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No money and dp has brought a wii game for £130quid

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MrsParker · 15/04/2009 22:49

My dp has not had much work since before xmas. Say 4 weeks work max, he's self-employed. I work part-time at weekends.

We are in serious financial trouble, loads of debt, loans & credit cards that haven't been paid since before christmas.

Every month we've been struggling to get the mortgage money.

He applied for a credit card last week, for emergencies, he said. Then started going on about buying guitar hero game for wii for £130.

He's so selfish. I never have anything or the kids, but we've argued about buying it for days and today he ordered it off of amazon.

He hasn't had money to pay any child maintenance to his first ex since christmas, but he thinks he deserves the game!!!!

I'm so angry. We have a ds 1, i have a dd 5 and he has a ds 7.

How can he not work regulary but think this is ok?

Giving him the cold shoulder. But not sure how what to do? Nothing I say obviously matters.

Also when it arrives, he's going to sit on his arse playing it, giving him less incentive to get work, whilst we struggle to pay the bills & the creditors come after our home.

My car is breaking down, keeps overheating. can't afford to take kids on days out!! But all value food shopping. My dd can't have school dinners.

He is due a tax rebate soon, but he doesn't see my point that if we owe so much money £40k that and we're meant to be going on a 3 week holiday in october(his parents paying for flights), you just don't get luxuries!!!!

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RealityIsMyOnlyDelusion · 16/04/2009 10:02

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macdoodle · 16/04/2009 10:47

Reality I heart you

MrsParker · 16/04/2009 11:02

Its the whole rock band for quitar hero, so it really did cost £130, saw it on Amazon myself.

Asked him if he'll be sending it back, and he said no.

Could only afford £10 on our ds's 1st birthday present last month. The other two kids got a £20 present.

He's got no work, and no work coming up. Feel so trapped. He won't leave, and me and the kids have no place to go

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MrsParker · 16/04/2009 11:03

We've been to a CAB they can't help. Neither can a debt management company as no money left over after paying priority debts.

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noddyholder · 16/04/2009 11:07

He sounds horrendous totally irresponsible.He needs a short sharp shock If it was me i would ask for a trial seperation and start getting your finances in order as if you are going to be a single parent.He doesn't sound like anything less would work.You would have to be extremely tough and keep your cool to do this but I see no other way out.how will you pay this debt?

RealityIsMyOnlyDelusion · 16/04/2009 11:22

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LIZS · 16/04/2009 11:32

I'm surprised at CAB - at very least they could negotiate to prevent further interest accumulating on debts, but only if you both agree to stop spending and budget. He sounds irresponsible and of the "it's only another £130, nothing in the scheme of things" "live now, pay later (or never)" mentality. Has he always been like this ?

Did you both go along to the CAB appointment or is this what he has told you ? He may have to be seen to help himself, which it doesn't sound as if he will. Sooner or later it will come back on him, someone will issue a summons or bailiffs. and you may well be best off out of it.

lilacclaire · 16/04/2009 11:34

My DP started like this over a camper van, we were up to our eyes in debt at the time (not much changed there).

I sat him down and calmly told him that I could not be with someone so irresponsible as to want to get us into thousands of pounds more worth of debt whilst we were already in debt and with 2 children to support.

I didn't hear another peep about the camper van, but then I was serious I would have thrown him out and he knew it.

RealityIsMyOnlyDelusion · 16/04/2009 11:45

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CarGirl · 16/04/2009 19:01

Go see a solicitor and start divorce proceedings on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour.

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