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springdreams

Tinyshoes wrote: »

I did your telegraph calculator link as if we would still be getting tax credits and if we were still entitled it would have been over £2,000 less.

It does not look good at all.

I have always thought one government is as bad as the next but these are serious figures to contemplate for a future generation.

I did it too and I will be better off, albeit not by very much.

I worked full time to fund my own education, and expect my DS to at least work part time to fund some of his. I will of course give him as much financial assistance as I can when the time comes.

I suppose because I come from a country where you pay for all your own education, including paying monthly fees for going to primary school, senior school, college etc., I naturally expect higher education to be self funded rather than government subsidised.

savvy_sal

henrik777 wrote: »

Seems you have a few walkers. Hope you had some sloppyties £4s lined up to take advantage.

No walkers where I live.Such a shame.

Dizzy_Ditzy

I just won a leather handbag to go with my outfit for the wedding [STRIKE]from hell[/STRIKE] next week

£1.99 :j

Shame I'm getting shafted with postage :mad:

Saversue

Spent £10.80 on 72 packs of Walkers in Home Bargains, no Fultons here. Only got 7 winners, so not very good, but have covered outlay as long as I can use them.

sarahskint

had a go on that new tax calculator thing from the budget, put our details in and we will be £1800 worse off a year I hope I have done that correct only husband working full time on minimum wage so that doesn't look right does it! If it is then there is no point in him working full time.............on the other hand I wouldn't want him under my feet when I am bringing shopping bags in lol

Tinyshoes

springdreams wrote: »

I did it too and I will be better off, albeit not by very much.

I worked full time to fund my own education, and expect my DS to at least work part time to fund some of his. I will of course give him as much financial assistance as I can when the time comes.

I suppose because I come from a country where you pay for all your own education, including paying monthly fees for going to primary school, senior school, college etc., I naturally expect higher education to be self funded rather than government subsidised.

It's good to read another perspective. I knew not everyone would agree with me.

Mine was a hypothetical £2,000 less as we are no longer entitled to tax credits.

My DD did have 3 part time jobs while doing her A levels and went to uni with a healthy bank balance. And worked every summer holiday except the last one for which she was only home for exactly 4 weeks.

I don't think she would cope with working part time while actually doing her course because of the nature of it although I think Karlie88 said she worked part time. It's not impossible. She is looking to get a part time job while home to help fund her final year. Fingers crossed.

I don't think anyone should have to pay for primary education though. :eek:

Circumstances are often beyond peoples control that they are not in a position to financially help their children though uni. When DD2 started I was caring for my mum couldn't work and OH had been made redundant from half of his job around the same time. It seems wrong to me to penalise those that are academically able due to their family circumstances.

mhoc

M4RT1N wrote: »

If you get a trout in Tosco with W vouchers vimto 2L squash down to £2.00 from £3.50

Goes nice with a £1.50 sandwich and a 55p bag of crisps 5p to pay

And there face is a picture :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

What's wrong with a bag of crisps and a bottle of wine

Coupon_Kathy

s4mmy wrote: »

Sorry to hear that your sister had the misfortune to meet yet another Tesco trout. I have managed to use the vouchers in all of our local stores but I think that it depends on the sa. Just used one in Asda against £3.50 of fruit and a pack of crisps and explained to the girl that is all I have for lunch but she wasn't happy!!!

My sister is a vegetarian and is very fussy, but regardless I don't know how they dare try and dictate what constitutes lunch! She is ringing head office tomorrow x glad you got your fruit!

Tinyshoes

Oh lol DD3 has only just realised at 18 that by moving the decimal point she can find out 10% of something (her student discount ). Maths not her strong point, she said we learnt that in middle school didn't we.

springdreams

Tinyshoes wrote: »

It's good to read another perspective. I knew not everyone would agree with me.

Mine was a hypothetical £2,000 less as we are no longer entitled to tax credits.

My DD did have 3 part time jobs while doing her A levels and went to uni with a healthy bank balance. And worked every summer holiday except the last one for which she was only home for exactly 4 weeks.

I don't think she would cope with working part time while actually doing her course because of the nature of it although I think Karlie88 said she worked part time. It's not impossible. She is looking to get a part time job while home to help fund her final year. Fingers crossed.

I don't think anyone should have to pay for primary education though. :eek:

Circumstances are often beyond peoples control that they are not in a position to financially help their children though uni. When DD2 started I was caring for my mum couldn't work and OH had been made redundant from half of his job around the same time. It seems wrong to me to penalise those that are academically able due to their family circumstances.

Although people pay tax on their income and on the goods that they buy in the shops, South Africa is not a welfare country and does not have a benefits system.

People have to pay for everything themselves - all forms of education, all text books, stationery and other study materials (even at primary school level), visits to doctors, the full price of all their medicines (we don't have a prescription fee system, so pay for each and every item), operations, giving birth, etc., and pensions are also self funded.

People who do not work or who are disabled are supported by their families.

We also do not have a student loan system in South Africa. Uni is self funded or you don't get to go.