I'm FUMING

[Amy Jade]

I pay rent to live at home with my mum and step dad (£50 a month) which is totally fine, I have no issue with paying my way - but lately she's been talking about me paying for part of the bill for using the phone and the internet - I wasn't massively happy because I don't use the home phone ever and the Internet is a flat charge she would pay if I used it or not.

So tonight the woman across the road came with her new iPhone and my mum gave her our pass code for our internet and my step dad asked why and my mum said 'it reaches across the road so I let them use ours'.

I am so ****ing angry! she's pressuring me to pay for Internet because she thinks it's only fair I share the cost since I use it but she's letting people across the road use it for free??? WTF!

[GLENN BILL BB7]

Its stories like this that makes me think that people only have children to scab money of them lol

[Glenn.]

You should be paying for internet if you're using it though. As for letting the neighbours share the internet, its your mums house so she can let whoever she wants, use it. She does pay for it after all.

[Lostie!]

You should be paying for internet if you're using it though. As for letting the neighbours share the internet, its your mums house so she can let whoever she wants, use it. She does pay for it after all.

Then so should this neighbour too, surely?

[Denver]

My mum asked me to pay half the internet so i told her i wasnt that bothered and she should cancel it she soon backed down

[Glenn.]

Then so should this neighbour too, surely?

Like I said, its her mothers bill, so can let whoever she wants use it.

[Lostie!]

Like I said, its her mothers bill, so can let whoever she wants use it.

Yes but the principle of "If you're using it, you should pay for it" should apply to everyone or the entire stance loses it's point.

I'd be pretty insulted too if I, as someone who is already helping out with bills was expected to pay for something that some neighbour was being allowed to use free of charge.

This is a rare time I'm glad we barely speak to any of our neighbours. :laugh:

[Amy Jade]

You should be paying for internet if you're using it though. As for letting the neighbours share the internet, its your mums house so she can let whoever she wants, use it. She does pay for it after all.

I'm not AGAINST paying my share but she's talking about me paying half the total bill for the phone and internet, there's 5 people in the house and she's just said it to me, if I start paying I'm partly paying for loads of people I don't even like using it

[Jamie89]

Its stories like this that makes me think that people only have children to scab money of them lol

Lol!

I get what your saying AJ but on the other hand £50 a month is so cheap, you've still got a pretty good deal overall. I can't believe she's letting the woman across the road use your wifi though :joker: Maybe once you start paying for the wifi you can start demanding money off her, since you'll be part owner :smug: And then that will off-set the extra you're paying!

[Amy Jade]

Also just to point out I pay for my dog and horse myself, I buy most of my own food and I only have a part time job. I am still in college.

[Denver]

Oh i pay £50 a week

[Cherie]

I'm not AGAINST paying my share but she's talking about me paying half the total bill for the phone and internet, there's 5 people in the house and she's just said it to me, if I start paying I'm partly paying for loads of people I don't even like using it

What if the neighbour starts downloading loads of stuff and your internet goes on a go slow, what was your Mum thinking :worry:

[Glenn.]

I'm not AGAINST paying my share but she's talking about me paying half the total bill for the phone and internet, there's 5 people in the house and she's just said it to me, if I start paying I'm partly paying for loads of people I don't even like using it

I just cant see the problem tbh. Considering you only pay £50 a month towards the upkeep of the house. If it bothers you, tell you mother you don't mind paying as long as the neighbours aren't leeching off it.

[Amy Jade]

What if the neighbour starts downloading loads of stuff and your internet goes on a go slow, what was your Mum thinking :worry:

That's my issue too, if she has the password thing so does her husband and her three sons :(

[Smithy]

If you're only paying £50 a month you've got it pretty ****ing easy tbh :joker:

[Will.]

If you're only paying £50 a month you've got it pretty ****ing easy tbh :joker:

She's still in college though.

[Amy Jade]

Still in full time college, I work evenings on Fridays 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday in retail, so you can imagine my wages ain't great...she still gets CTC for me

[Will.]

Still in full time college, I work evenings on Fridays 8 hours on Saturday and Sunday in retail, so you can imagine my wages ain't great...she still gets CTC for me

are you over 18?

