Stop Giving Me Receipts!!
 

Is anyone else sick and tired of being given receipts for bloody everything you buy, no matter how small the purchase?

It's just bloody inconvenient, shopping in one hand, money in the other, trying to put the change in my wallet and there's a bloody receipt mixed up in there somewhere. Does my head right in, if I want a receipt I will ask for one thanks.

Rant Over

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No, every cent I spend I put into a spreadsheet to keep track of our expenses, so a receipt is always handy so I don't forget what I've spent.

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I find them useful to draw up a budget each month and make claims on warantees etc. I can claim back GST (VAT) on some things as well :thumbup:.

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I don't need to do that, I'm not VAT registered...... :p Therefore it's annoying.

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It's not for tax purposes, it's because my husband is a banker and likes to keep track of every cent we spend. You should do it, you'd be surprised how all those two dirham purchases can add up over the month. We've also discovered a few frauds on our credit card by ticking of our receipts each month.

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And I thought I was tighter than a ducks ass!:rofl:

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and he's not even a scotsman.....

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but what's the point of keeping track...I don't understand...

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It shows where and on what our money's being spent - husband has his own business and helps to show which of our expenses are business related etc. Helps with future budgeting too.

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It just makes you aware of your spending and gives you an overview of your financial future :).

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oh...that's so not me

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I just do that in my head, I set myself an allowance for the month and don't go over it, simple. If there are unexpected expenses then I have a debate with myself to see if I really need the said items, or dip into the emergency fund.

I certainly don't need to go through loads of receipts... Jeez, I have better things to do, like post trash on here.

Bison

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I would never have dreamed of being like it either, but have to keep the peace - live in a household full of people with OCD so just need to keep them happy. Gotta go help 10 year old with maths homework now - so not me either.

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Thats true in some ways but it doesn't actually tell you things like how much of your spending is on essential stuff (house, food, energy, miss charismatics shoes etc.) and hence fixed. Over half of my expenditure is on tat I don't really need.

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I'm impressed you can help him - it's all got a bit to difficult for me . . .

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I think he is English :p

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Not quite - he "used to be" in banking and finance until last year, but has chucked it in to join some mates here in Dubai and has had a total change.

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He pretends he's not, but really just hiding behind an aussie passport.

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I blame all these religious threads meself:)

Good luck to him and his mates for going for it.Most self made ppl are those brave enought to take that first step out on their own.

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Thanks Eva - certainly makes life interesting when you're living on the edge.

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'Mass debate'?

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I don't think I want to know where my money goes, it would terrify me, the amoubnt I spend on:

beer
jelly sweets
lunch
taxis
and other bits and pieces must come to bloody loads...

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Yeah, but at least you get the enjoyment of beer and jelly sweets - ours goes on ballet, cello lessons, singing lessons, tennis lessons, footy, school fees and all the clothing and accessories that go with that stuff. Bloody kids!!

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Waste of time.... you can't teach people to be talented, you've either got or it you haven't. You can coach them, but that's different.

I take it that a girl is doing these things, or do you have a budding Billy Elliot in the family?

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My son is def no Billy Elliot, though we did have dogs named Billie and Elliott. My girls are pretty good at what they do but still need technical coaching provided by professionals. At the school my eldest went to in Australia, a stringed instrument is compulsory in year 3 and she has carried on learning.

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Don't keep cash reciepts, but we try to put most things on credit card.

We always keep those receipts and cross reference monthly against the bill.

We have found lots of errors that would otherwise have gone unnoticed.

In fact a frightening amount