I drive a banger. Well it's not a complete banger, because it gets me from A to B, and it does the job.
Anyway, recently I've decided I want to sell it and buy a better car, as I am pregnant and want a more reliable car to put 2 children in the back.
SIL has got wind of this and has asked me twice to "part exchange" it and get 3K to give to her, because she's going to get a new car by the end of the year and she can afford the montly repayments.... Somehow, I don't think this is fair or even legal! I mean we can't afford to buy a car on credit right now, so why would I give my car to her to sell and get 3K in return?
On top of this, my brother has taken a 15K loan out from my bank account which he repays every two months....AND he's borrowed 5K from me. This was over 2 years ago and I still haven't got it back yet, even though I asked about 2 months ago. OH, and the icing on the cake - they send their daughters to private schools, sent them on holiday to NYC over the summer and CONSTANTLY showed off about it to me about how much fun they had.
Now, I know some of you may say that I'm just jealous, but I'm not. I know what I can afford, and what I can't. I'm just pissed off that if they can afford all of the things above, then surely they can pay back the rest of the loan and give me my 5K back? I left my job last year, and we really need the money, with house repairs and obviously the new baby.
I don't understand, if I had borrowed that much money from someone I wouldn't have the audacity to show off infront of that person about things. Crappy poo and another thing - their birthdays are coming up next month, and I really can't afford to buy expensive presents......so what the hell am I supposed to do? Can someone please tell me some cheap present ideas for a 10 and 8 year old.
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MrBloomsNursery · 29/08/2011 15:07
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