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Children are so expensive! Why do we have them?
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Not true
Clarks never have sales on childrens school shoes in September, October or November.
It always starts in December
Sorry - I stand (in my Clark's non-school shoes) corrected. :embarasse :embarasse
I expect it's the summer shoes 'sale' in December. :rolleyes:I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7
DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS0 -
My daughter in law tells me she cannot believe that the government give her over £100 a month just because she had a child.0
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Sorry - I stand (in my Clark's non-school shoes) corrected. :embarasse :embarasse
I expect it's the summer shoes 'sale' in December. :rolleyes:
S'ok - time flies so quickly that I bet it only feels like a couple of weeks.
Sale usually starts 1st weekend in December if you want to put the date in your diary
Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold...But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow...0 -
It's the parents who don't buy stationery for their kids who annoy me. DS2 is always lending his pencils, rubbers, etc, to his friends because he is so good natured and doesn't always get them back! Plus his colouring pencils go down really quickly because all his friends use them too. I wish I could send their parents a bill!:D[/quote]
that would be me then i never buy sationery for dd when i ever i buy her stuff for school some sod knicks it so far i have stolen from dd is
4 school jumpers
2 sun hats
3 lunch boxs
2 pe kits
1 school bag
2 pilsoles
they all had her name in and were never seen again
as for school shoes i buy the asda ones as the clarks one are crap they dont last more than a term at least with the asda one she grows out of them rather than falling apart when we are walking home this has happened twice now mind you we do have a 3 mile walk a day so that might have somthing to do with it :rolleyes:i cant slow down i wont be waiting for you i cant stop now because im dancing0 -
that would be me then i never buy sationery for dd when i ever i buy her stuff for school some sod knicks it so far i have stolen from dd is
4 school jumpers
2 sun hats
3 lunch boxs
2 pe kits
1 school bag
2 pilsoles
they all had her name in and were never seen again
You've been unlucky earwig. No wonder you don't buy your dd any stuff Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
And because you need someone to choose the care-home you'll be abandoned in...
No, I refuse to be like Grandpa in the Simpsons :rotfl: They are going to support me in the manner to which I am not accustomed Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »They are going to support me in the manner to which I am not accustomed
In your dreams HHoD, in your dreams. :rolleyes2 :rolleyes2I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7
DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS0 -
HairyHandofDartmoor wrote: »No, I refuse to be like Grandpa in the Simpsons :rotfl: They are going to support me in the manner to which I am not accustomed
Keep their baby/child/teenage photos.
Remember: It's only blackmail when you've been prosecuted for it..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
"We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
"Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky." OMD 'Julia's Song'0 -
Keep their baby/child/teenage photos.
Remember: It's only blackmail when you've been prosecuted for it...
Oh I intend to, don't you worry (mwah ha ha)Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
Debt in July 2017 = £58,766 😱 DEBT FREE 31 OCTOBER 2017 :T 🎉
EMERGENCY FUND 1 = £50/£5,000. EMERGENCY FUND 2 = £10/£5,000.
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS = £0/£500. SEF = £1,400/£12,000 PREMIUM BONDS ME = £350. PREMIUM BONDS DH = £300.
HOLIDAY MONEY = £0 TIME LEFT TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE = 5 YEARS 1 MONTHS0 -
I had my daughter's name embroidered right across the back of her school jumpers, so unless they have the same name as her, they can't nick them When you were born, you were crying and everyone around was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying! :rotfl:0
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