to wonder what the fuck to do now? (Immediate financial problem)

[Margaritte]

We are on a very tight budget for the next couple of months. We know this, and have got advice from StepChange & I posted a thread on here for recipe /shopping advice.

However, today our card declined trying to pay for £22 or so worth of shopping. We were not expecting that, and now I am very worried and starting to panic

We have some food in for dinners. No packed lunch food though, for ds1 & 2 and dh. We have no milk (well, enough for a bottle tonight for dd) and are down to 3 nappies.

Payday isn't until end of next week, so have to do something until then.

[santa]

This is weirder than a weird thing on world weird day.

I also hope things improve for you OP.

I wish you all the best OP and hope things are a lot better now

I think I would cry if I was broke and had PND and was given a list like those posted by sadwidow. It would seem overwhelming to be given so many things to do.

Maybe sadwidow is grieving ?

It comes across as quite controlling behaviour from sadwidow... Early in the thread she name checks someone guilt trips them for not buying margaritte's air fryer

*and

It's all very weird

Agree sadwidow is ridiculously over invested. It's also a bit disturbing that the OP is claiming she has never received any of the 15kg weekly parcels that she's allegedly sending. Something's not right here.

This thread was started when Margaritte was in a financial emergency and Mumsnetters kindly came to the rescue with food deliveries, tons of nappies etc as a stop gap until M's husband got paid.

What bothers me is the food deliveries etc have not stopped since and more stuff is being given and requested (christmas meal, tree and decorations). At this stage M must have tons of nappies (one poster alone sent 300) yet they are still being accepted.

I do believe M is geniuine and I think Sad Widows heart is in the right place but I am surprised this has been allowed to run and run.

I think there is certainly one and probably two vulnerable posters at the centre of all this and the kindest thing would be to let MNHQ sort it out.

I don't get the impression that posters are doubting that Margaritte is genuine but I think she must realise that even though she has not requested tangible help (food deliveries, vouchers etc) that her threads (eg her Xmas threads for this years and last year) result in her getting offers of 'help'
There are a lot of kind MN'ers who go out there way to send money or goods if someone says they are skint especially when there are kids involved so although Margaritte isn't actually asking the end result is the same.

Last Christmas too?

Sending huge parcels each week? I think this is a case where the only advice can be step away from the laptop. Way too invested.

The parcels are sent monthly. Not weekly. Its very clearly stated in the post a few pages back.

It's also a bit disturbing that the OP is claiming she has never received any of the 15kg weekly parcels that she's allegedly sending.

The parcels are being sent monthly so its no surprise the OP isn't receiving them weekly.

There's no need to be so pendantic Sansoora. Weekly or monthly, a 15kg parcel is pretty noticeable. The OP claims she hasn't received any. I think more than sadwidow is over invested here

...or even pedantic

Yes, SagaNorens, last year too.

here it is

Pedantic

I agree with your opinion that SW is way over invested but if someone is going to be pulled up on her actions they should at least be pulled up on them based on posts being read and repeated factually.

How someone was able to read 'monthly' and change it to 'weekly' is beyond me though I do suspect its was done to make a post all the more juicy.

Margaritte can you confirm you have not received any of the parcels SW is sending you monthly?

Or have you been receiving them and its been misunderstood on the thread?

thank you

Lol, you're probably right Sansoora. I didn't read the full thread and only saw "weekly" in my defence

I remember when my granny first came across "pedantic' as a crossword clue. It set her off on a mission to use it everyday in some way for the rest of her life.

Its why I laughed at you saying I was being pedantic.

Pedantically I'm going to point out that I said you were pendantic...I'll get me coat, think I've taken this too far