[Amy Jade]

are you over 18?

No, 17.

[Will.]

No, 17.

oh ok, hmm I don't think you should be paying bills just yet, bit harsh at that age. Should be focusing on your education and your part time job which I'm sure you are and saving for things, not worrying about bills and rent.

When I finally find a Saturday job my mum wants me to buy things for me like clothes and that sort of stuff.

[Amy Jade]

oh ok, hmm I don't think you should be paying bills just yet, bit harsh at that age. Should be focusing on your education and your part time job which I'm sure you are and saving for things, not worrying about bills and rent.

When I finally find a Saturday job my mum wants me to buy things for me like clothes and that sort of stuff.

I don't mind paying my bit at all I am more than willing but to pay for Internet she would have if I lived there or not annoys me knowing she's happy to let others use it for free...why not her daughter?

[Will.]

I don't mind paying my bit at all I am more than willing but to pay for Internet she would have if I lived there or not annoys me knowing she's happy to let others use it for free...why not her daughter?

yeah tbh, bit odd and unfair.

[Glenn.]

It will help you in the long run. When you have your own kids one day they will leech everything off of you.

[Amy Jade]

It will help you in the long run. When you have your own kids one day they will leech everything off of you.

I don't 'leech' off my mum

[Jamie89]

It will help you in the long run. When you have your own kids one day they will leech everything off of you.

It's a good point actually, like with your neighbour, your mum just probably thinks she's doing a nice thing (even though I think it's a bit much personally) but with you, she's probably just trying to teach you the value of things, and paying your way etc. She has that responsibility towards you, but not your neighbour. So her intentions probably aren't bad, because in her mind she might think she's helping you, even though it doesn't seem like it

[smudgie]

Surely if is against the law for neighbours to se your internet, all a bit silly, what if they download porn or even worse child porn?
As to you paying £50 a month, good on you AJ, you are still at college and your part time job could be for your treats and towards clothes.
I suppose really it is down to you and your mum to have a chat and come to some mutual agreement, good luck.

[Daniel-X]

I completely see your point Amy. I too would be really annoyed if my mum wanted to make me pay for Internet but was handing out the wifi passwords to the neighbours. You already pay your way as you stated. I would talk to her about it maybe tell her your not willing to pay your share of the internet bill if the neighbours have access?

[Glenn.]

I don't 'leech' off my mum

You pay £50 a month. At your age I paid quadruple that.

You wouldn't survive on your own, on £50 a month.

[Will.]

You pay £50 a month. At your age I paid quadruple that.

You wouldn't survive on your own, on £50 a month.

She's only 17, not 27 :laugh:

[Amy Jade]

You pay £50 a month. At your age I paid quadruple that.

You wouldn't survive on your own, on £50 a month.

I would be willing to pay more to live here, that's not the issue it's paying for something she gives to others for absolutely free but I figure your here just to bag on me anyway rather than be constructive.

[Glenn.]

I just think it's kinda bratty to be whinging about bills when you have it pretty good

[Daniel-X]

I just think it's kinda bratty to be whinging about bills when you have it pretty good

She's 17 and works part time at a retailing job. I don't get how Amy is being bratty in any way, shape or form.

[Glenn.]

I wouldn't dream of questioning my parents on bill matters.

[Cal.]

Would never slag my mam off for anything especially to people on this forum. She knows best!

[LukeB]

i'm sure you would say something if your neighbour or someone was using your internet for free while you have to pay for it..

[Cal.]

Maybe to my mam yes but I wouldn't invite a load of strangers online to join in with me to slag her off.

[LukeB]

Maybe to my mam yes but I wouldn't invite a load of strangers online to join in with me to slag her off.

no not you:laugh: it was directed at glenn

[Benjamin]

I could probably do with being put in private chat :laugh:

[Glenn.]

i'm sure you would say something if your neighbour or someone was using your internet for free while you have to pay for it..

Not if I'm only paying £50 a month I wouldn't. Call me old fashioned but I have some respect for my parents. They afterall put a roof over my head, fed and clothed me. I wouldn't moan about having to pay for internet regardless of who was using it.

