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Just popping in to say hello. Hope the wee one gets better soon and things improve. xxxHave adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.0 -
Hope little one is better soon. You cope amazingly well with it."Good financial planning is about not spending money on things that add no value to your life in order to have more money for the things that do". Eoin McGee0
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Morning, older two away to school. They need Xmas jumpers and nativity clothes *rollseyes* So today will be spent making nativity costumes out of what we have. Although I have to pay to go and watch their nativity and this year I have to pay for the kids to watch it too! Surely not every school is like this?
Anyway youngest is still feeling sorry for herself, waiting for her nurse to home visit us.
I have cleaned and erm cleaned because there isn't much else to do :rotfl:
Not sure what else to say
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I hope the nurse can help little DD. You have to pay to watch your school nativity play :eek: :mad:Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally
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HH It's £2 an adult and £1 per child so £4 for me to go watch each one. Then it's £3 for the child taking part for food and drink. They stay at school till 6.15 so I don't really have a choice I can't expect them to wait from lunch till near 7pm when they get home with nothing So £21 to watch the 3 nativities “Once you hit rock bottom, that's where you perfectly stand; That's your chance of restarting, but restarting the way.”0
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WannabeFree wrote: »HH It's £2 an adult and £1 per child so £4 for me to go watch each one. Then it's £3 for the child taking part for food and drink. They stay at school till 6.15 so I don't really have a choice I can't expect them to wait from lunch till near 7pm when they get home with nothing So £21 to watch the 3 nativities
Unbelievable! It's daylight robbery and emotional blackmail :mad:.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 -
That's just so unfair, Wannabe. I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
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Unbelievable! It's daylight robbery and emotional blackmail .
I couldn't agree more. I just don't see how the school can justify this. Are they using the money to raise funds for the school? If so I really don't think this is the way they should be doing it. Don't they realise that some families (ie most families) just don't have this kind of money to spare.Have adventures. laugh a lot and always be kind.0
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