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'I'm only not paying my bills because employers aren't paying me'

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 08:27

Am I being unreasonable to think 'why should I pay my bills to you, the employers of the world, when you aren't paying the employees of the world enough to pay their bills?

Its gets me so annoyed..the ONLY reason I am not paying my bills is because I don't have enough money. The reason I don't have enough money is I'm not paid enough, the reason I'm not paid enough is because we all used to borrow.. BECAUSE WE WERENT PAID ENOUGH .. And the only reasons employers could pay not enough was because we have been trained not to argue, with them, then borrow... Now it's all not working (again) why should I pay my bills...

Can't I just forward them to my crappy employers??

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elegantlygrey1 · 12/02/2016 11:26

It sounds like you are happy to screw over everyone, and you will be happy that the smaller ones get fucked over worse.

PurpleDaisies · 12/02/2016 11:27

So are you actually interested in getting out of debt or do you just want to rant? Hmm

elegantlygrey1 · 12/02/2016 11:29

I pay my bills that are due - all of them.

It sounds like you - YOU - are happy to see the small businesses utterly fucked

iminshock · 12/02/2016 11:29

I just wasted three minutes of my life on this shit

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 12/02/2016 11:30

It doesn't sound anything like that elegantlygrey

Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:35

It sounds like that to you elegantly grey, but I don't know why..is that your policy?

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:35

And why only small businesses?

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:36

Is it because small businesses are worse payers, or because they can't afford to pay endless debt collection?

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:42

Actually my rule is..

  1. Bills to small guys, shopkeepers, window cleaners, etc
  2. Mortgage
3.food 4.travel to work
  1. When leccy goes off and I need it to be on (darkness isn't always that bad)
  2. Social stuff < £10 a week
  3. Swimming
  4. Council tax (arrears)
9.council tax (current) 10. Banks 11. Credit card companies.

I rarely get to 8.

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:44

Anyway don't attack me! Answer the q!

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 11:47

But give me £10k, or pay me £21k a year and all would be paid.. Its a nobrainer surely?

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DownstairsMixUp · 12/02/2016 11:58

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Hillingdon · 12/02/2016 11:58

if you are still not earning £21k doing three jobs there is something you aren't telling.

Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 12:00

And purple, yes and no.. I want to have no debts, but can't for the life of me see why I should pay the people who have set things up so I can't afford to pay them, that's stupid.

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PurpleDaisies · 12/02/2016 12:01

downstairs a teaching salary starts at £22k.

elegantlygrey1 · 12/02/2016 12:01

I don't get the question.

You don't want to pay people. I get that. What are you asking?

PurpleDaisies · 12/02/2016 12:02

What did you buy on credit cards?

Stormtreader · 12/02/2016 12:04

If you are running out of electric, then you cant afford as much of the social stuff. Or swimming.
Youll get taken to prison if you dont pay council tax, its one of the few bills that that can still happen for.

PurpleDaisies · 12/02/2016 12:04

Posted too soon.
I want to have no debts, but can't for the life of me see why I should pay the people who have set things up so I can't afford to pay them, that's stupid.

If you have spent money on credit you need to pay it. I don't know what you mean by "setting things up so you can't afford to pay them". Have you talked to the credit card companies about an affordable repayment plan?

Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 12:04

A Porsche and loads of fags..Hmm

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chilipepper20 · 12/02/2016 12:04

OP has a mortgage. Perhaps it wasn't right to buy?

Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 12:05

And paid to change my citizenship to Roma , Syrian and Muslim..Hmm

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Lanark2 · 12/02/2016 12:06

Silly.. The mortgage is lower than the social housing rent..

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chilipepper20 · 12/02/2016 12:06

Can you rent out a room in your place?

Stormtreader · 12/02/2016 12:07

"Answer the q!"

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