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Agnes 'n' Senga on modern living

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Dear Agnes 'n' Senga,

How can I afford to live? I'm scared my kids will turn to crime because I can't afford them any luxuries but, because I do try to do my best by them, I'm being pursued by debt collectors and my telephone has been cut off. Please help.

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Let's face it, we are living in paranoid times. This is 2005 and freedom of speech is slowly disappearing into a sea of loathing. It has become so politically incorrect to speak the truth that it is almost impossible to conceive that people on this planet (millions of them!!!) still believe that men are the breadwinners and women the breadmakers... anyone who disagrees with this common, yet covert, belief should take a long look in the mirror and ask themselves what their true gender really is! Mind you, no matter what way you look at it, society now dictates that we all make bread! (Some call it dough, but I consider that to be a half-baked notion.)

Alright... how well off are you? How healthy is your budget? How healthy is your lifestyle?

The following list of expenses should be used to reflect your own true 'state'. It can be used weekly or monthly, depending on how you receive your income, but it must include the entire amount for your whole family, otherwise this just won't work! Get your FREE to print money chart HERE

 
Item description
Rent or mortgage
Council tax
Water rates (if billed seperately)
Home insurances
Electricity
Heating (gas / oil / coal)
Telephone (landline, not mobile)
Internet connection
Television Licence
Satellite / Cable television
Food / Groceries
Milk
Alcohol
Cigarettes (20 per day is about £28 a week or £120 a month)
Household Cleaning & Laundry Products
Toiletries
Travel - bus fares
Travel - taxi fares
Travel - train fares
Hire purchase / loans / credit card repayments
Car - Insurance
Car - Road Tax
Car - fuel
Car - Servicing & Repairs & MOT
Lottery & Gambling (including bingo, scratch cards etc)
Hobbies & Sports
Socialising - weekend out, cinema, day trips etc
Video / DVD hire
Presents for the family (Birthdays, Christmas, Easter Eggs etc)
Holidays
Health - including prescriptions, supplements, vitamins, gym etc
Beauty - including hairdressers, sauna, sunbed, barbers
Clothing & Footwear
Pets & Vets (including pet health insurance)
Pocket Money for Children
Savings & Investments
Home Improvements
Bank charges

On completion of your FREE moneychart, set your income (target total column) against your expenditure and...

Prepare for a MAJOR shock!

HELP! What do I do now?

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