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EmeJay
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** Unpopular Opinion **
EmeJay
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Let's do this people!!!
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I get that by talking about it you might encourage people to do it too, but just the random "I did such a pay it forward thing today by paying the coffee of the next in line at Starbucks!!!!" it completely negates your good action.
Married August 2012. Me: 41 DH: 42
Daughter from previous marriage: 20
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Clomid cycles Nov. 2013 and Jan, Feb, and March 2014
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They're only fun to me if there is alcohol and they throw something.
Oh and if you shop at all today you are part of the problem.
Married September 2010
TTC August 2013
BFP #1 05/12/2014 - EDD 01/11/2015
Edit: I like cold slices turkey like sandwich meat.
I also don't participate in Black Friday
Not to mention retail employees often work thanksgiving anyway to set up for Black Friday... When do people think they transition from regular day Wednesday to Black Friday?! Spare me the faux outrage on the employees behalf while you're stuffing your gob at home.
If you use layaway, I'm judging you.
I work at a hospital and this is my first Thanksgiving off in 4 years, so yes certain people have to work I realize that. Most people get to pick which holidays they want to work. I don't think retail workers get to, everyone has to work this holiday.
Married September 2010
TTC August 2013
BFP #1 05/12/2014 - EDD 01/11/2015
Also, if you're moving your thanksgiving meal time to accommodate being at the stores by 8 pm, that is of your own free will and clearly you don't mind the earlier start time if you're first in line.
Like I said in my other response, the employees are there anyway.
Many of those working today are counting their blessings that they have a job and are getting paid overtime so they can worry just a little less about how the bills are getting paid or how they're going to make Christmas happen. In my family we do thanksgiving yesterday because some family members work. You adjust.
If you're a retail worker, you know what the hours are. Also at Target we had the choice of working thanksgiving or not, and it's like that at most places.
So everyone who this doesn't affect just get the stick out of your ass, cause its not that big of a deal.
/end rant
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Now in the world of perfect we would all get to have all holidays off, we just don't live in that world.
That being said I got most my shopping done just like I do every year on the computer while I spent Thanksgiving with my family today and it will all be delivered to me in a couple of weeks.
Yeah that is a terrible UO. As a child who grew up poor, this was the only way my single mother could even get us the 2-3 presents to open Christmas Day. She taught me to never go into credit card debt.
I judge parents who can't afford the huge ticket item gifts and keep a high CC debt because of it.
Yeah that is a terrible UO. As a child who grew up poor, this was the only way my single mother could even get us the 2-3 presents to open Christmas Day. She taught me to never go into credit card debt.
I judge parents who can't afford the huge ticket item gifts and keep a high CC debt because of it.
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Yeah, idk. It's not completely logical, I'll own that. It just seems like if you have to physically drive to a store to make payments on something, you can't afford to buy it. I don't see why you wouldn't just save the money in your own bank account and buy it when you have enough money. I feel the same way about people who drive from place to place to pay bills instead of mailing checks. Ain't nobody got time for that.
And feel free to disagree with my logic (like I said, I don't have a great reason for feeling that way), don't mistake it for me being rich/snobby/out-of-touch. I was 17 when my son was born, and we lived on my part-time retail salary for years while I was going through college. We were poor as fuck, I just still don't "get" lay away.
I judge parents who can't afford the huge ticket item gifts and keep a high CC debt because of it.
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Yeah, idk. It's not completely logical, I'll own that. It just seems like if you have to physically drive to a store to make payments on something, you can't afford to buy it. I don't see why you wouldn't just save the money in your own bank account and buy it when you have enough money. I feel the same way about people who drive from place to place to pay bills instead of mailing checks. Ain't nobody got time for that.
And feel free to disagree with my logic (like I said, I don't have a great reason for feeling that way), don't mistake it for me being rich/snobby/out-of-touch. I was 17 when my son was born, and we lived on my part-time retail salary for years while I was going through college. We were poor as fuck, I just still don't "get" lay away.
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Yeah I get that it's not something that everyone does, but I think that layaway helps a parent see a "goal" to put money too. I'm guilty of spending money I shouldn't that's in my checking, so if I know it's for a bill I'm less likely to spend it for other things. KWIM?
ETA: there is no interest in layaway and therefore is more resourceful than a credit card.
When I was little my mom took $2 out of our allowance every week to put in a Christmas club so I had about $100 every Christmas to buy gifts for everyone. It took me a few years of being on my own to realize why this was such a good idea. I now keep a separate savings just for Christmas that I put money in every month.
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100% this. I still fight with awful money habits cause of how my mom spent money. She also relied on layaway to give us Christmas each year. Learning good money habits early on is no joke, I've been with DH and his awesome money management skills for over 5 years now and it's still a fight.