[Amy Jade]

If you were paying £200 to your mum 10 years ago while in full time education and getting paid under minimum wage for 17 hours a week work then wow

[Glenn.]

If you were paying £200 to your mum 10 years ago while in full time education and getting paid under minimum wage for 17 hours a week work then wow

I wasn't in full time education 10yrs ago. I left school at 16 and walked straight into a job.

[Glenn.]

Also as Cal says, I wouldn't come online and let a bunch of strangers talk crap about my parents. Its so disrespectful

[Amy Jade]

I wasn't in full time education 10yrs ago. I left school at 16 and walked straight into a job.

I am trying to get the skills I need to do a nursing course, should I give that up so I can go full time in retail?

[Josy]

Amy can you try explaining to your mum that she should change the Internet password to stop your neighbour using it ASAP it's a terrible idea to allow that and the security risks are off putting enough before even thinking about what they will view online/download.

As for the money thing I think with you still being in college, only working part time hours and your mum still receiving ctc for you then asking you to pay out more is a bit too much, maybe you could talk to her more about it and see how it goes.

[Amy Jade]

Not really sagging her off but not shocked at the usual people reaching :laugh:

[Will.]

might be a bit personal,

but does your father pay maintanance for you to your mother?

[Glenn.]

I am trying to get the skills I need to do a nursing course, should I give that up so I can go full time in retail?

I don't think anyone moreso me, have implied you do that. I was merely correcting your assumption that I was still at school at 16.

[Amy Jade]

Amy can you try explaining to your mum that she should change the Internet password to stop your neighbour using it ASAP it's a terrible idea to allow that and the security risks are off putting enough before even thinking about what they will view online/download.

As for the money thing I think with you still being in college, only working part time hours and your mum still receiving ctc for you then asking you to pay out more is a bit too much, maybe you could talk to her more about it and see how it goes.

I will speak to her about it, I honestly don't mind paying more it's what she's asking me to pay for that's bothering me

But thank you for the thoughtful reply Josy I'll 100% talk to her about it

[LukeB]

Not if I'm only paying £50 a month I wouldn't. Call me old fashioned but I have some respect for my parents. They afterall put a roof over my head, fed and clothed me. I wouldn't moan about having to pay for internet regardless of who was using it.

£50 is reasonable for a 17 year old college student, i'm sure Amy respects her parents, she's just annoyed that she has to pay and the person who doesn't live there gets to use it for free. I think anyone else would be annoyed by that as well

[Josy]

Maybe to my mam yes but I wouldn't invite a load of strangers online to join in with me to slag her off.
Oh come on she isn't slagging her mum off at all she's just feeling a bit frustrated and wanted to talk to others about it, like many others on here do.

[Amy Jade]

might be a bit personal,

but does your father pay maintanance for you to your mother?

He used to pay but apparently he stopped a while ago, probably when he moved abroad.

[Lostie!]

Not if I'm only paying £50 a month I wouldn't. Call me old fashioned but I have some respect for my parents. They afterall put a roof over my head, fed and clothed me. I wouldn't moan about having to pay for internet regardless of who was using it.

Nothing in this thread even slightly suggests Amy doesn't have respect for her parents. :umm2:

[Will.]

He used to pay but apparently he stopped a while ago, probably when he moved abroad.

ah ok, I think my dads in like some contract agreement so he has to pay for my brother and I up until we're 18 or like got a full time job.

[Amy Jade]

I'm just putting it out there that I have a LOT of respect for my Mum, just because I am frustrated over something doesn't mean I am 'slagging' her off.

She was a single mum for years until she met my step dad and I pretty much grew up knowing what struggling really is when we lived in a council house and relied on my Nan and Grandad to let us sleep there on weekends because she couldn't afford to keep the heating on - I have a LOT of respect for her and she's one of the strongest people I know just because I question her reasoning on one subject doesn't mean I have no respect for her so people really shouldn't jump to conclusions from one topic.

[Glenn.]

Nothing in this thread even slightly suggests Amy doesn't have respect for her parents. :umm2:

Except coming onto public forum 'frustrated' because her mum has asked her to pay half of the internet.

