Mooloo's "Making my future, one stitch at a time"?

Savvy_Sue

tootallulah wrote: »

Mooloo, my cobbler now takes payment for jobs before he does then as so many people didn't collect. Could you move to pre-payment? It would really help cash flow.

Or at least a deposit.

ivyleaf wrote: »

Mooloo When my DD and SIL moved into a HA home they were given a voucher to buy decorating materials at B & Q. Hopefully there's something similar in your area. Fingers crossed it's not too bad already though (the house, I mean) x

That may only be if the house is reckoned to NEED re-decorating, I can't remember but I don't think they were ALWAYS given out when I worked for an HA.

Mooloo, baby won't care what the floors are like for the first few months. And once s/he starts to move, it only needs ONE room to be 'safe', and doesn't have to be carpeted completely.

Savvy_sewing

We will see what's needed tomorrow. They have my halogen oven, slow cooker, and the like so can cope just without an oven. I have a camping gas hob. So food will be ok. But fridge and washing machine are going to be needed. So will be searching freebies etc and freegle.

I am tired tonight. What's new.
The lesson went well dispite people all being on different stages of the course.
I'm off to bed, will catch up tomorrow.

I am not doing the cobbler anymore. He has had to sell his machines to pay his debts.
The dry cleaners. Are looking at other cobblers in near by towns to see if they can offer the service.

Feral_Moon

Use FB selling pages to ask for help/goods.

catkins

I don't know if councils/housing associations vary but someone I know who left her husband last year and was given a house was also given a cooker, fridge and washing machine as she said her husband would not let her take them

Errata

My local HA only hands out a decorating voucher if the place is very bad - old fashioned wallpaper or unfashionable colour schemes that are in good condition don't count. It also doesn't give brand new white goods to incoming tenants if they haven't any themselves, it refers them to the community service which sells refurbed goods at a very low price.
The above seems very fair to me, fair to the ratepayers and fair to tenants moving into private lets.

Savvy_sewing

Most private lets I have lived in came with white goods, carpets, and curtains.
All local authorities houses I have lived in came without any of them not even curtain poles.
I haven't heard anything today.
I have been so busy.
My staff has told me she has to leave. Her husband doesn't like it that his tea isn't on the table and the housework isn't done!!
And as I am at the busiest ever it's not very convenient.

Brighton_belle

Mooloo wrote: »

Most private lets I have lived in came with white goods, carpets, and curtains.
All local authorities houses I have lived in came without any of them not even curtain poles.

Which is as it should be isn't it - it's normal to have to do without and save to furnish your home?
Whereas private lets are a business so it pays the landlord to supply all this stuff and the landlord has to maintain it.


My parent's had crates for chairs and table for the first year of their new home (with brand new baby) an no curtains: they were thrilled to have their place after 6 years of living in one room to save for it.
I was still living in one room in shared houses until my late 30's. That meant one shelf in a shared fridge

Savvy_sewing

I wasn't complaining. I didn't get anything handed to me, and I wasn't expecting them too.
I just meant that they have been put in an empty house today, and I am unable to provide what basics they need.
I feel useless in not being able to help them.
It would be a help if there was a way of renting the basics cheaply, for those less able to provide through no fault of their own.
I worry as baby is due in 10 days.
When I lived in one authority there was the option to choose a basic carpet and white goods, that was added to the rental agreement. I didn't take it up myself, but knew of others that needed it.
When I lost Everything. I was able to buy my stuff second hand in a charity and moved it in my banger of a car as that was all I got to keep. To allow me to get to a job.

Brighton_belle

Sorry mooloo, the frowning smilie seemed to come across as a complaint. I'm sorry you feel useless - it must be tough as a parent, to watch what seems like imminent crisis unfold and not be able to make it better - a natural want for a parent.
But they have created their situation and somehow need to find a way to help themselves. They are forever being rescued from their poor choices and don't appear to ever help themselves (I may be wrong?) Even if they had everything handed to them on a plate right now, the arrival of a baby is still going to be very very difficult for them to cope with.


Once the baby arrives, is there any chance the system, via SW and HV will kick in in helping them find ways to find what they need cheaply?

Savvy_sewing

I wouldn't give any hope on SW except them taking away children in this county. They don't help families they destroy them. I say it out of experience, but not just from my family.
DS and GF lost the rented property as the Landlady didn't want a baby on her farm. That was not their fault.
They then lost their jobs as they had no transport to get to their jobs once they were homeless.
They have been shunted about between travel lodges for the last 3 months.
Trying to get benefit was a nightmare and took over two months before any money came in. They did have jobs both of them. ( even if she was reluctant to go).
But that is now the past, and the present means that they have a front door, and can get their bits together and in over the weekend.
I haven't seen it yet. I'm waiting in the wings. Let them do as much sorting out as they can. Of course they won't have access to telephone, broadband etc so I think I will be needed for online searching etc for furniture etc.
I haven't got a magic wand, nor a full bank account, so there is little I can do. But hope and pray.
My eldest a BF is trying to borrow a can to move their stuff tomorrow.
Here is hoping her family pitch in a bit on this occasion.
Now I need to get DGD up and off to her Mum while I go to work. So an extra 24 miles driving at the start of the day, and as usual a busy day ahead.