How to catch a thief in the house.

merlin68

lazer wrote: »

Or use the child tax credits for their intended purpose, looking after the child interested here and nowt a unique fund, you daughter will get student finance and probably a part time job to support her through uni

im saving for her uni accommodation deposit which is 300 quid and her long list of stuff she needs. she wont be able to get a part time job as its a nursing degree and she has to do 37.5 hours a week on the wards plus all her study.

Lunar_Eclipse

pendragon_arther wrote: »

When you return to the planet Earth, do you not think that remorse is a good incentive to change behaviour. That is how the system works with criminals; the thief shows shame and remorse and receives more support than otherwise. If the criminal has no remorse the behaviour pattern continues and inevitably increases.

Yes.

I acknowledged the OP is probably dealing with theft, but merely suggested we keep things in perspective. Thinking along the lines of how we treat criminals, when we're discussing £80 going missing from a purse at home is over reacting and inappropriate in my opinion.

DSmiffy

SimonSays wrote: »

If someone is micro budgeting then they need to either improve the situation (Ie get a job or a more paid one) or look at what they are buying

Well that's really useful, the OP comes on here asking for advice on how to stop someone stealing from their purse and you suggest she should look at getting a better paid job or adjust their living situation to accommodate the thefts...... are you insane??? How rude!!
Whether the OP is micro budgeting or not is completely irrelevant to the original post.

Stevie_Palimo

Merlin I would believe a camera is really the only option here for you to be honest and this can be discreet without anyone knowing it is there, Place a trap of some loose change maybe a couple of pound and sit back to wait and see who has the sticky fingers.

thorsoak

SimonSays wrote: »

We have a deaf person working in a call centre on the phones with adjustment..

So sorry my harp isn't playing

Ever heard the saying "when you find yourself in a hole - stop digging"? You aren't doing yourself any favours Simon!

SimonSays

DSmiffy wrote: »

Well that's really useful, the OP comes on here asking for advice on how to stop someone stealing from their purse and you suggest she should look at getting a better paid job or adjust their living situation to accommodate the thefts...... are you insane??? How rude!!
Whether the OP is micro budgeting or not is completely irrelevant to the original post.

Well they are here on the internet, Could cancel the internet, premium tv and expensive phone packages.

I've just helped with their micro budget comment.

SimonSays

thorsoak wrote: »

Ever heard the saying "when you find yourself in a hole - stop digging"? You aren't doing yourself any favours Simon!

http://www.connevans.co.uk/catalogue/102/fmGenie-radio-aid-system

So yeah

merlin68

Well my internet is free, a tenner in my payg lasts about 2 months if not 3
and i dont have premium tv.
Being deaf is slightly different to being in a wheelchair needing someone to push me, i dont know what work place would put up with oh coming with me, to push me around and keep having to rush of to a and e with breathing attacks not forgetting all the chest infections which would amount to time of work.

lostinrates

SimonSays wrote: »

If someone is micro budgeting then they need to either improve the situation (Ie get a job or a more paid one) or look at what they are buying

What rot. One simply cannot make such a statement with out caveat.

As well as people in extremis some people micro budget to further their situation or maintain it.

Some terribly wealthy people with large incomes and comparatively small outgoings 'micro budget'.

While that clearly is not op's case it shows another situation in which your submission holds no water.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Every time money disappeared from my purse in the past, it wasn't my girls that took it.