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my ma just came back from US. during the trip she called back and i told her not to buy anything for me as i rather she save the money for my trip to mel.
then she came back with rubbish frm her trips.
handbags and loads of crap clothing for my sis and some clothes for me.
i mean my sis has loads of shoes,handbags,clothes etc.
her wardrobe is more compacted than mine.she already has so much handbags,dun mention abt clothes. why my mum still spend the money to buy another tiny 1, ard 50% of a laptop size yet costs a few hundred bucks ?
it cant even fit an DSLR and costs more than a nikkor lens. CRAP!
i mean she knows we aint rich yet she still buys all these crap. so i told her, since u have the money might as well u give me yr credit card or give me extra 2k for my trip ? so tht i can live like a king there ?
for more than 4yrs i dun dare to change a pencil bag and a sch bag because i was afraid of being scolded as a spendthrift and also recalled how my sis was scolded when she bought a bag.
i mean i spend much less and save more than my mum does. yet she always nag at me to save up save up etc.
honestly i feel unfair,why does she get away with spending crap so often yet when i spend extra a little i get scolded ?
like this i might as well take her credit card and buy a nikon DSLR for myself ? and a stockpile of leica lens ? ( each leica lens can cost thousands of dollars) -
i also always tell my mom to be more thrifty and not spend so much money on excess food like junk food e.g. popiah everyday... it's not like we don't have enough food at home
she's so fat already i keep telling her "all the more you should save the money you spend on food and not eat so much" but she just refuses to listen -
Dude, you can't depend on others to save money.
Sometimes you have to do it yourself. -
^5 mooku.Originally posted by MooKu:i also always tell my mom to be more thrifty and not spend so much money on excess food like junk food e.g. popiah everyday... it's not like we don't have enough food at home
she's so fat already i keep telling her "all the more you should save the money you spend on food and not eat so much" but she just refuses to listen
my mum damn funny...
4 persons in the family buy 5 persons.
or best.sometimes my dad not eating dinner..still buy 4 persons' share.
clowns.
when there are leftovers, she keeps in the fridge and digs it up mths later.
honestly i can culture the bacteria found on it liaoz.
she just cook and eat..later complain say she fat...crap..
clowns
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i mean the idea is not to save money but there is this irony present.Originally posted by Parka: Dude, you can't depend on others to save money.
Sometimes you have to do it yourself.
she spends money on crap and at the same time she is nagging at me to save...
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yahhh my mom always buys extras too!Originally posted by bismarck:^5 mooku.
my mum damn funny...
4 persons in the family buy 5 persons.
or best.sometimes my dad not eating dinner..still buy 4 persons' share.
clowns.
when there are leftovers, she keeps in the fridge and digs it up mths later.
honestly i can culture the bacteria found on it liaoz.
she just cook and eat..later complain say she fat...crap..
clowns
she'll cook alot for dinner as well, then make herself finish up the leftovers and complain we never eat enough and make her fat by having to finish the leftovers told her so many times she doesn't have to eat it if she doesn't want to.. sigh. -
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i have a feeling we have the same mumOriginally posted by MooKu:yahhh my mom always buys extras too!
she'll cook alot for dinner as well, then make herself finish up the leftovers and complain we never eat enough and make her fat by having to finish the leftovers told her so many times she doesn't have to eat it if she doesn't want to.. sigh.
exactly the same scenario
^5
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parents sometimes is kinda unreasonable 1.....they have their way...is only u try to figure out wad is their way is about......Originally posted by bismarck:i mean the idea is not to save money but there is this irony present.
she spends money on crap and at the same time she is nagging at me to save... -
maybe they know each other.Originally posted by bismarck:i have a feeling we have the same mum
exactly the same scenario
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lets drink maybe they're best friends. -
or worse....they are siblings ? oopsOriginally posted by MooKu:maybe they know each other. maybe they're best friends.
ask ard. do u have any relative whose son is in SP ?
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but what can you say when she says "its your dad's and my money, while you are spending our money, so we can spend in whatever way we want but you have to listen to us cos its OUR money."
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i kana tio tis question b4.....bo commentsOriginally posted by gasband:but what can you say when she says "its your dad's and my money, while you are spending our money, so we can spend in whatever way we want but you have to listen to us cos its OUR money." -
i dont like the sound of it but it's true gasband.quite damn true.Originally posted by gasband:but what can you say when she says "its your dad's and my money, while you are spending our money, so we can spend in whatever way we want but you have to listen to us cos its OUR money." -
I also dun like but i always kena when i was younger, now I am older, i kinda understood their point of view...not to say they are right (I still cannot udnerstand why my mum spend $1000 on a set of utensils and then leave it in the storeroom till today haha) but now I work liao I tend to see myself spending on what I like so maybe ur mum just using shopping to satisfy herself lah....she's an adult lah if she spend until the family no money then she is responsible lor hehe
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hey u all... dun condemn your own parents lei
especially in a public forum...
your very own family, ya know
and furthermore they DID raie u up didn't you???
i hope u said all those in a fit of anger... i know sumtimes they really zone out and seem like totally unreasonable to us... but they are still your parents!!! i mean would u go around bad mouthing your beloved gf to an acquaintance let alone a stranger?
calm down
well here i would say... they are acting a tad unreasonable... but at least she thought of you... ask u whether u want anything mah... even if u dun want... she still buy u stuff lei
but IMHO, if your parents can still go overseas and spend money quite freely, their financial situation should be quite sound... i mean they are adults and responsible for two kids welfare throughout their lifes... perhaps they are just ya know indulging in themselves.
perhaps, you can do try ASKING them for that leica lenses and stuff like that... and if they do know u love photography... they will prolly CONSIDER it at the very least or offer alternatives
finally, cool down man. parents are still ur parents after all ya? and its quite ungrateful to air their 'dirty linen' in public. what happens in the family... should stay at home. unless u were seeking advise here... which i didn't really think that was your motive
peace man
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why there is so much of this entitlement attitudeOriginally posted by gasband:but what can you say when she says "its your dad's and my money, while you are spending our money, so we can spend in whatever way we want but you have to listen to us cos its OUR money."
"hey u give me $$$ as allowance mah... so i spend lor"
"$$$ i deserve it mah... i top the class wat"
etc...
money should be earned. work for it. make your own money at the very least... then u will be viewed as financially responsible...
and yes... money can be earned at any age (of course within reasonable limits). i mean even a 2 year old child knows the difference between a $50 bill and a $100 bill, ya? -
Originally posted by bismarck:i mean the idea is not to save money but there is this irony present.
she spends money on crap and at the same time she is nagging at me to save... Those crap are precious in her eyes.
Ladies fall more easily to marketing gimmicks. Hahhaa. So next time do business must target women. -
Originally posted by bismarck:i have a feeling we have the same mum
exactly the same scenario
^5
lets drink Same mum here also.
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Originally posted by duotiga83:i kana tio tis question b4.....bo comments Parents say the darnest thing.
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honestly i think no one will be able to finace my hobby for photography lah.
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honestly i think no 1 will be able to finance my hobby for hobby kits and planes collection......Originally posted by bismarck:honestly i think no one will be able to finace my hobby for photography lah.
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when theres a will theres a way.Originally posted by bismarck:honestly i think no one will be able to finace my hobby for photography lah.
sian...
but i waited for 4 years until my dad gave me more $$$
im from a poor family