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Synbios
26-Oct-2003, 22:47
...and quite honestly, I'm stuck in two minds about presents. I mean, I'm working and earning, but I'm currently paying back two credit cards, plus on top of that I have the rest of a student loan and a graduate loan to pay back. Including interest, that's £8,000, and I think I've paid back £3,000 so far in the last year or so. I have to pay back about £1,000 on my credit cards but it's not exactly urgent, as the interest rates aren't a real problem. I end up with probably £50 a month left after all outgoings. I will merge the credits cards onto one, I have a £4,000 credit limit on that one anyway so I've got a fair distance to go but I'm not exactly going to spend it. It does alarm me that HSBC raised it to £2,000 earlier this year and have now just doubled it...

So, I should have some money for Christmas, but my problem is knowing what to buy for people. Same old story really. I mean, what do you buy for four siblings plus two parents, and friends on top of that, when you hardly speak to virtually any of them? :(

Ideas? :)

Hapless
26-Oct-2003, 22:49
Why don't you buy them some On Topic Science Fiction?

Synbios
26-Oct-2003, 22:50
Feck! Wrong forum!!! :D

Synbios
26-Oct-2003, 22:52
Ta for making me look a dumb shit Hap :)

Well... sci-fi... my family aren't interested... hmm...

I can't save myself :( wookie :(

Hapless
26-Oct-2003, 22:55
Te he.

Eja Cool8
26-Oct-2003, 23:03
Buy them all a really cheap reissued SciFi DVD 8)

Synbios
26-Oct-2003, 23:17
But they don't like sci-fi... not really, anyway... :P

Eja Cool8
27-Oct-2003, 00:47
C'mon you Muppet, I could just delete this, put some imagination & effort in! :P

Majestic
27-Oct-2003, 17:40
Ah leave it. Your probably going to get some crazy idea's in here anyway :E

I usually sabotage Boots for the loved ones on the female side. Buy a few scudbooks and last months FHM for the lads :)

/me wonders why the mobile phone book is empty..

Ravemeister
28-Oct-2003, 18:05
Hmmm.....
Credit card problems?
Debt?
Family and friends you hardly ever speak to?
Hmm...

My advice - Don't bother
Save the cash
Go and see Matrix Revolutions a couple of times
Sink a few beers
No problem

Majestic
28-Oct-2003, 18:35
Or diss the Matrix and have loads of beers ;)

Heartwork
28-Oct-2003, 22:27
get them a used hankie and tell them to FO?

Majestic
28-Oct-2003, 23:32
Hmm...that might work..

Eja Cool8
28-Oct-2003, 23:57
Synbios has seen fit to restart this topic in the Social Forum;


http://www.trickery.net/bb/viewtopic.php?t=965


Move along now 8)