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  • savvy
    savvy Posts: 31,128 Forumite
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    savvy wrote: »
    AHEMMMM! Methinks you may need to take your own advice! :p
    People, it's gotta be a wind up as katfishh hasn't said anything about her previous hypocritical post about knowing the value of money! :rolleyes: :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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  • VK-2008
    VK-2008 Posts: 926 Forumite
    probably coz she realises how much she is in the wrong

    i cant beleive how selfish she is being

    i mean i am not on a fantastic wage and i am saving for my wedding but i still pay keep money and becoz they know i cannot afford much i help around the house i think that is pretty fair
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  • katfishh
    katfishh Posts: 65 Forumite
    VK-2008 wrote: »
    probably coz she realises how much she is in the wrong

    i cant beleive how selfish she is being

    i mean i am not on a fantastic wage and i am saving for my wedding but i still pay keep money and becoz they know i cannot afford much i help around the house i think that is pretty fair

    Well I think shes stingey. she even says I have to pay a reduced amount when I go on holiday as she says that the bills still go on even if I'm not there. But I wont be using the gas or watching the TV so why should I pay. You can all critisise but you dont know the situation. I wouldn't live here if I could leave as shes so unreasonable.

    've seen suggestions that I should do house work to get money off but dont have time to help around the house as I work. I do the washing up on a Saturday morning but she does nothing and my washing has been in the laundry basket for weeks. She makes herself look busy but doesn't do anything.

    Dont see how you lot can criticise me how would you feel about paying towards council tax/phone/etc if you were on holiday!!! Its so unfair. cant wait to leave and when I do she will never see any of her grandchildren when i'm married.

    NO more comments thanks! I just wanted a bit of support as I am being treated so unfairly. :mad:
  • nikki702
    nikki702 Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    are you away with the fairies or what? :rotfl:
  • katfishh
    katfishh Posts: 65 Forumite
    nikki702 wrote: »
    are you away with the fairies or what? :rotfl:


    So you really think thats fair?
  • nikki702
    nikki702 Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    yes i do... when ur living on your own will your bills stop when you go away?
  • bravobeastie
    bravobeastie Posts: 1,946 Forumite
    katfishh wrote: »
    So you really think thats fair?

    :rotfl:

    You are a complete and utter little b!tch aren't you?

    Gonna stop her seeing your kids? Don't you have to grow up from being one yourself first?
  • nikki702
    nikki702 Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    gotto feel sorry for the poor sod who ends up having kids with the selfish moo!
  • MILLWALLFC
    MILLWALLFC Posts: 64 Forumite
    No point fallen out with your mum over this.

    Why not try and come to a compromise £400 a month is quite steep if you are saving for certain things. Although from her perspective running a household is not cheap either.

    Why don’t you offer £60 a week and as your wages grow you try to come to some arrangement of incremental increases. Having read this from the first post I believe you earn £600 a month?

    If you were to pay out £400 that leaves you £200 which I assume you have mobile telephone bills, clothes, costs to travel to work and food. I would provide your mum with your expenses and I’m sure you can resolve this.

    You are both adults so try and both act like that and come to a compromise. I’m sure if your mum won the lottery tomorrow you would not be acting in this way.
  • mouseymousey99
    mouseymousey99 Posts: 1,868 Forumite
    Just having a read through this - it is a wind up - yes??
    Dont see how you lot can criticise me how would you feel about paying towards council tax/phone/etc if you were on holiday!
    Oh Katfish sweetie - what do you think happens, that everyone says 'oh but your on holiday' and GIVES you the services?? No you really can not be for real....anyway goodnight ...
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