But like I said in an earlier post, something that has conveniently been ignored because when I post, people nitpick. Once you start paying towards it, talk to your mum and tell her you're not comfortable paying for it, if the neighbours are leeching off of it. At the minute you don't have a say because, well, you don't contribute towards it.

[Lostie!]

Except coming onto public forum 'frustrated' because her mum has asked her to pay half of the internet
.

If everyone who ever took issue with their parents over something was deemed as having no respect for them then we'd all pretty much be in that boat I'd wager.

And I have very little doubt most people would be frustrated being expected to pay for something that people outside of the family are getting access to for free. It really doesn't sound that unreasonable. People need to stop acting like she's not contributing or pulling her weight whatsoever when she indeed is, and from the sounds of it a lot more than plenty of others her age might be.

[Glenn.]

If everyone who ever took issue with their parents over something was deemed as having no respect for them then we'd all pretty much be in that boat I'd wager.

And I have very little doubt most people would be frustrated being expected to pay for something that people outside of the family are getting access to for free. It really doesn't sound that unreasonable. People need to stop acting like she's not contributing or pulling her weight whatsoever when she indeed is, and from the sounds of it a lot more than plenty of others her age might be.

So the rest of my post was what? Unreasonable? You seem to have left my advice(that I posted on the first page I might add) out. She can't bitch and moan about something that she doesn't pay for. Once she starts, then its unreasonable.

[Amy Jade]

Which advice? telling me to shut up or calling me a leech?

[Glenn.]

Which advice? telling me to shut up or calling me a leech?

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showpost.php?p=8341651&postcount=13

that advice hun x

[Glenn.]

clockT

[Amy Jade]

clockT

Not really because your advice become pretty irrelevant when you started calling me a brat and a leech.

The only clocking I see is Lostie towards you tbh

[Glenn.]

Not really because your advice become pretty irrelevant when you started calling me a brat and a leech.

The only clocking I see is Lostie towards you tbh

My advice is no different to Josy's though.

And you do sound like a brat and you have been leeching off your mum since you were born. Every child does. No lies spotted.

[Lostie!]

clockT

And you wonder why your "advice" seems more like an opportunity for more digs than anything else? :unsure:

[erinp5]

Well you could always move out....good luck getting everything you have at the moment for 50 quid a month.

[Glenn.]

And you wonder why your "advice" seems more like an opportunity for more digs than anything else? :unsure:

Still advice all the same though. Just because you don't like the way I presented it, doesn't make it any less.

[Amy Jade]

And you wonder why your "advice" seems more like an opportunity for more digs than anything else? :unsure:

No need for me to reply really - and Glenn you say the forums really awful at the moment and dead, have you ever thought why that might be at all? people are SO judgemental on here and desperate to argue or have one up on other members it can become unpleasant to post here when you make a post and have to be called names and judged so harshly.

[Glenn.]

No need for me to reply really - and Glenn you say the forums really awful at the moment and dead, have you ever thought why that might be at all? people are SO judgemental on here and desperate to argue or have one up on other members it can become unpleasant to post here when you make a post and have to be called names and judged so harshly.

Its called reality. Welcome to real world, where adults have to pay for things.

[Samuel.]

I'd have been mad about this at 17. I think you're doing well with paying some rent, doing part time work and college at that age, that's more than your average teen for sure, so the situation does sound harsh. Obviously your mum can do what she likes, but that doesn't make it fair.

I wish I could give you advice but your mum holds all the power in this scenario and I don't know how easy it is to change her mind. Giving a neighbour your wifi sounds like a ridiculously stupid thing to do though, both for security risks and potential over-usage.

[Benjamin]

Its called reality. Welcome to real world, where adults have to pay for things.

She is 17 and at college. Give her a break. You'd think she was 30 and still living at home sponging off of her mum the way you carry on.

[Glenn.]

She may as well be. Its only internet.

[LukeB]

She is 17 and at college. Give her a break. You'd think she was 30 and still living at home sponging off of her mum the way you carry on.

exactly, At least she is doing something and paying her way. most people her age don't.

[Benjamin]

She may as well be. Its only internet.

