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Woman goes broke attending 20 weddings in 4 years
UK Sun ^ | April 16, 2018 | Jenny Francis

Posted on 04/17/2018 5:20:26 AM PDT by C19fan

“We’re engaged!” The phrase can cause excitement … or fear.

Once the joy wears off after hearing your pals are getting hitched, you realize your bank ­balance is about to take a massive hit.

Georgina Childs, 30, has had enough of forking out as a result of being a wedding guest…

The PR account manager from Essex, England, got herself into £2,000 (almost $2,900) of debt and had to move back in with her with her parents after attending 20 weddings and 12 hen dos (bachelorette parties) in four years.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: debt; marriage; weddings
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Just say no.
1 posted on 04/17/2018 5:20:26 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

Or just be a considerate couple and tell guests that their presence at the service is the only gift desired.


2 posted on 04/17/2018 5:22:44 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: C19fan

He’s an article with photos of the happy goer.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6059001/twenty-weddings-in-four-years/


3 posted on 04/17/2018 5:26:06 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: mewzilla

My daughter got married in October and many of her friends attended the lavish wedding reception (she and the groom paid for) came empty handed. They did not even give the newlyweds a congratulatory greeting card.


4 posted on 04/17/2018 5:26:21 AM PDT by LottieDah (If only those who speak so eloquently on behalf of animals would do so on behalf of the unborn.)
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To: C19fan

Some people spend more than that on other hobbies, like sports events or rock concerts.


5 posted on 04/17/2018 5:27:38 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ("Married with children.")
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To: C19fan

I give a $25.00 or $50.00 Lowes card.


6 posted on 04/17/2018 5:27:57 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: C19fan

Single and 30 and she’s frustrated at seeing 20 couples getting married.


7 posted on 04/17/2018 5:28:14 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: C19fan

I married into an Italian-American family that had weddings, showers, baby showers, Holy Communion celebrations, Confirmations, birthdays almost once a week. It drove me absolutely crazy and the checks we were writing was adding up. We had to say “No!” Most of the family understood especially my wonderful grandma-in-law.


8 posted on 04/17/2018 5:31:41 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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The pace of traveling to attend weddings or going “all out” drops as you see some of those couples splitting apart in under 2 years.


9 posted on 04/17/2018 5:32:18 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: mewzilla

In the alternative, so many destination weddings . . . it tells me the invitation is a formality but they don’t expect to see you. Please send gifts to...


10 posted on 04/17/2018 5:33:54 AM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: LottieDah

Won’t comment on that other than to wish the new bride and groom a long, happy, and healthy life together :-)


11 posted on 04/17/2018 5:33:55 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: C19fan

She’s “broke” with $2900 of debt?

She must have been living on the edge to begin with.


12 posted on 04/17/2018 5:34:34 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: bmwcyle

My daughter and her husband got a Lowe’s gift card they loved it. They thought that was so smart. They just bought a first home too.


13 posted on 04/17/2018 5:36:17 AM PDT by cnsmom
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Destination honeymoons are a better choice if you have family and friends you’d like to have there when you take your vows. To my mind, that’s the important bit, the wedding.


14 posted on 04/17/2018 5:36:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: cnsmom

>>My daughter and her husband got a Lowe’s gift card they loved it. They thought that was so smart. They just bought a first home too.<<

I didn’t know you could put a whole home on a Lowe’s Card. Wow!!

;)


15 posted on 04/17/2018 5:40:18 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (robert mueller is an unguided missile)
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To: cnsmom

Another favorite of mine is a seal-a-meal.


16 posted on 04/17/2018 5:43:46 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: freedumb2003

Very funny but it is a great and appreciated gift. Even the shopping trip to Lowe’s was fun for them as a couple.


17 posted on 04/17/2018 5:44:12 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: C19fan

$2900 in debt moves her back with her parents? What year is this from, 1918?


18 posted on 04/17/2018 5:45:48 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Vox populi, vox dei)
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To: C19fan

I’m willing to bet she has amassed other debt in addition to her friends list/weddings.


19 posted on 04/17/2018 5:46:56 AM PDT by JenB987
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hen dos

Amusing. That's the first time I've heard a bachelorette party called a "hen do."

20 posted on 04/17/2018 5:50:07 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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