are u a shop-aholic? and what do u spend on?

[puppylover]

I ask myself this question every month when I look at my bank statement - what the bloody hell do I spend it all on????
Short answer is "no idea" easy come easy go - that's me.......

That's what I'm like, I'm sure if I sat down and thought of all the money which we just 'waste' then it would scare me but then what's money for if it's not to spend

I dont even want to go down the road of how much I spend on ciggies, drink, fun and games, taxi's, mobile phone bills etc....

I think I would go into total shock .....

the way I look at is, if the bills and mortgage etc are paid, the cash is in the bank for holidays to Ibiza and other trips etc then lets have fun with what's left - lets face it - probably only got a good 10 years partying left in me before some body joint needs medical attention so plenty of time for saving the pennies when i cant play anymore.....

 

[Drew]

Nah, i'd imagine they spend big but rarely like myself.

Like Morbyd said, women tend to spend on lots of inexpensive things that add up i.e. things that we cannot understand why they need.

Then if you are a massive shopper you were really sexist in your comment

You are REALLY easily offended Silvia

I thought this thread was following quite a lighthearted theme.

Beside i didn't say i was a massive shopper, i said i buy big but rarely. How does that make me a big shopper?

 

[Barbie]

It's not a matter of worry... it's just having some control over your finances so that you can afford to do more things you want to do. Life's too short not to

I do do everything I want and more As I said for me life's too short to bother budgeting for this and that, as long as we can do what we want to do and we're not in any debt then why would I waste time doing sums on a calculator in an evening working out where this and that money is going

 

[Barbie]

I dont even want to go down the road of how much I spend on ciggies, drink, fun and games, taxi's, mobile phone bills etc....

We only have to see our mobile phone bills in Ibiza to see how much we waste money

 

[silvia]

Nah, i'd imagine they spend big but rarely like myself.

Like Morbyd said, women tend to spend on lots of inexpensive things that add up i.e. things that we cannot understand why they need.

Then if you are a massive shopper you were really sexist in your comment

You are REALLY easily offended Silvia

I thought this thread was following quite a lighthearted theme.

Why do you say I'm offended? Is it cos I added a rolling face? If so, how many times per day do you get offended on here cos you use them everyday.


I was pointing out a fact, that's all.

 

[Sez]

I only really keep an eye on our joint account just to make sure there's always enough to cover bills etc.
Personally I'm rubbish with money, my credit card bill is the stuff of nightmares

 

[Drew]

Nah, i'd imagine they spend big but rarely like myself.

Like Morbyd said, women tend to spend on lots of inexpensive things that add up i.e. things that we cannot understand why they need.

Then if you are a massive shopper you were really sexist in your comment

You are REALLY easily offended Silvia

I thought this thread was following quite a lighthearted theme.

Why do you say I'm offended? Is it cos I added a rolling face? If so, how many times per day do you get offended on here cos you use them everyday.


I was pointing out a fact, that's all.

Not the rolling eyes, your comment suggesting i was being sexist i.e. at attack on your gender.

 

[Morbyd]

I do do everything I want and more As I said for me life's too short to bother budgeting for this and that, as long as we can do what we want to do and we're not in any debt then why would I waste time doing sums on a calculator in an evening working out where this and that money is going

Good that you and Tom make enough money to afford to do everything in the world that you want to do, and to buy everything in the world that you want to buy, and never keep track of how much you're spending or have left in the bank.

Guess I'm not so lucky, seeing as we have a one-income household and lots of expenses. I don't sit all night with a calculator, mind you... 5 minutes of thought when I see my paycheck's shown up in the bank is usually sufficient.

 

[Barbie]

Good that you and Tom make enough money to afford to do everything in the world that you want to do, and to buy everything in the world that you want to buy, and never keep track of how much you're spending or have left in the bank.

Guess I'm not so lucky, seeing as we have a one-income household and lots of expenses. I don't sit all night with a calculator, mind you... 5 minutes of thought when I see my paycheck's shown up in the bank is usually sufficient.