Well her issue is not paying for the internet, her issue is paying for the internet while the neighbour (in a different house) can use it for free. If I was going to pay towards it I would want to know that they would not be using it.

[Glenn.]

But at the minute her mother can give the internet to whoever she wants she pays for it. Like I said on the first page, if she spoke to her mother about the arrangement it can be resolved.

[Benjamin]

But at the minute her mother can give the internet to whoever she wants she pays for it. Like I said on the first page, if she spoke to her mother about the arrangement it can be resolved.

But I still don't see how you can (or what gives you the right to) say she is leeching off of her mum or disprepecting her, when she clearly isn't.

[Glenn.]

But I still don't see how you can (or what gives you the right to) say she is leeching off of her mum or disprepecting her, when she clearly isn't.

All children leech off their parents. You don't slop out paying your way. Yeah she pays £50 a month and its more than most moron teenagers out there but that nowhere near covers the upkeep of a household so in a way she is kinda leeching off her mum.

We obviously have different views and values. I actually paid £60 a week when I first started working at 16 which mum then took down to £50 a week because I was giving her more money than she needed.

[Kizzy]

All children leech off their parents. You don't slop out paying your way. Yeah she pays £50 a month and its more than most moron teenagers out there but that nowhere near covers the upkeep of a household so in a way she is kinda leeching off her mum.

We obviously have different views and values. I actually paid £60 a week when I first started working at 16 which mum then took down to £50 a week because I was giving her more money than she needed.

Which is fine when you work full time, Amy doesn't, if she's a full time student her mother gets child benefit and CTC that means that taking that into consideration her mother has more from both combined than your mother got from you.
When she is qualified and has a decent job I'm sure there she will be contributing more to the household, as it stands as a parent I'd say that was sufficient.
Sharing your internet with neighbours is a silly idea, I'd say that's a fair gripe and not disrespectful at all.

[Benjamin]

All children leech off their parents. You don't slop out paying your way. Yeah she pays £50 a month and its more than most moron teenagers out there but that nowhere near covers the upkeep of a household so in a way she is kinda leeching off her mum.

We obviously have different views and values. I actually paid £60 a week when I first started working at 16 which mum then took down to £50 a week because I was giving her more money than she needed.

Well what you paid is your own circumstance, so I don't see why you are comparing what you paid to what she does. At that age I was working 3 jobs and not even living at home to fund myself to get to college but those were my circumstances.

Also it's not called leeching off of your parents as you so negatively put it. It's called being young and not able to fully fend for yourself quite yet.

And as for you saying whatever you want, your are the first to moan about it being unfriendly on here yet here you are (again) straight in to being a hypocrite.

[LukeB]

I don't get how Amy is leeching off her mum, she isn't relying on anyone from what I saw, she pays her way, she even stated she pays for her horse and dog(if she was leeching she would rely on people for that). She also said she pays for her food as well. She's at college who can't get a full time job because of the hours. I'm sure she would contribute more if she had a higher wage(full time work).

[Ammi]

...t'is the season to be worry..I don't know Amy, maybe your mum is feeling some financial stresses particularly atm with Christmas and the expense of it, so it's something that she's said to you without thinking your side of it so much..parents do that sometimes, the same way as their children do, we all act and react because of our stress levels etc...the good thing is that you're coming up to a time when you'll have some time away from work etc together, a more chilled and relaxed time, so you can both talk about it and you can explain how you contributing more would be such a struggle for you, with all of the other things that you're committed to financially..I know that she'll know that already when she thinks about it more deeply but could probably just be so worried, herself atm...I think when you both sit down and talk together, you'll figure it out but I think your reaction atm is one that many would have but obviously you both need to understand each other now, each one's financial pressure etc...and Christmas time/holiday time is a good time to do that....

...you can also explain why you think that giving the password to a neighbour is really not a good idea at all, children are often so much more internet etc savvy than their parents...I'm sure that she thought she was doing a kind thing and maybe for someone else who she felt may be struggling..?...sounds like a sweet and kind mum to me, even if it isn't such a clever idea...and I know that she has a sweet and lovely daughter as well so you two will figure it out together...:hug:...

