It's been a slow day... how about you?

grumbledore

It's the Friday before a long weekend - the phones are quiet, no one is around...

In Which a Dumbass Can't Save $170 in 3 Months to Pay Her Wedding Off

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/final-bits-of-budgeting-coming-up-short/b57172a3a184bc0b.html

Best response:  "If you can't come up with a way to pay $170 between now and July you may want to refocus where you spend your money."

Um, yeah, what she said.

Cookie Pusher

Well, that post makes me feel better about FI and I needing another 1k-ish and wanting an additional 1k-ish for the wedding before July.2-3k is feasible for us to save in 3 months. If this chick can't save $170 in the same time-frame, they have much bigger problems - especially when she's getting $110 mani-pedis!

pinkshorts27

hahahah oh goodness. 

phira

Yeah, I was kind of ??? when I saw that thread. I know that for a lot of people, $170 is a lot of money and it's difficult to come by. But if that's the case, then I have a hard time believing that she'd be so terrible at budgeting for the wedding.

pinkshorts27

phira said:

Yeah, I was kind of ??? when I saw that thread. I know that for a lot of people, $170 is a lot of money and it's difficult to come by. But if that's the case, then I have a hard time believing that she'd be so terrible at budgeting for the wedding.

And if she is worried about budgeting 170, she really shouldn't be buying a mani/pedi or all her BM shoes. 

grumbledore

phira said:

Yeah, I was kind of ??? when I saw that thread. I know that for a lot of people, $170 is a lot of money and it's difficult to come by. But if that's the case, then I have a hard time believing that she'd be so terrible at budgeting for the wedding.

Yeah I'm definitely not judging anyone who doesn't make much and could have trouble saving that much in general, hey, that's life - but when you know you owe the money for something completely optional and frivolous, wouldn't you make sure you would have it???

labro

My day is blissfully slow but it helps that I'm working from home and not sitting in an office bored out of my mind. No long weekend for me either. At least FI has the day off so I'm having him go off and run errands he's been procrastinating on...like submitting his passport application! Argh!

I read that thread. The worst part is the majority of the things she listed were vendor payments...sorry...but there's no way you can cut costs there. You're already stuck in a contract.

ETA:

Also, this post is driving me up the wall.

http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/alternative-to-request-the-pleasure-of-your-company/3f3e37d930fab78d.html

Because "request the pleasure of your company" is SO overdone...o...m..g you guys. An invitation is just the who, what, when, where....it doesn't have to be the utmost uniquest expression ever of your speshul personalities. At least a couple people were like..."You're having a church wedding anyway so it should be "Honor of your presence".

grumbledore

LaPeanut1018 said:

My day is blissfully slow but it helps that I'm working from home and not sitting in an office bored out of my mind. No long weekend for me either. At least FI has the day off so I'm having him go off and run errands he's been procrastinating on...like submitting his passport application! Argh!

I read that thread. The worst part is the majority of the things she listed were vendor payments...sorry...but there's no way you can cut costs there. You're already stuck in a contract.

For real.  If you really have to cut something, you better let go of your tulle obsession lol.

lyndausvi

If you have a hard coming up with $170 in 3 months lord help you if a real emergency comes up.

That comes to $57 a month.   Sure there are some people where they truly can't come up with that amount of money, but there are a lot of people who can save that by stop eating out and buying $5 Starbucks everyday.    Sadly I feel like she is the the later if she wants and expensive mani/pedi

WinstonsGirl

It's already a holiday here, and Monday off too for me.  I did my taxes this morning to feel productive and had a momentary freak out when I was owing over $2000.  DH and his amazing math/logic brain found out that we missed a line.  I'm getting refund now, so my day is much better now.  

I will go back and read the WW stuff now.  

sarahufl

Call me judgmental, but if you can't find $170 over the course of a couple months, you should not be spending $1800 on a wedding in the first place.

wandajune6

I'm not sure if she meant that she had $1800 in expenses remaining and only $1630 remaining or if that was her entire budget and savings. If her original budget was much higher, she should suck it up, make a few sacrifices, and save up the rest of the money. If this is her total budget, her priorities are messed up.

It bothered me that she's more comfortable skipping gifts and payments than she is with doing her own hair and nails. Perhaps I'm just old school but it seems off to spend a lot on your appearance at the expense of the people you think are important enough to be involved in your wedding.

When we need to cut back on our spending, we cut back on eating out, junk food including soda, and extra entertainment. We avoid grocery shopping as much as possible and eat out of our freezer and pantry as much as possible. When I've been particularly broke, I fall back on the red beans and rice my dad grew up on.

Her priorities are definitely off!

Couggal12

It's painfully slow today at work but, luckily I'm leaving a little early today because FI is picking me up from work after his dentist appointment.

 

I also somewhat judge someone who can't say up $170 in 3 months. I lived off top ramen & cereal for months when I was finishing my undergrad and canceled my cable and that there saved me a good $60 a month. It can be done.

pinkshorts27

Here is another one for you grumbledore 

http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/groomsmen-bringing-random-date-even-though-all-his-friends-will-be-there/#axzz2zMsWHZXc