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Benefits swallowed up by bank charges

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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    stroodes wrote: »
    So people working slogging guts out should pay bank charges but people on benefits shouldn't?????????????

    no ones saying that and didnt quite a few workers try and get their charges back ................oh wait they did

    so dont be so hypocrtical
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  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    BigDebtBoy wrote: »
    Yes that's what I am saying isn't it?

    Yes I am on benefits but I don't have a widescreen plasma tv, I haven't been away for 6 years, I can't afford a car, I can't go out drinking, I don't slob about smoking skunk all day shouting abuse at old women and war veterans etc so you can pause your rage and save yourself a seizure for today at least.

    Glad to hear you have a job, must be nice, fancy swapping ? its a none stop mardi gras life on benefits, sorry did I say life I meant existing.

    you are not doing it right then ;)
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  • tescobabe69
    tescobabe69 Posts: 7,504 Forumite
    jamespir wrote: »
    you are not doing it right then ;)
    Wow, thats a bit of an admission.
  • Wow, thats a bit of an admission.

    Think that was irony ................. or sorry was your post ironic :)
  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    Wow, thats a bit of an admission.

    i was taking the pee
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  • robus
    robus Posts: 121 Forumite
    Fiver29 wrote: »
    :rotfl::rotfl: So how does a man act James. All macho and Neanderthal? :rotfl:

    Probably!

    He has a lot to learn!!!
  • motherb
    motherb Posts: 239 Forumite
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    Has,nt anyone onhere ever made mistakes with money, some people are horrible and no they cannot take charges from benefits just hope some of youpeople do not fall on hard times
  • Fiver29
    Fiver29 Posts: 18,620 Forumite
    motherb wrote: »
    Has,nt anyone onhere ever made mistakes with money, some people are horrible and no they cannot take charges from benefits just hope some of youpeople do not fall on hard times

    Yes, I've made a mistake with money, in pretty much the same way as the OP. I'd forgotten about a cheque I'd written. But I took responsibility for my mistake, I didn't come online asking whether I could get out of paying for it.
    Moving onto a better place...Ciao :wave:
  • motherb wrote: »
    Has,nt anyone onhere ever made mistakes with money, some people are horrible and no they cannot take charges from benefits just hope some of youpeople do not fall on hard times

    Charges can and will be taken from benefits. What do you think happens if someone's only income is from benefits? Do you think this gives them carte blanche to spend money they don't have without any repercussions?
  • dave030445
    dave030445 Posts: 1,001 Forumite
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    motherb wrote: »
    Has,nt anyone onhere ever made mistakes with money, some people are horrible and no they cannot take charges from benefits just hope some of youpeople do not fall on hard times
    Why do people keep coming on here giving wrong advice. They can use benefits to pay charges.
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