I guess we've just been lucky

Why doesn't your wife work if you don't mind me asking?? I'm all for been a ladieee of leisure but if I have a few wks when I haven't been freelancing then I do feel a bit guilty that it's just Tom earning and I do try and be a domestic goddess round the home to make up for it

 

[silvia]

Not the rolling eyes, your comment suggesting i was being sexist i.e. at attack on your gender.

The comment was sexist Drew, and that's a fact. But I never suggested you were attacking, I knew it was a joke, and that's why I didn't say you are being sexist as a first answer.

Don't take it personally, but I find quite strange that guys who would never drop a racist joke find funny to drop a sexist joke. And again, it's not personal it's just something came to mind sometimes

 

[Morbyd]

Why doesn't your wife work if you don't mind me asking?? I'm all for been a ladieee of leisure but if I have a few wks when I haven't been freelancing then I do feel a bit guilty that it's just Tom earning and I do try and be a domestic goddess round the home to make up for it

Work permit issues. She's from Russia but lived in Kazakhstan in '91 so she's on a Kazakh passport.
(*waits for the lame obligatory Borat joke from someone*)

I work, I cook and I do my own laundry too. I know from comments earlier you ladies think I'm a nightmare husband but I'm actually a gem

 

[Scoobie]

I do try and be a domestic goddess round the home

I nearly choked on my water reading that. i'm having flashbacks to the 'what do I do with a pineapple' thead

 

[Drew]

Don't take it personally, but I find quite strange that guys who would never drop a racist joke find funny to drop a sexist joke. And again, it's not personal it's just something came to mind sometimes

Why? because sexism is dealt from both angles everyday without us even knowing. It's a fact of life that everyone excepts.

I've never been a 'sexist' person as in "the woman belongs in the kitchen etc" but there are differences in our behaviour that is sometimes interesting to observe/discuss.

Was anyone else offended? If so i apologise.

 

[Barbie]

Work permit issues. She's from Russia but lived in Kazakhstan in '91 so she's on a Kazakh passport.
(*waits for the lame obligatory Borat joke from someone*)

Ahh I see now, so if you leave Russia will she be eligible to work in other countries??

 

[Buckley]

Work permit issues. She's from Russia but lived in Kazakhstan in '91 so she's on a Kazakh passport.
(*waits for the lame obligatory Borat joke from someone*)

And even if she could unlock the wardrobe from the inside, the job centre's more than a £5 journey away, so no can do

 

[silvia]

Why? because sexism is dealt from both angles everyday without us even knowing. It's a fact of life that everyone excepts.

I've never been a 'sexist' person as in "the woman belongs in the kitchen etc" but there are differences in our behaviour that is sometimes interesting to observe/discuss.

Was anyone else offended? If so i apologise.

Do you read my previous commnet? Or shall I repeat in bold that I wasn't offended?

 

[Barbie]

I nearly choked on my water reading that. i'm having flashbacks to the 'what do I do with a pineapple' thead

Scoobie I've come on in leaps and bounds since those days, I'm even 'allowed' to use a wok now

I still don't know what to do with a pineapple tho

 

[silvia]

I nearly choked on my water reading that. i'm having flashbacks to the 'what do I do with a pineapple' thead

Spotlight Gold

 

[Drew]

Why? because sexism is dealt from both angles everyday without us even knowing. It's a fact of life that everyone excepts.

I've never been a 'sexist' person as in "the woman belongs in the kitchen etc" but there are differences in our behaviour that is sometimes interesting to observe/discuss.

Was anyone else offended? If so i apologise.

Do you read my previous commnet? Or shall I repeat in bold that I wasn't offended?

Zzzzzzzzz!

I read the words, but wasn't quite convinced.

The end.

 

[Buckley]

Why? because sexism is dealt from both angles everyday without us even knowing. It's a fact of life that everyone excepts.

I've never been a 'sexist' person as in "the woman belongs in the kitchen etc" but there are differences in our behaviour that is sometimes interesting to observe/discuss.

Was anyone else offended? If so i apologise.

Do you read my previous commnet? Or shall I repeat in bold that I wasn't offended?

Zzzzzzzzz!

I read the words, but wasn't quite convinced.

The end.

Stop flirting you two. Don't you know a man and woman can just be friends!