to think that some items/services are luxurious and you should not claim poverty whilst simultaneously watching sky and tapping around on the old broadband.

[QueenHerod]

I am getting peeved with hearing how awful their lives are now they have to cut back to eating smart price carrots in a tin etc meanwhile they are subscribed to things that I would not consider a necessity.

Like sky tv and broadband etc.

AIBU?

Butternut squash soup, bloody cheap, roasted with cumin and seasoned and then blitzed!!

Sky is such a waste.

We had it for a few weeks here because the landlord's still had some weeks on it before his subscription ran out.

It was okay. I liked the Living and home and cooking shows.

But it wasn't essential to us.

I use my broadband to work so it's expensed.

She's right though, Scottishmummy!
Not only that but you always then come back to answer any critics by telling them to chill or cool down.

I was on a couple of threads recently were you posted in the same vein. The one with the wife swap woman and the one about something the police did on some programme. Both on the same night IIRC. No need really and as Mrs Sh. says, far more unreasonable than either OP.

Flamebat I budget my food too but I find it's to have less waste rather than to keep my BB. As you say though if I couldn't pay my bills and have plenty of food/clothes for my family I would do away with it all in an instant!

Ta - wouldn't have thought of that cumin and BNSquash soup.mmmm

completely off-topic but myredcardigan made me think of this absolutely gorgeous grey cardi that Trinny is wearing on the cover of Good Housekeeping's Sept. issue.

drool!

as you were, ladies

Defending my broadband; I signed a 2 year contract last year, there are 10 months left to frun on it, if I cancelled it I'd still have to pay for it. Other people may be in the same boat.
Anyway, I am not one of the people pleeding poverty.

It's okay Mutt, stress ye not, I have already accepted responsibility for being unreasonable in my post of 20:00

Expat m'dear ya required in chat

I dont have sky tv and I dont pay for my broadband and yes I am skint.

I don't actually own a red cardi! Just chose the name after watching the les dennis episode of extras!

LOL the MyredCardi,shall i say it then or will i leave a ponderous pause,seeing i have a style

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mamadiva I'm not attacking anyone in particular, just the whole "I don't think heating/ food/ shoes/ skyTV/ fax machine/ broadband/ car etc etc. is necessary therefore anyone who has this instead of something I consider more essential is somehow morally defunct mindset.

I jsut find it so terribly vulgar as well as lacking in compassion, unempathetic, stupid, etc. etc.

I am sick of seeing threads like this on MN it is a constant diet of them in the last year or so. Vile. It really does me feel quite sick, seriously. It was a mindset like this that led to the poor laws and the means test. I jsut find it breathtakingly unedifying and I wish that people were a bit more inhibited about showing how mean and vulgar they are. Like rage, a bit more keeping it to yourself in public would be in order imo.

I am poor. Im on benefits and we do have to be carefull with money.

however I use the internet daily and it actually saves me more each month than it costs.
i get the telephone at a reduced rate because i have broadband and the Tv package is also reduced because of it.

If the bill comes in and i can't find teh money to pay it then we get disconnected.
most months we havea few days where we are cut off as i have to prioritise and frankly internet is not at the top.

BUT as a single mum who had to move 70 miles from all her friends the internet is my only company once the Dc's are in bed. to me it really is a lifeline.

Simple solution, QueenHerod- feed them tinned carrots!

Queenherod do not fret my friend LOL. You know what MN is like a grudge for about 2 minutes LOL.

We all have our moments were we get pissed off about something and come onto here to vent to get a blardy good bollocking! PSML.

I used to get it all the time everyone HATED me so had to namechange hmm... now I have you thinking. LOL.

MRC- quite a wee tab on my posts i cant recall yours.i switch off and switch off

how curious to recall someone else posts so much you are compelled to bring them up on another thread?

apologies if i impacted upon you, on an anonymous discussion board

Personally, I never rise to anything but you are often a norty poster.

only read bits

don't claim to be poor atm but likely to be next year

the only income we will is from dh's part time ebay shop- and, as a sahm and registered carer for 2 sn kids, its also often the only company I ger- 1 summer I didnt speak to an adult face to face (bar dh) for 6 weeks- mn is my sanity!

now sky is a whole different ballgame but then I dont have it and dont want it

most large shops like Woolie's or even supermarkets will actually have an aisle of merchandise dedicated to filling stockings, so look out for those.

does everyone wrap EVERY filler gift, or just put them in there?

sorry, that's the second time today i've posted on the wrong thread instead of hte Christmas topic.

i'm just so chuffed about Xmas .

agree with op

Last night on THE MEDIUM - they were pleading poverty and dp kept shouting at the screen sell your SUV

anyhow thats enough of me in the naughty cormer never had tinned carrotts,have seen tinned onions

OMG tinned onion how hard is it to chop an onion?

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No not on me,I don't give a shit TBH. I can take it as I give it out. I just noticed you're a wee bit cruel to poor unsuspecting OPs spouting outrage. So when Mrs Sh mentioned it, I remembered the threads. DH is Scottish so I remember your name.