Preparedness for when

daftmummy

so true bitterand twisted! its the "its my right" nation I have to have it! some of my friends kids had mobile phones from a young age, a car as soon as they past their test all paid for by bank of mom and dad. And wouldn't dream of taking a extra job if they needed it or cleaning!
I was a cleaner when I was 15 as we had no money as when we were going up. I want my children to be happy and health not thinking "I want the best for my child" buying expensive things in thinking it gives them a better life.

There is no bank of mum and dad in this house! but one thing I have noticed is people asking their parents for money when they are in 40s and 50s! I dropped my jaw when one of my friends was getting money of her mother in law and then said " well it is our inherence!!" If my kids said that I would leave it to the dog home! When I said why don't you get a part time job if money is tight ( I knew there was some going at the local suppermarker ) she said I don't have time for that! she only has one child in school. couldn't make it up lol

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vanoonoo wrote: »

gotta get me oats

I know the feeling.

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pineapple wrote: »

Sorry but banana fritters with golden syrup are the way to go!

I prefer pineapple fritters with Maple Syrup. :cool:

thriftwizard

We loved camping and my kids don't care that they don't go on holiday by plane! they are so excited that its near the seaside and there is a pool.

Daftmummy, when they were young my kids ended up thinking that the ones who went by plane were to be pitied - mostly the sun was too hot for them, they got upset tummies, their adults got stressed & argued, or they were shunted off to organised "kids clubs" all day whether they enjoyed that kind of thing or not, etc. etc. Whereas mine were in & out of rockpools with no great worries about burning, slept like logs in the tent (even through storms & when their airbeds went down) and loved just playing beach cricket, exploring, doing "quests" where I sent them off to find 10 things beginning with B or 15 different kinds of shell - that kind of thing.

Mind you they're keen enough to go by plane now - as long as they pay their own way!

Couldn't agree more about rich/spoilt kids. Too much money & the wrong attitude really can wreck lives & stifle creativity. To say nothing of the attitude that sadly often goes with it, that those of us without excess money are "worth less"...

The worst of it is, it does rub off on other people... at least one of mine does feel a bit deprived that we're not "supporting" him through uni, as other people's parents are paying their way through in entirety, so they don't have any debt. We can't do that, as we have 5; when we had them, uni was still free. We are helping him with rent etc. quite substantially and to the best of our ability, but I think he'll always feel a bit peeved about it.

daftmummy

thriftwizzard apart from some degree's like social work or nursing etc they are not in full time hours so can get a job. When I did my degree I was married and had 2 kids during my studies! so my loans paid my mortage and child care! yet still people on my course had Iphones and designer clothes then still moaned they were skint! makes me laugh.
Sorry kids we don't have a uni fund for you as we are trying to keep a roof over your head and we don't have a pension as we are putting food in your tummy and shoes on ya feet!

daz378

this is a worrying societal development , zero hours contract(slavery) can be economically viable for a small section of society..... may ensure prepping becomes a necessity instead of a good idea http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23570345

thriftwizard

My trainee daughter-in-law's been on a zero-hours contract for the last two years. To be fair, she's had a 42-hour week all the way through, but they've really mucked her around in some ways - claimed she'd taken leave without permission to cover up a management issue, when it was her annual holiday & had been booked for months but they'd allowed too many people off in one week, constantly moved her round to cover for other worker's inadequacies, and finally allowed her to be bullied over her hair colour & slight disability; I only know this as I found cigarettes had been stubbed out in her lunch one day. Bless her, she got stuck in, did the job to the best of her not-inconsiderable ability and never complained once, but has now given her notice in. Thank Heaven. The threat was always that she wouldn't get allocated any work if she complained or went off sick. And this is a big multi-national company with lots of government contracts...

OpDawn2

keep my electronics charged and my books on the top floor (no flooding for them) so that when I settle down to my million cans of whatsit I'll be content as anything

GreyQueen

OpDawn2 wrote: »

keep my electronics charged and my books on the top floor (no flooding for them) so that when I settle down to my million cans of whatsit I'll be content as anything

:T Nice one.

And remember if you are flooded downstairs, your electrics will be off for some time, possibly many weeks or even months. Have you got battery/solar/wind-up chargers or appliances?

If not, your electronics will only be good until their charge lasts and then you'll be a tad bored. I live 50 m from a river with a history of flooding myself, and floods are my most-likely natural disaster here, so it's something I've prepped for.

vanoonoo

thriftwizard wrote: »

My trainee daughter-in-law's been on a zero-hours contract for the last two years. To be fair, she's had a 42-hour week all the way through, but they've really mucked her around in some ways - claimed she'd taken leave without permission to cover up a management issue, when it was her annual holiday & had been booked for months but they'd allowed too many people off in one week, constantly moved her round to cover for other worker's inadequacies, and finally allowed her to be bullied over her hair colour & slight disability; I only know this as I found cigarettes had been stubbed out in her lunch one day. Bless her, she got stuck in, did the job to the best of her not-inconsiderable ability and never complained once, but has now given her notice in. Thank Heaven. The threat was always that she wouldn't get allocated any work if she complained or went off sick. And this is a big multi-national company with lots of government contracts...

this really saddens me on so many levels I really hope she has found something good, somewhere better. I have left several companies over the years for feeling as though I have been poorly treated (by the establishment, not colleagues). Where I am at the moment is possibly the "least worst" I have worked at, I am a "contingency" worker but not on a zero hours contract so I have 37 hours per week guaranteed with one months notice either way. However I am not through a traditional agency, I am in effect a contractor, so I dont accrue holiday pay or sick pay, that is bundled into my standard hourly rate, so if I take any leave for any reason I cant bill those hours, including bank holidays. However, they have a flexible working system in place so I can usually work a few extra hours a day to make up any shortfall where needed (in terms of both need to do the job and need to earn the money!). I wonder if thats what kick started my preps again, being ready for the inevitable lean time, no contract, short week, long holiday....

I do hope your trainee DIL is ok thriftwizard I love the phrase! :T she sounds like a superstar to me x