How much money can you spend in a week?
Mar 3rd 2006, 2:26 am
#31
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by thebears
What Type of car?
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Geez, If those were my expenses I'd be laughing 
I suspect you'r not gonna get much symathy here.All the same, enjoy your trips. BTW, can you adopt me plz, I need new bedroom furniture too?
Mar 3rd 2006, 2:29 am
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Sorrry 
What on earth; that's additional for a bedroom; would cost over 3 grand :scared: I think we should be told 
What on earth; that's additional for a bedroom; would cost over 3 grand :scared: I think we should be told I didn't spend that much on ALL 3 bedrooms in my house (including beds and wardrobes)
Mar 3rd 2006, 3:31 am
#33
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Sorrry What on earth; that's additional for a bedroom; would cost over 3 grand :scared: I think we should be told
What on earth; that's additional for a bedroom; would cost over 3 grand :scared: I think we should be told Mattress 620
Side Tables 180
Chest of Drawers 700
Stand Alone Closet 800
(English Oak)
Built to last - so she can take it with her.
Mar 3rd 2006, 3:33 am
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by thebears
What Type of car?
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloody Hell!!! thought our week was bad!!!
Obviously you HAVE to be loaded!! I know we couldnt afford the gold plated furniture you bought for your daughter, £3200!!!! Blimey!!:scared:
Please can I join the poor peoples section to!!! We have had to cancel our summer holiday to Butlins this year!! What a hard life!!
Hopefully the four week rekkie trip to Australia will make up for it!!
Mar 3rd 2006, 3:37 am
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by thebears
Bed (superking) 900
Mattress 620
Side Tables 180
Chest of Drawers 700
Stand Alone Closet 800
(English Oak)
Built to last - so she can take it with her.
Mattress 620
Side Tables 180
Chest of Drawers 700
Stand Alone Closet 800
(English Oak)
Built to last - so she can take it with her.
Wardrobes - £249 (2 double plus over bed unit)
Chest of drawers - £49
Kids rooms
Beds x 3 £199 each (again with matress)
Wardrobes (boys room) £149
Wardrobe (girls room) £149
Drawers x 2 £49 each
These would have had to last 10 plus years if we hadn't been moving. As it is they will all be sold either with the house or seperate.
We are not really that poor, but material stuff mean bugger all to us. You can't put a price on being happy.
Mar 3rd 2006, 5:57 am
#36
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by thebears
What Type of car?
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My bills this week:
Container/Shipment £3750
Flights/Accomodation Gatwick to Melbourne via Singapore & Malaysia £2306
Geneva Car Hire £500
Geneva Flights £350
Italy Trip £2500
Additional Furniture for daughters room £3200
Car hire Oz £500
Short Term Apartments £3000
Hotels UK £620
Hotels Oz £350
Nursery UK £1100
Nursery Oz £600
I'm getting depressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 3rd 2006, 9:16 am
#37
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
All that and you're flying economy.
God its a shame isn't it, hopefully they'll get their flights upgraded
Mar 3rd 2006, 9:39 am
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
God its a shame isn't it, hopefully they'll get their flights upgraded
Mar 3rd 2006, 5:46 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
All that and you're flying economy.
Originally Posted by thebears
We flew business class while our daughter and nanny flew economy. On the occasional visit back to see how she was the lights were dimmed and apart from her watching Nemo about 7 times she slept quite well.
Last edited by NickyC; Mar 3rd 2006 at 5:50 pm.
Mar 3rd 2006, 8:05 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by nickyc
Think you'll find they usually fly business class - only their child (plus nanny, of course) flies down the back! But it's OK because they visit her occasionally....
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
They were all on the same flight as they had returned home for some business and thought they would treat the parents and take them back to Hong Kong with them for a stay.
When they all boarded the plane, the parents were seated in economy with SIL looking after them, hubby was up front in a minimum of Business Class, not sure which class but it was definately up front as he is one of the top dogs at a very famous cosmetics company, so they will have paid.
Thing is, they have treated them before with flights to New York to stay in their Manhattan apartment, ok ya, ya ok,
same scenario, home for a visit then take the parents back with them. Only this time they all flew in Business Class, obviously on the Hong Kong flight he thought **** that for a Pimms, I'm up front. "Darling, be a good girl and look after your parents", what, what, what, what, top hole.
Mar 3rd 2006, 8:07 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by nickyc
Think you'll find they usually fly business class - only their child (plus nanny, of course) flies down the back! But it's OK because they visit her occasionally....
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
TJ
Mar 3rd 2006, 8:08 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by nickyc
Think you'll find they usually fly business class - only their child (plus nanny, of course) flies down the back! But it's OK because they visit her occasionally....
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...04#post3278404
Mar 3rd 2006, 8:23 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
NickyC, I have just read that link, he's having a laugh surely.
One Word:
ACCOUNTANT
Mar 3rd 2006, 8:25 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by WendyC
One Word:
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTANT
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:35 pm
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Re: How much money can you spend in a week?
Originally Posted by Margaret2
ffs, how much money have you got
