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    19 mos in UK...

    and i feel like 100 years older....



    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...

    in the philippines, you can have the time and no money...
    here, no time and no money...isnt that great?

    anyways, still should be grateful...
    here is not hot as it is in the phils tho...

    just want to vent
    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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    Why not send hubby out to do two jobs while you sit at home
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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Why not send hubby out to do two jobs while you sit at home
    good idea boss keith


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    just don't bother working, state will pay you
    just no sunshine or nice beach to lazy around on in the uk


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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    just don't bother working, state will pay you
    just no sunshine or nice beach to lazy around on in the uk
    We have the Sun it down here in Sunny London, we just pull the sky curtains when the mancs and scousers come down for a visit

    Thats why sometimes you see a bit of sunshine down here in the south on your visits the sky curtains blow out of place. Bonkers Boris and before him Red Ken then send out the specially trained pigeons in traflgar square to pull them back into place


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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    just don't bother working, state will pay you
    just no sunshine or nice beach to lazy around on in the uk
    but you need to have 9 kids and be on holiday every 6 mos !!!

    or be a suspect for terrorism for you to get £1k a month!!

    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Why not send hubby out to do two jobs while you sit at home

    How i wish!!
    but hubby will only give me £20 per week allowance ! if im lucky?
    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    How i wish!!
    but hubby will only give me £20 per week allowance ! if im lucky?
    aw £20 per week its terrible


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    I find to my shock and horror that there is a lot of month left, at the end of the money.....

    My fuel bill is in telephone numbers figures, my tax rebate has vanished into adjustments to the tax code....

    Help..............


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    [B]be cool mate... anywhere we go, it's all getting worse...at least, there in UK, there's lots of jobs, unlike here in Philippines. Though, UK is getting more expensive, if we work hard, then we will not starve,unlike in other countries, even how they wanted to work,but there's no available job.
    Like me and my husband, we really wanted to stay here in Philippines for good coz we already have our own little house that we don't worry for mortgage, we don't need to pay for council tax and TV license,etc... but we still need to go back to the UK to earn money, coz here in Philippines it's not as expensive as UK but we have no income here to sustain our daily expenses.especially the business here is getting crazy.
    lucky for those who are pensioners already, at least they will enjoy their pension if they will spend it here in Philippines than in UK.
    so for us that have no pension yet and no big savings, we have to accept and enjoy the expensive life in UK either we like it or not... no choice


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    How i wish!!
    but hubby will only give me £20 per week allowance ! if im lucky?
    you working 6days a week and end up no money and your hubby just give £20 allowance a week ,why you allowed your hubby to keep all your money thats your wages its alright sharing to pay the house bills but not all of your wages.....



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    Quote Originally Posted by vbkelly View Post
    you working 6days a week and end up no money and your hubby just give £20 allowance a week ,why you allowed your hubby to keep all your money thats your wages its alright sharing to pay the house bills but not all of your wages.....

    £20 a week Only if i am not working!

    Actually £20 a week allowance is too much for someone who gets free rent, free meals, free cuddles, free broadband and an extension holder of his credit card...not to mention all the expenses he paid for me to get here in UK ..and soon the ILR...which is £950....

    He is curious whats left in my bank account (which he says is always BIG secret ) but not interested in taking my money....I pay my bills myself...and his bills himself...
    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    and i feel like 100 years older....



    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...

    in the philippines, you can have the time and no money...
    here, no time and no money...isnt that great?

    anyways, still should be grateful...
    here is not hot as it is in the phils tho...

    just want to vent
    Luxury! I've been in the UK all my life. You wonder why us Brits just want to get out of here


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    Im afraid the grass is not always greener on the other side.Then the tax man cometh


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    Now u scared me Robeth the reason why until now i find hard myself decide to relocate, working too hard then u cant save any money


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    Quote Originally Posted by jedc143 View Post
    Now u scared me Robeth the reason why until now i find hard myself decide to relocate, working too hard then u cant save any money

    its alright Jed, i am reading a book at the moment of HOW TO GET RICH IN A LAZY WAY...will give you some info if im finish....

