Am i wired????
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Topic: Am i wired????
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Subject: Am i wired????
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:06pm
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I was just talking to my sister in law and she still can't believe we still do not have a visa card a year ago i payed it off and than canceled it as i was sick of paying it off and buying things we don't need. Every now and then i wish i do but don't miss the repayment means my kids are in famrers clothes and warehouse but they don't mind at all and they don't have every toy out but least we are debt free Am i the only one that doesn't have one? -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:08pm
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Nope, I don't have one. If I ever need to pay for something by CC I transfer the cash to my parents and use theirs. I've been meaning to get a Debitplus card from Westpac (like a CC but you can only use available funds) for a while but haven't gotten around to it yet. -------------  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: AnnC
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:09pm
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Don;t be silly (in a nice way)
Thats great you don't have a visa card. AS you say at least you don't have the debt that too many times goes with a visa card. wish I had as much willpower as you have. And as for the farmers and warehouse clothes theres nothing wrong with that. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:20pm
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I hate debts. My motto is "If you dont have the money, you cant spend it" Excluding my mortgage(but that is different)its more like a compulsory savings that i can afford. Im not very materialistic & am sometimes called a scrooge..
Oh yea, no your not weird, unless i am too??!? I dont have a credit card either. ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:24pm
I am disgustingly materialistic (the Rampant Consumerism thread is evidence of that!) so if I had a credit card I could get into so much trouble. Without one, I can only spend as much as I can afford, so the kids only get Patch clothes when I've got a bit of spare $$$, otherwise they freeze 
Maya never had anything from Patch til she was about three, lived in Warehouse/T and T clothing and it sure never did her any harm! ------------- 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: Konagirl
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:26pm
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I don't have one - I'm not very good with money!
DP has one so we use that for online stuff - flights mainly. Sometimes I miss having it but that's only when I want to buy something to cheer me up or something like that. So I don't really need it! ------------- Angel babies Mar '04, Oct '08 and Sep '09. |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:27pm
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We have too many and they are maxed. We're working to pay them off and cancel them!
I say good on ya! I am so jealous!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:32pm
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Thanks guys feel better now im like you glow and i have family members who call me Mrs Scrooge because Kalem earns his pocket money and buys most of his toys but hes a out doors kid so it doesn't bother him to much and maddy just loves any thing out the plastics draw and the experensive toys that family members bought her for her birthday are hardly used. -------------
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:39pm
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We have a credit card, but mainly for online stuff. am thinking of paying it off and having one of those debit cards that Emma mentioned. Our kids have clothes and toys galore - i have bought...maybe 10% of them. They are only grandkids on my side and only great-grand kids too, so spoilt rotten. hey live in warehouse and farmers clothes - and usually don't look too bad. My one expensive items are osh kosh overalls - they are fabulous and wash so well - but got them for $10 a pair from an outlet store in japan. we are frugal - pretty much cause we have to be. Also, I don't think we need to be spending all our free cash on stuff like that.
we DO have debts like HPS, but only have 2 max at a time, and both are under $12 a week. and one is for the washing machine cause our other blew u. no hp no washing machine. |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:50pm
hehe Ellen- Brae uses the end of a old paint roller & bits of chalk for his gun & bullets & has rolled up news paper as his squash racquet. Amazing imagination when it comes to junk eh? We frequent the op shops and recycle centre & its good we live in a small rural town so its OK to wear gumboots & old knitted pants to town. I do enjoy the odd luxury but feel better with my $ in the bank ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 9:54pm
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we have credit cards...and the debt that goes with them...if you ever miss them let me know and Ill give you a months worth to pay off mine if you like LMAO....
def nothing wrong with Farmers and Warehouse....we have heaps from there and most of our PP came from the Otaki outlet....altho people think she has the most expensive wardrobe around it cost very little in reality! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 10:01pm
Hi Ellen, we don't have a VISA either. The only debt we have (other than mortgage) is a student loan which has just gone under $2,000 and we are saving hard to pay it off this year! We had to strict budget from early on (student income, then on-call income... first permanent job happened 2 months ago  ) but it hasn't harmed us. Perhaps we are better off than some because we have a strong appreciation for money but have also had to develop a LOT of self-control. Anyway I think what you are doing with Kaleb is excellent - teaching him about money while he is young and teachable also. We'll be doing something like that when our girls are older (Hannah is only just getting the idea of buying etc now).------------- |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 10:08pm
I firmly believe that kids don't need a lot of toys! We try to avoid buying Maddie too much and what we do get we try to limit to really good quality items that she will get a lot of use out of. As a result a lot of her stuff has come from family not from us. Maddie's favourite toys at the moment are pegs! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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EllenMumof2 wrote:Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 10:20pm
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We get given a whole heap of s/hand toys so I only buy toys for presents.... but I have bought a few educational books. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 July 2007 at 11:13pm
| We have a credit card but we still operate within our set budget(s) and don't use it for something unless we can pay it off within the month. TBH Erin has a lot of toys, but we are also very lucky in that a fair few have been gifted our bought cheaply / second hand - she is a big peg fan too ! |
Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:37am
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We have one, mainly to pay for things online, like the groceries each fornight.
But then each month when DH gets paid the grocery money gets put on the cc and it's paid off each month. That way we don't get charged the interest. I also have a farmers card for their card holder sales, again just pay it off when the bill comes. And the times where we have had a HP we've waited until the interest free ones come out! I'm a major scrouge!!! I definitely control the purse strings in our relationship!! DH wouldn't have a clue how much money is in our accounts!! But that's not to say we don't have debt. We have two mortgages (hopefully only one soon...........anyone want to buy a 2 bed unit?????? ) and I have a student loan that is the equivilant of a healthy deposit on a house!! Oh, and as of today, no job!!!! SO no income!!!!------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:21am
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Hehe when I read "am I wired?" in the subject line I thought this might be a thread about drinking too much coffee
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:38am
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You thought coffee, I thought something else!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:59am
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Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:50pm
lol thanks eveyone.by the way i am trying to cut down on coffee which im finding harder the more i get along with this pregancy as im so tired lately -------------
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:59pm
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I only just got my first credit card in my own name about a year ago. Until then I had had the second card of Rod's, but when he upgraded to a gold card, he decided I didn't need "more" temptation, as "it's a limit not a goal" THat said, though both cards, and the business card are all paid off in full each months, therefore no intrest. I'm a shocking spender, though, but I have to keep it in mind that the card has to be paid off each month.. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 2:46pm
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We have one but it is only used really for online buying and there isn't much of that.
We did used to stick everything on it then just pay it when it was due but then it got to be a hassle having to fork out so much money all at once. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:16pm
hahahaha I could soo see you needing to be told that!
I have a credit card that is currently got a bit of debt on it from having to pay to get car from Welly. I only generally use it for things like ferry/flights/online buying. It sat maxed out from trip to Fiji until the beginning of this year but I am doing my best to stop buying stuff... even cut it up. Doesn't help entirely as I can still order hell pizza with it! I just try and pay it off as soon as possible afterwards. I might start a whole new thread about money concerns tho as Tobin is a shocker! |