She is absolutly broke, and I mean broke as in house close to being repossessed, piles of bills as high as anything, baliffs at door etc etc.
The situation will soon start to improve as she has just got a fulltime job, but it will be ages beofe they are anywhere near back to normal.
She has 2 kids and so far hasn't brought any xmas presents for them.
Anyhow, last week she mentions that they need to buy a tree as they threw last years away.
I had been thinking of buying a new tree, as although mine is in good condition, I really wanted a pre lit one to save me struggling with the lights on my own again.
So, I went and brought one and when she rang earlier, I asked her if she still needed a tree, she said yes and so I offered them mine.
She said 'oh well we wanted a 6ft one'. I said, 'it is 6ft'.
She then asks me what my new one is like, so I told her, and also told her how much it cost (£28), and she said, 'well we'd like to buy one so we might try and get a pre lit one like you'.
I said it was fine up to them, but the offer was there if they changed their minds.
I know it is their money, life etc, but fgs, why go and spend money on a tree when you cannot pay your mortgage, and you have been offered one for free.
I wouldn't even mind if she had it, used it for one year and then chucked it when they can afford new next year.