Weddings are...
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That sort of cash could fund a lifetime of sitting under a palm tree on an exotic isle watching the tide roll in.
and that's guaranteed to be more enjoyable than marriage... ;)
jim
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That's just over $1000 per month. It's possible I suppose - depends what they calculated into the mix. 1/3 of groceries? I just know it's not additive if you have more than one child. 2 kids cost less than $2000 per month. I have 5 kids and I KNOW I'm not spending $5000/ month on them. The more kids you have the cheaper they become. - Also the older they get, the cheaper they are - Diapers and Formula cost more than buying a trumpet for your high-schooler.
Brent
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...expensive. Do you think I'll be able to un-propose?
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That's just over $1000 per month. It's possible I suppose - depends what they calculated into the mix. 1/3 of groceries? I just know it's not additive if you have more than one child. 2 kids cost less than $2000 per month. I have 5 kids and I KNOW I'm not spending $5000/ month on them. The more kids you have the cheaper they become. - Also the older they get, the cheaper they are - Diapers and Formula cost more than buying a trumpet for your high-schooler.
Brent
I have bothered to read the article, but I heard this reported on the radio yesterday. That report includec the tidbit that a major portion of the cost is for housing. Well, you have pay for that whether you have zero, twelve, or anywhere in between children. Seems like a misleading headline.
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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...expensive. Do you think I'll be able to un-propose?
"...great scott!" Dilbert: Aren't all meetings like this... Richard Dawkins: "What if you're wrong?"
1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
...expensive. Do you think I'll be able to un-propose?
If you have concerns about wedding cost, think twice then, think about divorce cost! :~ :~ :~ (Modified) Sorry, I hadn't seen Marc's similar post. :doh: (/Modified)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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£30k? You got no chance. I'm trying to persuade my daughter to elope; I keep leaving a ladder and a £50 note in her boyfriends car...
You should leave 2 tickets to Vegas and some wedding chapel brochures. It's less subtle, still only a fraction of the price and sorts out the honeymoon in one ;)
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Same here, except her ring was a tad lot more expensive. Otherwise she's a very frugal woman :D Planning a 10 year renewal in a few years, hopefully on a beach with all and sundry present.
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MidwestLimey wrote:
very frugal woman
What?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Do you think I'll be able to un-propose?
:laugh: I assure you, she (and probably your mum and her mum and any females in both families involved) would sacrifice you on the nearest make-shift altar. It'll become more gruesome the closer it is to the wedding. Still funny though :laugh: Here, in the Middle East, getting married is a back-breaker. I coughed up my life savings for: 1. a house (3 bedroom apartment) 2. the wedding (about 23,000 JOD not counting the miscellaneous expenses and the honeymoon) (that's just over 19,000 GBP) 3. the bridal gold set (this set me back 13,000 JOD alone) Its expensive, but if she's the one, its so worth it :)
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Here, in the Middle East, getting married is a back-breaker
how about those who do not have life savings? Do they stay single? (Or maybe wait for the next life, when they have savings from the former life...)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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I have bothered to read the article, but I heard this reported on the radio yesterday. That report includec the tidbit that a major portion of the cost is for housing. Well, you have pay for that whether you have zero, twelve, or anywhere in between children. Seems like a misleading headline.
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
Unless you're an idiot buying a house strictly as a status symbol as a single person/childless couple your house is almost certainly smaller than that of a parents house because you don't need as much space. Then factor in that since you have no direct use for an excellent school you don't need to pay extra for a location that offers one.
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
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Only the sound of my sacks falling on the floor. Poor attempt at humour. Sorry. :sigh:
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MidwestLimey wrote:
very frugal woman
What?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
There are such models. I never saw them personally but the rumor has it that they exists.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Only the sound of my sacks falling on the floor.
You have two sacks? :omg:
What? Your mom told you that the three is the normal number and everything with you is okay? :-D
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
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There are such models. I never saw them personally but the rumor has it that they exists.
The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
I think the rumor is based on creatures that once existed and now are an endangered species if not already extinct. :)
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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Unless you're an idiot buying a house strictly as a status symbol as a single person/childless couple your house is almost certainly smaller than that of a parents house because you don't need as much space. Then factor in that since you have no direct use for an excellent school you don't need to pay extra for a location that offers one.
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
I agree with that. Like I said, I haven't read the article so I don't know the details of how they arrived at the figure, but including housing seems like it could skew the figure drastically. One child in million dollar house, three kids in a 200K house, etc. I guess I'd have to check out the article to know, but I can't be bothered because I couldn't care less. :)
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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1.21 Gigawatts wrote:
Luckily, we are already living in sin together
I really, really hate that expression. Before I married, we lived together like man and wife. You know, no sex and lots of arguments. :-D The divorce solved the arguments bit anyway. :laugh:
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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
Here, in the Middle East, getting married is a back-breaker
how about those who do not have life savings? Do they stay single? (Or maybe wait for the next life, when they have savings from the former life...)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
Pierre Leclercq wrote:
they have savings from the former life
So you can take it with you?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
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Pierre Leclercq wrote:
they have savings from the former life
So you can take it with you?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere
:) Not if you are reincarnated into a beetle!
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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:) Not if you are reincarnated into a beetle!
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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No need to worry about that happening. Muslims don't reincarnate. :doh:
The European Way of War: Blow your own continent up. The American Way of War: Go over and help them.
:) (By the way how about wedding several wives?)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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:) (By the way how about wedding several wives?)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
Pierre Leclercq wrote:
wedding several wives
Concurrently or serially?
BDF People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous. -- Moliere