[Mystic Mock]

Like I said, its her mothers bill, so can let whoever she wants use it.

No because if it's her Mother's bill then she should be the only one paying for it then.

The Mother can't have it both ways.

[Mystic Mock]

Its called reality. Welcome to real world, where adults have to pay for things.

Pay for things that they use and not some stranger next door.

[Babayaro.]

And you do sound like a brat and you have been leeching off your mum since you were born. Every child does. No lies spotted.

what a horrible thing to say

[Locke.]

I think 17 is too young to be paying any rent at all nevermind paying extra bills on top of it, especially if you are not working full time.

Time for you to pull the trick someone mentioned earlier in the thread and tell her you are fine with the internet being turned off, she'll probably just keep it on if she uses it.

[Niamh.]

Its stories like this that makes me think that people only have children to scab money of them lol

You seriously have no concept of how much it costs to raise a kid if you think people have children to profit from them :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

when you start working you start paying for your keep thats the way I was raised

[Lostie!]

when you start working you start paying for your keep thats the way I was raised

Which she has been doing, as has been stated numerous times.

[Niamh.]

I think 17 is too young to be paying any rent at all nevermind paying extra bills on top of it, especially if you are not working full time.

Time for you to pull the trick someone mentioned earlier in the thread and tell her you are fine with the internet being turned off, she'll probably just keep it on if she uses it.

and change the Password :smug:

But yeah, you pay for a horse, a dog, rent all with a 17 year olds part time job??? It must be a **** hot part time job

[Will.]

goodness me, give Amy a break. She is 17, not 27.

Most 17's are still at home and don't pay anything and have no plans of leaving home anytime soon, there still treating like minors by their parents.

Amy is doing a fantastic job at 17 with full time college and part time job, well above what most people her age are doing. Let's be real in 2015.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Which she has been doing, as has been stated numerous times.

i never said she hasnt been:shrug:

[kirklancaster]

I pay rent to live at home with my mum and step dad (£50 a month) which is totally fine, I have no issue with paying my way - but lately she's been talking about me paying for part of the bill for using the phone and the internet - I wasn't massively happy because I don't use the home phone ever and the Internet is a flat charge she would pay if I used it or not.

So tonight the woman across the road came with her new iPhone and my mum gave her our pass code for our internet and my step dad asked why and my mum said 'it reaches across the road so I let them use ours'.

I am so ****ing angry! she's pressuring me to pay for Internet because she thinks it's only fair I share the cost since I use it but she's letting people across the road use it for free??? WTF!

This is just my opinion as a parent with three grown kids now, having had them all at home with me.

Firstly, I do not know the mum's financial circumstances, but I do know that while £50 per week does not seem exhorbitant in todays economy, AJ is right to protest and feel aggrieved that she is being asked to contribute to internet services she says she barely uses when a stranger has been granted unlimited access to those services for free by AJ's mum.

'Charity' truly does 'begin at home' in this scenario.

If AJ wished to donate part of her hard earned 'disposable income' to a stranger, then it should be of her own free will, and I too would feel pissed if I was in her place and someone demanded extra from me to give to a stranger.

Sometimes parents can feel the financial 'pinch' - especially at this time of year - but if that is the case, then cost cutting should begin with the extraordinarily generous 'gift' made to the stranger across the road, otherwise, any pleas of being short of money will ring hollow.

[Jake.]

Doesn't seem fair really, fair enough a bit of keep but yeah it sounds like she's taking the mick

[Kazanne]

Can you not get a internet dongle the gives you your own internet,I am sure you can get them,they are like a pay as you go thing,maybe that would be a better option for you,then you wont need to use your moms.

[bots]

Without knowing family details, its not really for anyone to know what is right or wrong .... AJ may be an independent millionaire outside her job :laugh:

Families are all about give and take, if times are tough, and you can help, you should, because that's what families do, the neighbour thing is a bit of a red herring to me.

[Cherie]

Can you not get a internet dongle the gives you your own internet,I am sure you can get them,they are like a pay as you go thing,maybe that would be a better option for you,then you wont need to use your moms.

