The root of all evil...
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Topic: The root of all evil...
Posted By: jax
Subject: The root of all evil...
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 8:49pm
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I hate money. That is all. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 8:50pm
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Oh boy, where do I start... -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 8:57pm
| join the club |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 9:02pm
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Funny thing is I don't think it matters how much you have it's still evil... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 9:04pm
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I'll join that club, but i'm a little happy with it as DH got a payrise and its being backdated for about 23 weeks and gets paid next week - just in time for xmas. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 9:08pm
oh i love money but only when i have it!!! lol
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 9:39pm
| i'm there Jax! |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 07 December 2006 at 9:52pm
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oh me too I join the club. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 6:59am
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I was told by someone yesterday that the statistics for NZers earning over $100k is 3% and over $50k is only 18%
At the moment we have rent, mortgage and loan (cos we are building) but take that out and we would still be poor, not struggling so much but poor so I hate to think how people in the lower brackets survive, specially with house prices and rent going up so much in the last few years. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 7:41am
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But Family Support has gone up a lot more than housing so it's actually a bit easier. ------------- |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:01am
| i have to agree with you jax... |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:13am
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Yep Robyn and the average anual income is about $34,000. We couldn't survive on twice that! And we don't even live extravagantly, it costs that much just to eat! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:18am
I'm with you all. We are so poor at the moment I don't even know how we'll put petrol in the car or buy food, let alone pay the mortgage.... 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:21am
Oi that's enough profanity from you ladies, I don't want to hear the "M" word again ok? 
And Family Support? What's that?  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:49am
| ok, no more "m" word. but arh!!! |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:53am
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Me and hubby have found out about the Accomodation Supplement. It is based on your gross week to week income rather than your yearly groos wage. You can either make an appointment to see them or print out a form and send it in http://www.workingforfamilies.govt.nz/accommodation-supplement/ - Working for families - accomodation supplement.
Every little bit helps! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 8:58am
Woohoo ! Still not eligible !  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Sarah Beth
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 9:10am
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we are at panicking stage, but others make it work and so will we! ------------- "> 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 9:18am
Hey Clare, we were like that for a while too, but things have a way of working themselves out when you least expect it... The 'm' department is finally going well for us at the moment (yay for living in a small cheap town!) after much stress, so hang in there chickies  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 9:26am
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God i hate money to but i have learned just to live without it really DP makes 35,000 a year and we get 150 a week family asstiance. My kids never go with out kalem goes to swiming lessons etc and both kids are happy. Thank god for trade me clothes 4 madison lol. Just means i save up for a pair of jeans etc but thats life as long as my family is happy so am i http://lilypie.com">
  http://lilypie.com">   -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 9:39am
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thats how i feel too ellen. as long as my kids are happy at the end of the day, and i feel rich in a different way,i feel blessed to have my beautiful girls, and a wonderful husband.. they make me happy, and make life LIFE they dont care about clothes or getting flash things (yet) and i hope i can continue to install (that the right word?!) the same values in them that i grew up with.
it is tough though when you struggle to make it week to week and get the stopid bills paid. we struggle a lot and i feel for families that are worse off than me because i find it hard and know there are people with less than me, it doesnt seem fair. |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 10:33am
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I don't know how we coped now, but when we first got married, my inlaws gave us $50 a week because our income was that much less than our expenses! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 10:35am
The joys of trying to start our own business aye  According to the calculator that Sara posted we're eligble for $224.00 per week accommodation supplement!!!
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Posted By: luna
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 10:35am
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Gah ... yep, know the feeling. DH has been stressing a bit lately about it all, which in turn makes me stressed. But I have utter faith we'll be fine - something always seems to work out.
Am hoping he'll get a payrise, which will be back-dated, but still waiting to hear - wish they'd hurry up so it can go in this month's pay! Oh yeah .. he gets paid monthly! ------------- Selina http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 1:09pm
| I figure as long as the kids have food, we have a roof over our head and power etc... then everything else just has to wait. Its just scary when you add up all the debt! We dont qualify for much family support in fact we would be better off financially if i didnt work but mentally i need the break. Maybe I'll win lotto this week, yeah right. |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 1:41pm
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Yeah Clare, it was a real surprise to be eligible for it for us too!
------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 2:18pm
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I love money - I just wish it was more attracted to me.
As a former WINZ worker (sshhh), it is sometimes worth making an appointment with one of their non-beneficiary case managers just to pick their brains for half an hour over what is available. They often know about extra assistance through IRD and all sorts of other places. ------------- |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 2:37pm
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Because I'm self employed a lot of my income is written off as expenses which means we do qualify for a bit of FS and an AS which is good, every little bit helps. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 4:59pm
ahhh robyn me too! if only i could afford a ticket
i just wish DH and I had a mortage instead of paying someone elses  oh well, i'm sure we'll get one before i'm 50 ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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my2angels wrote:Posted By: james
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 5:47pm
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i hear ya ladys i stuggle every week with money but asong as james is happy and so what if i have to layby his clothes or not buy any for me or live with me parents till i can afford to live alone ok i relly hate being poor ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 08 December 2006 at 11:05pm
They're not *that* appealing surely I consider that the 'M' word !! ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 09 December 2006 at 7:02am
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Grr - mortgages!!!
One of main reasons I'm heading back to work just 6 weeks after bubs is born - otherwise we won't be able to afford to pay for the house and live at the same time!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 December 2006 at 8:07am
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Gosh, you people and your "wanting to live" AND have a roof over your head! fussy!!
I hate living week to week. I wish we cvould win big wednesday....funny after that $10million went, they were advertising $2 million. Lewis and i were both, "huh, poxy $2 million, thats not enough"...then later realised what we had said! Hey, $20 would be pretty good. Course, people don't tend to win things unless they buy tickets.. ALTHOUGH, according to my email, i have won $20,million euros in a Nigerian Lottery I didn't buy tickets for. i must keep it a secret however, and send them $100 to pay for the taxes. sounds reasonable.... |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 09 December 2006 at 8:30am
That exactly how I feel too Rach those supermarket wages our hubby's earn are just not enough tho aye. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 December 2006 at 11:05am
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It's a tough one, we always want more! But when I think about it, we just lived off Student Allowance and FS for 3 years with only a little part-time income on the side, and it was really tough. But we learned how to budget and now, even though DH gets not much more than minimum wage AND is on-call (so if there's no work one day he doesn't get paid) we are actually doing pretty well. But it sure takes guts to decide to live within that and stay home and give myself to my kids instead of going out to work all for a bit more cash. ------------- |