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15 kids and counting
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people who are born in the south east might choose to want to live there.....
Great.
I choose to want to live in Central London.
Would you like my bank details so that you can give me the rent to do so?
England's not a big place. We're not talking moving to Germany here. Jump on a train and it takes a few hours to see family.Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]0 -
LilacPixie wrote: »Does it cost under 1k a year to feed and clothe a child?? I must be seriously going wrong someplace.
I reckon a baby from birth to year 1 can be perfectly well fed and clothed for £1. It's the childcare / loss of earnings that really costs....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »I always feel sorry for the older kids in families like these, as they end up doing endless chores and helping with the younger ones. I can't see how you can split your attention evenly between 15, and give each as much time/energy as you'd like.
OH has cousins who have massive families - Orthodox Jews often do. One cousin has 8 children, and is pregnant. Her eldest two (both girls) spend almost their whole time when they aren't at school looking after younger siblings....much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I reckon a baby from birth to year 1 can be perfectly well fed and clothed for £1. It's the childcare / loss of earnings that really costs.
Yes - exactly right.Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »I reckon a baby from birth to year 1 can be perfectly well fed and clothed for £1. It's the childcare / loss of earnings that really costs.
That may be true, but certainly isn't true for older children.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0 -
You could raise money for Edgy's plan by abolishing the "tax free allowance" in wages for a start. wouldnt need it if everyone was getting a basic sum each year.
Interestingly I think the new Universal Credit system is trying to do some of thisFaith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.0 -
Why do people automatically presume because you have more than 2.4 children that you are the scum of the earth and blag all your money from the state? Not everyone is like this, some people just like big families and work hard to do this comfortably.
These families were hard working and earned all the money needed to give their children a decent life and upbringing.
The family with 15 children, both mother and father were given up for adoption which is why they they have so many children who they looked to love unconditionally.
I'll bet the majority of people who have 10 children or more don't work and also have a partner/s who don't work.
Clearly not all, but over 50%, easily.0 -
That may be true, but certainly isn't true for older children.
Care to detail why you don't think an 'older child' could be fed on £1k/year, given that an adult certainly could?Said Aristippus, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.”
Said Diogenes, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.”[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica][/FONT]0 -
whos watching this again tonight? god i hate beauty padgents xPay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2023 #59 £7008 Paid £570 Owing £6438 #1 H1 £151, #2 H2 £100, #3 O £200, #4 M £1500, #5 Z £295, #6 C1 £340, #7 L £1084, #8 N £840, #9 C2 £19300
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That new episode last night was interesting. The family with 10 girls seemed to be not so scrounging. But the Father was only working in a garage. I doubt he could ern enough to support such a big family without relying on handouts from the taxpayer.
The other family with too many kids (was it 13 or something) openly admitted to being unemployed.
They even got given a bigger house with several bedrooms and a comfortable life.
When the cap comes in, how will these families amnage on £480 a week? They will have to move to the cheapest part of the country to find the biggest house for the lowest rent.0
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