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  • HelenDaveKids
    HelenDaveKids Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Usually a good sign, hope she's better soon.

    Yes big ouch, but it's in her last year at school, she works really hard and although I think it's ridiculous, I thought let her... we should be a lot nearer our goal by then. I pay £100 a month.
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  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Its a great opportunity. I think being able to ski is a social advantage.
  • earthgirl
    earthgirl Posts: 3,762 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I learnt to ski and to be honest its not an advantage to me! I am glad I did it when I was young though. I think I could muster up a family ski trip for about £800, but its not the same as going on a school tip...its so exciting!

    Glad your mum is on the mend.
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  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    edited 14 May 2014 at 8:42AM
    Alchemilla wrote: »
    Its crazy Ed. Its the non optional nature that really bugs me.

    Laura Jo my Ma is in hosp. But work too!


    :wave:

    So this is the thing that gets me as much as the cost ... your ma is in the hospital, you have a family, a life and responsibilities, yet they just expect you to drop everything to go be on call 24 hours a day for however many days with the kids .... and also pay for the "privilege". Feeling very indignant on your behalf A :mad: this happened to me several times and it doesn't add to the team spirit much.

    I hope your mum gets better soon and that DD's feeling perkier too
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  • FloppyDisk
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    Alchemilla wrote: »
    Its a great opportunity. I think being able to ski is a social advantage.

    I think the advantage tends to preempt the skiing. I've done quite a few seasons and was mostly reluctantly mixing with trust fund kids who couldn't do anything beyond skiing and remembering Mum's pin number.... Aged 30 in many cases!

    Not that it's a sore point with me or anything.....:o
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  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    HBB sorry I misled you. It is non optional for DD. I am not going (in a pink fit!).
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Floppy that must have been a draaag.
  • Alchemilla
    Alchemilla Posts: 6,276 Forumite
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    Thanks all for the good wishes for my Ma.
  • Alchemilla
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  • Habibiboo
    Habibiboo Posts: 1,582 Forumite
    Alchemilla wrote: »
    HBB sorry I misled you. It is non optional for DD. I am not going (in a pink fit!).

    :wave:

    Alchemilla, I think you're being very kind, it's probably more the case that I'm a complete muppet than you did any misleading.

    Still, if you ever need anyone to be outrageously indignant on your behalf, I'm your girl! * rearranges toys back nicely into pram * :whistle:

    :T The week's downhill from here!
    Stash busting 2014 45 / 60 (balls of yarn)!
    2014 Sealed Pot #2136 ?/£500
    House: Decluttering 322 / 365
    Original mortgage [STRIKE]£149,000[/STRIKE][STRIKE]£117,750[/STRIKE];[STRIKE]£112,500[/STRIKE] MFW 2014#69 GOAL 1: [STRIKE]£109 K April[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 2: [STRIKE]£103 K by Sept[/STRIKE] ;) GOAL 3: < £100k by end of 2014 MF goal: Nov 2020 - 4 years early
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