    only 2 ways:

    1. spend less
    2. earn more
    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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    I don't think many have money in the UK debt with the increases in living, and no extra income to cover it. Most folk are now 10% worse off than this time last year.....but at least infaltion is only around 3% eh....we're saved

    Gordon.....KISS HERE >>>
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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Gordon.....KISS HERE >>>
    Terrible boss,u really such that funny

    who is Gordon anyway ---


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    Quote Originally Posted by jedc143 View Post
    Terrible boss,u really such that funny

    who is Gordon anyway ---
    Jilted John from 1978 - Gordon is a Moron - http://www.metrolyrics.com/jilted-jo...lted-john.html (Jilted John is actually John Shuttleworth, him of Austin Ambassador)


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    Quote Originally Posted by jedc143 View Post
    Terrible boss,u really such that funny

    who is Gordon anyway ---
    Gordon "" Brown
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    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    Gordon "" Brown
    Someone is going to have fun with the life in the uk test


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    Quote Originally Posted by jedc143 View Post
    Terrible boss,u really such that funny

    who is Gordon anyway ---
    The bravest thing that men do is love women--Mort Sahl


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    and i feel like 100 years older....



    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...

    in the philippines, you can have the time and no money...
    here, no time and no money...isnt that great?

    anyways, still should be grateful...
    here is not hot as it is in the phils tho...

    just want to vent
    I understand what u said sis, but well we still have to be thankful for what we have at least here we can afford things eventhough they gone to the roof..Like you I am also working almost everyday now, and hubby and I decided how to share the expenses, so far its doing ok..

    Quote Originally Posted by Win2Win View Post
    I don't think many have money in the UK debt with the increases in living, and no extra income to cover it. Most folk are now 10% worse off than this time last year.....but at least infaltion is only around 3% eh....we're saved

    Gordon.....KISS HERE >>>



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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    and i feel like 100 years older....



    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...

    in the philippines, you can have the time and no money...
    here, no time and no money...isnt that great?

    anyways, still should be grateful...
    here is not hot as it is in the phils tho...

    just want to vent
    thats why my husband dont wanna go back there.. he love to stay in Philippines... but we need to go back there coz we're running out of food!


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post

    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...
    Welcome to the Western World!
    I`ll clue you in, if you dont have it figured out yet--Your chains are owned by the City of London and Wall Street. The gang bosses work out of Parliament and Washington DC.
    All you can do is try to make the best of it. Good luck to you!


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    Quote Originally Posted by USA View Post
    Welcome to the Western World!
    I`ll clue you in, if you dont have it figured out yet--Your chains are owned by the City of London and Wall Street. The gang bosses work out of Parliament and Washington DC.
    All you can do is try to make the best of it. Good luck to you!
    Very very true


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    Quote Originally Posted by robeth View Post
    and i feel like 100 years older....



    working 6 days a week and still end up with nothing...

    in the philippines, you can have the time and no money...
    here, no time and no money...isnt that great?

    anyways, still should be grateful...
    here is not hot as it is in the phils tho...

    just want to vent
    im sorry to hear ur not having a nice time,why are u working 6 days aweek and still no cash?


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    Quote Originally Posted by bornatbirth View Post
    im sorry to hear ur not having a nice time,why are u working 6 days aweek and still no cash?
    because of the high TAX. and the time you get your salary there is nothing left??


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    Quote Originally Posted by lizaphil View Post
    because of the high TAX. and the time you get your salary there is nothing left??
    But at least your medical care and social security back up if God forbd you needed either is there for free

    The Wife still looks for the cash desk when we leave hospital


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    Quote Originally Posted by lizaphil View Post
    because of the high TAX. and the time you get your salary there is nothing left??
    bec everything is so expensive and i share in paying the bills, and the more i work the higher the tax i pay.

    need to have 4 jobs i think and get paid in CASH!
    insanity- doing the same thing over and over again,expecting a different outcome...


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