pay it off at the end of the course because I had to take the maximum loan amount to get childcare. They said childcare was £80 per week, but nobody could tell me if that was per child or what?

    Thanks, I remember from being at college years ago that you have to take the full loan to be able to claim anything else!
  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Had to say happy birthday to Mr.SS :D
  • tiamai_d wrote: »
    Off to look at facebook!

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


    Off to tell that woman off on FB you mean!!!
    r.mac wrote: »
    please listen to MFD - she is a wise woman :D
    Proud Mummy to the gorgeous Benjamin John born 14 March 2009, 8lbs 14oz
    A new little seedling on the way, due 30 September 2012
  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


    Off to tell that woman off on FB you mean!!!


    No. I may or may not have mentioned that a Wife can wish her Husband a happy birthday whenever she feels like it.

    I was very polite, I deleted the first one of 'who the !!!! do you think you are telling her she cant wish her HUSBAND a happy birthday you skany ho?!' :rotfl:

    (now SS will come to say she is his sister or something, but she lives in Munich so I'm guessing it is that one)
  • tiamai_d
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Remeber the link SS had of the little boy who heard his mum for the first time? Did anyone read the comments on that page? It turned into a big fight about how getting implants was an insult to the deaf community. It was some reading!
  • tarajayne
    tarajayne Posts: 7,081 Forumite
    And that is why our wedding is a surprise.

    I'm off to look at FB as I haven't been on in days.

    Hello! XXX
    Too many children, too little time!!!
    :p
  • tarajayne
    tarajayne Posts: 7,081 Forumite
    edited 1 June 2010 at 1:47PM
    tiamai_d wrote: »
    Remeber the link SS had of the little boy who heard his mum for the first time? Did anyone read the comments on that page? It turned into a big fight about how getting implants was an insult to the deaf community. It was some reading!


    :eek: :mad: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ok, so he should stay deaf, some people really need to get a life. :(
    Too many children, too little time!!!
    :p
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