Good idea Kaz

[AnnieK]

You seriously have no concept of how much it xcosts to raise a kid if you think people have children to profit from them :laugh:
Lol....right. I am thinking of sending my 5 year old down the mines. Time that one stopped leeching and earned his kept :fist:

I started work at 17 and paid keep plus I had a sky box in my room so paid that extra part of the bill plus any phone calls....BUT....I worked a lot of hours and my parents paid everything else so it wasn't a major hit for me but if Amy is at college plus paying keep and for animals, that's a lot of her income gone I'm sure. Have a quiet word, and tell her your concerns, I'm sure she will understand then xx

[lostalex]

wow, your mom seems to have no concept of the internet. first of all, the more people using it, the slower it goes, second, what if the neighbor uses her wifi connection to download child porn, or commit credit card fraud of identity theft, the cops will blame your family. what is your mom thinking? tell her to change the password immediately.

[Mystic Mock]

when you start working you start paying for your keep thats the way I was raised

No offense LT but when you was born stuff like bills was a lot cheaper so you could afford to pay your share for it.

I know what it's like in this time as the only times that I can spend my money on anything that I want is on my Birthday and Christmas time.

Tbf I don't have a job like Amy Jade does so I'm even more sympathetic towards her as she's working for what exactly? Just to pay for strangers to use her family's Wifi?

[kirklancaster]

No offense LT but when you was born stuff like bills was a lot cheaper so you could afford to pay your share for it.

I know what it's like in this time as the only times that I can spend my money on anything that I want is on my Birthday and Christmas time.

Tbf I don't have a job like Amy Jade does so I'm even more sympathetic towards her as she's working for what exactly? Just to pay for strangers to use her family's Wifi?

Good post Mock.

[bots]

No offense LT but when you was born stuff like bills was a lot cheaper so you could afford to pay your share for it.

I know what it's like in this time as the only times that I can spend my money on anything that I want is on my Birthday and Christmas time.

Tbf I don't have a job like Amy Jade does so I'm even more sympathetic towards her as she's working for what exactly? Just to pay for strangers to use her family's Wifi?

and wages were much less too, so it comes to the same thing

[Mystic Mock]

and wages were much less too, so it comes to the same thing

We all know that the wages have not been upped enough to cope with the new standard of living.

Well that's for working class families anyway.

[bots]

We all know that the wages have not been upped enough to cope with the new standard of living.

Well that's for working class families anyway.

with respect Mock, wages were very low a few years ago, there was none of the minimum wage safety net then. I think saying things were better in the old days is a long, long way from the truth, and I'm speaking as someone who has been in a work environment for more than 30 years.

[Cherie]

No offense LT but when you was born stuff like bills was a lot cheaper so you could afford to pay your share for it.

I know what it's like in this time as the only times that I can spend my money on anything that I want is on my Birthday and Christmas time.

Tbf I don't have a job like Amy Jade does so I'm even more sympathetic towards her as she's working for what exactly? Just to pay for strangers to use her family's Wifi?

:omgno: when LT was young it was a bartering system I believe

[Jessica.]

It's very unsafe to throw a private home password around like that, especially if someone in your house makes purchases online etc.. I just wouldn't advise it.

I don't see why your mother would ask for you to contribute more if it's truly not in your means, maybe say that to her if she hasn't realised.

If you go to university(and still live there) you won't be able to do a full time job either, so you need to sort this out while you can.

(how much is the internet bill btw?)

[kirklancaster]

:omgno: when LT was young it was a bartering system I believe

:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

No offense LT but when you was born stuff like bills was a lot cheaper so you could afford to pay your share for it.

I know what it's like in this time as the only times that I can spend my money on anything that I want is on my Birthday and Christmas time.

Tbf I don't have a job like Amy Jade does so I'm even more sympathetic towards her as she's working for what exactly? Just to pay for strangers to use her family's Wifi?

:joker:

yes mock but wages were too (as has been pointed out) youngsters today have far more disposable income than those in the 70s



and Policemen were taller

[kirklancaster]

:joker:

yes mock but wages were too (as has been pointed out) youngsters today have far more disposable income than those in the 70s



and Policemen were taller

:laugh::laugh::laugh: (and bigger and older)