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so sick of being skint :(

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PinkTinsel · 16/11/2006 23:45

DP and I have been out of work for a long time, he lost his job when DD was 5 months (she's 21 months now) and I haven't worked since before Xmas last year. DP has applied for every job advertised and is listed with about 20 agencies but there's just no work. We have a 3 month old DS and have been broke since before I got pregnant with him.

We owe the landlord 1800 euros and he's been ringing again and the most I can pay him is 500 now and 500 in a couple of weeks. I can't stand having to dodge him like this but I just don't have any money for him.

But the absolute last straw is that I've just had to choose between buying nappies for DS or a DD having a Santa present and had to choose the nappies and I'm so bloody angry that anyone should have to make that choice.

I feel like I'm drowning. I want better than this for my babies

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Quootiepie · 16/11/2006 23:55

whats a Santa present?

((hugs))

Quootiepie · 16/11/2006 23:57

ive been there... absoloutly (sp?) no money, DH and I had to look in every drawer, every pocket, every bag for every penny so we could buy a loaf of 19p bread and some butter. Luckily, we are ontop of it all now - he has a job, not highly paid, but pays our bills Can I ask what type of work your DH is looking for?

Quootiepie · 16/11/2006 23:58

DP sorry.

SparklyGothKat · 17/11/2006 00:01

PT, (((hugs))) sorry to hear you are going through this. Have been there myself and its not nice or easy.

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:20

i feel so swamped all of the time and i'm sure my babies are picking up on it.

i'm so bloody snappy at dd and it kills me

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:22

quootie, we've been raiding the jars of pennies as well, and the back of the couch and the floor, lol.

i say lol but its not really funny, it's driving dp and me apart always squabbling over money

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cowmad · 17/11/2006 00:22

do you have twins pink?

Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:22

PT hun, whats a santa present?

Im sure your DP will find a job soon... my DH got a job as a baggage handler and it pays well, and they are crying out for them.

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:23

no, a 21 month old and a 3 month old.

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Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:23

Are you getting job seekers? If you are both unemployed, have you tried getting housing benefit to cover your rent etc? Im sure your entitled to it...

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:24

a present from santa quootie, sorry, i forget not to use irish expressions on here sometimes.

every spare penny from now til xmas has to go on rent so it looks like dd won't be getting anything from santa this year. luckily she's little and doesn't know any better but it still sucks

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Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:25

Have you registered for that present thing on soapbox's thread?

SparklyGothKat · 17/11/2006 00:27

I was going to nomanite you on Soapy's thread, but I saw you were already down.

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:27

we're on the dole and getting rent allowance.

we get 450 a week between them and 250 has to go straight back out on rent and car loan. that leaves us with 200 euros for food, cloths, petrol and bills for the week which just barely covers the basic food shop and 20 quid for the week for extra spends. problem is we fell behind on the rent when dd was born thanks to dp's job telling him he'd be paid for his paternity leave and then not doing so. we're constantly playing catch up

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:28

yeah, i figured i wasn't known enough to be nominated so i bit the bullet and asked myself.

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Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:30

thats awful. why didnt they pay him?

Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:30

Pink - I just emailed soapbox aswell

cowmad · 17/11/2006 00:30

have you tried one of those on line benefits calculator?im not sure if cab has it or the benefits advice agency
sorry its bad for you at the moment
try to be cheerfull for the kids.i understand this is hard but being grumpy with them will only upset you (and them) more.
chin up

Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:31

Wish you needed smaller nappy sizes, I seem to have tons (my mum bought in bulk!) but they are 4+

cowmad · 17/11/2006 00:32

dont you get chid benefit also?

cowmad · 17/11/2006 00:33

sorry...thats child benefit

SparklyGothKat · 17/11/2006 00:35

Am I right in thinking you are in Ireland PT?? Whats the benifit system like there?? Do you get Child Tax credit??

cowmad · 17/11/2006 00:36

this is not meant to be awfull but
have you tried sainsbuys or boots or other high street stores for vacancies?they seem to be taking on everywhere for christmas round here?

Quootiepie · 17/11/2006 00:36

Tax credit is based on wages... I think?

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PinkTinsel · 17/11/2006 00:36

nope, my big hefty boy has just grown into the same size as dd so the whloe theory of 'you don't need to buy more for the second with reuseables' is out the window, although i should still be grateful they're cheaper than disposables. and a lovely lady i bought from before gave me a load for dirt cheap.

bugger, dd's just woken up, gotta go. thanks for the support and words of kindness girls

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