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To think I am a complete idiot?

217 replies

pinkchoctruffle · 08/08/2015 10:13

DH's birthday is in September and I booked a trip away for us in Cornwall for four nights.

I booked the flights and then the hotel through a website which said I could book now and pay later but I obviously didn't read the fine print very closely and the money has all gone out.

I now have NO money until Friday.

Sigh. And I know, I know, it's my fault, but ...

OP posts:
EvansOvalPiesYumYum · 08/08/2015 16:37

From the OP: I now have NO money until Friday

I read that as OP has NO money until Friday.
It is like being in the twilight zone on here sometimes.
I'm off to more interesting things

pinktrufflechoc · 08/08/2015 16:37

Not sure why the belligerence evans - I read it the same way regina did; that you misinterpreted my 'he isn't going' to mean DH when I meant DS.

nemo81 · 08/08/2015 16:41

Can you tell your husband you've had a couple of unexpected direct debits out of your account so need access to the joint account? Or say you have lost your cash card and while you wait for the new one can you use money from the joint account?

EvansOvalPiesYumYum · 08/08/2015 16:41

No belligerence, PinkTruffle - simple misinterpretations from your posts, one of which I have already apologised for! Thanks anyway Hmm

Enjoy your trip

pinktrufflechoc · 08/08/2015 16:42

I don't have any money until Friday Confused

I do not understand why you're getting so wound up.

AuntyMag10 · 08/08/2015 16:46

If you've got money in the joint account why don't you just use that to take your ds places?

MyPelvicFloorTrainsItself · 08/08/2015 16:49

To be fair, you do have money. It's just in a different account.

I would say I have lost my card and need a few quid out of it. If it's a joint account it is easy enough to do.

AuntyMag10 · 08/08/2015 16:51

I agree that your postings were misleading, you do have money.

Bingoismynamo · 08/08/2015 16:52

Op I understand where you were coming from but given that you do have enough money, just "borrow" from the joint account (tell your husband that you had to buy some stuff for DS maybe)

Nonnainglese · 08/08/2015 16:55

Weird joint account if you can't use it Hmm

Either you have money (joint account/own account) or you don't Confused

MrsDeVere · 08/08/2015 17:08

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Message withdrawn at poster's request.

travellinglighter · 08/08/2015 17:09

Happened to me with one website. I was organising a stag do with the idea that the people who shared rooms would pay on checkout. Did everything to confirm this, gave my credit card as security and they only went and charged £1600 to a card I never use as it has a horrendous interest rate on purchases but has a 0% rate on balances.

Managed to pay it off when the people attending coughed up but it still cost me a few quid.

gamerchick · 08/08/2015 17:14

So you're not skint? The way you were talking it sounded as if your kid was going to suffer.

Borrow some money from the joint account.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 08/08/2015 17:18

I don't actually have any money to physically get there, is the problem

But you do have money, presumably you can access the joint account to get into town.

TheCatsMother99 · 08/08/2015 17:19

Could you pretend you've lost your bank card for your account so you need to borrow from joint until it arrives (ie, Friday)? Then you keep trip a surprise & you get your loan till Friday.

WitchofScots · 08/08/2015 17:19

Blardy that money was mostly for the rest of the month really but I get a small amount every week. So I'll be ok on Friday. Just cross with myself!

So your DH gives you a small amount each week and you can't use the joint account? He doesn't sound like the sort of person I'd be booking a holiday for.

drudgetrudy · 08/08/2015 17:28

I have known people who have had absolutely no money for a week and were looking for change down the back of the sofa-and no money meant no money.
Thankfully you are not in that position. Either draw a bit out of the joint account without saying anything ,or if DH keeps very close tabs on it, tell him that you need £50 and ask no questions because the reason will become clear later.
If he actually says you can't have access to your own money you have a problem.
If he just mildly pulls his face-ignore.

pinktrufflechoc · 08/08/2015 17:31

If I was one of those people I wouldn't have posted about a holiday, would I?

Lately on here you can't reference ANYTHING without acidic comments about relative luxury and all that. I can't just withdraw funds from the joint account anyway; I don't have a bank card. I wasn't being misleading. But anyway I wasn't saying I was destitute I was just saying I was an idiot. I'm going to hide the thread now please - I just didn't say I was skint just that I have no money until Friday. Which is true.

woowoo22 · 08/08/2015 17:34

Hmm Confused

MyPelvicFloorTrainsItself · 08/08/2015 17:34

Why have the OP s posts not changed colour?

gamerchick · 08/08/2015 17:34

So it's not a joint account Confused

Having no money till Friday means skint. Get some money from your husband- job done.

BigRedBall · 08/08/2015 17:34

Hmm why aren't you allowed to access the joint account? Doesn't sound like a very nice set up...and you're spending money on holidays for your dh? Does he ever give you money in emergencies?

pinktrufflechoc · 08/08/2015 17:36

Because I name changed last night to post to a lady and I mixed up my name when I changed back. So I've got two - pinktrufflechoc and pinkchoctruffle but they are both me.

drudgetrudy · 08/08/2015 17:54

WOW!! Wasn't meaning to be "acidic"-your first post said NO (capital letters) money! Sorry!

woowoo22 · 08/08/2015 17:56

Why can't or won't you access the joint account? I still don't understand. Doesn't sound very useful if you have no access to it.

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