You have got to admit that you have never
been in this situation yourself.
What position are we specifically talking
about?
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lats
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 64 Location: New Zealand
Posted: 02-12-08 20:28pm
we also have the problem with people
abusing the welfare system here, so many
people are on welfare and dont need it and
a lot of times it works out better to stay
on benefits so many people dont even have
the motivation to get a job because they
find it so cruisy on welfare.
www.workandincome.govt.nz/
this is the place that
administers benefits in NZ and i admit
that a lot of people do need to be on a
benefit temporarily and definitely dont
enjoy being on it, so im not dissing the
geniuine people who receive benefits.
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lats
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 64 Location: New Zealand
Posted: 02-12-08 20:32pm
oh crap just read my post earlier that
said minimum salary is around 50,000 but i
meant to say AVERAGE salary is around
50,000
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softerxsin
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Location: ,
Posted: 02-12-08 21:05pm
my boyfriend owns his own flooring company
which is doing well and on top of that we
both own a clothing store which we dont
ever have to go to because we have someone
working for us for 7 dollars an hour even
though he is totally irresponsible and i
sometimes miss class so i can go to the
store and open it!! but other than that we
are doing good. and roberts dad just
inherited 432,000 dollars and he said he
will send us any money if we need it. i
geuss im one of the lucky ones.
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Ingi
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Posted: 02-12-08 21:14pm
softerxsin
wrote:
my boyfriend owns his own
flooring company which is doing well and
on top of that we both own a clothing
store which we dont ever have to go to
because we have someone working for us for
7 dollars an hour even though he is
totally irresponsible and i sometimes miss
class so i can go to the store and open
it!! but other than that we are doing
good. and roberts dad just inherited
432,000 dollars and he said he will send
us any money if we need it. i geuss im one
of the lucky
ones.
Wow, it sounds like you are lucky.
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Verizon-y
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Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3291
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Posted: 02-12-08 21:41pm
Ingi
wrote:
softerxsin
wrote:
my boyfriend owns his own
flooring company which is doing well and
on top of that we both own a clothing
store which we dont ever have to go to
because we have someone working for us for
7 dollars an hour even though he is
totally irresponsible and i sometimes miss
class so i can go to the store and open
it!! but other than that we are doing
good. and roberts dad just inherited
432,000 dollars and he said he will send
us any money if we need it. i geuss im one
of the lucky
ones.
Wow, it sounds like you are
lucky.
Some luck mixed with a lot of hard work,
it sounds like to me.
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softerxsin
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 133 Location: ,
Posted: 02-13-08 20:54pm
hard work yeah!!! when we were getting the
store started i was there 24/7 from 10a to
7p everyday with my puppy in the back and
she learned how to climb over the gate we
had blocking her off so she wouldnt get to
the front. so on top of dealing with
costumer i was chasing a puppy. no fun. i
remember one day the people next door got
robbed and it scared me so bad because the
guy that robbed them came into my store
before hand and was talking to me. thank
god it wasnt me though!
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Verizon-y
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Posted: 02-13-08 21:25pm
Yikes, that was a close one, how scary!
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october05_mommy
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 96 Location: Hartford City, Indiana, United States
Posted: 02-15-08 01:38am
I was 16 when we got pregnant w.our
daughter. I finished my sophomore year in
high school, & even got 2 mos. into my
Junior year before deciding to drop out. I
was 8 mos. pregnant. Since before I became
pregnant, I was also working part-time at
McDonalds, & had saved every dime
since (w.intentions of buying a car). So
between all my saved money, & my
boyfriend's job... we were able to buy
everything our daughter needed, &
more. We also received a TONN of gifts at
my baby shower. My parents, of course, did
& continue to do what most
grandparents do, SPOIL her w.love, new
clothes, toys, ect, ect. I had every
credit needed -plus more- since being in
high school, that dropping out after only
a trimester into my Junior year didn't
affect me, & going back, I would be a
Senior. SO I decided to put Jayden in
daycare, & I went back. Two mos. into
being back, Jayden ended up w.RSV &
was in the hospital for 10 days. Of
course, I was w.her EVERY SINGLE DAY. My
high school was going to expel me, &
b.c. that goes on your record (schooling),
I just dropped out, yet again. We decided
it was best that I just stay-at-home w.her
b.c daycare was doing more bad than good.
She has been more than perfect, w.this
decision. We are happy. We live in a nice
apartment, & are making it
wonderfully. He works full-time, & I
continue to stay-at-home w.our daughter. I
am now 19, & 8 mos. pregnant w.our
2nd, a precious baby boy. & I couldn't
ask for more. I did, however, get my GED.
I have dreams of someday going to college
to become a Nurse... but as for now, I'm
totally happy & content.
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Verizon-y
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Posted: 02-15-08 07:22am
october05_mommy, I'm glad things worked
out for all of you.
How old is your (bf? husband?)? What
does he do for work?
I'm glad you got your GED.
Before you got pregnant, what did you see
when you pictured your future? Did you
plan to go to college right after high
school? Did your friends go off to
college?
How did your parents handle all of this?
edited because I found many of the answers
in your profile:
Quote:
My boyfriend,
Terrence (22) & I (Krysti, 19) have
been together since October 18, 2003,
marking our 4th year together. We would
def. love to get married, but we dream of
a perfect wedding & are waiting until
we have the finances to make those dreams
come tru. I mean, it's only legal papers,
right!? The love we have can only be held
in our hearts, no matter how long we
wait.
When you say you would love to get
married, did your bf propose to you? Do
you guys consider yourselves to be
engaged?
