My EMA money plans

[Heart Break Kid]

yes this is the correct thread :D since it involved Nintendo =]

kk well im planning on....

getting a 2nd DS so i can buy PKMN Diamond, Ranger, and Platinum :)
so i can fully complete my pokedex
then after that im gunna buy 1 DS game a month

so i would like recommedations please

nout too babyish please thanks :D

Thread closed by Purpleness (Trialist Forum Moderator) - Due to going off-topic and to prevent further arguements

[Funya Chin]

Why don't you use it for educational resources, as that is what I pay taxes for, not for kids to purchase games?

[Heart Break Kid]

lmao W/E thats why i said 1 game a month DUH
other 90 will be for that do you actually read properly????

[Axel]

You don't deserve EMA.

[Heart Break Kid]

lmao!!! and why dont i????

[Southe,]

Why don't you use it for educational resources, as that is what I pay taxes for, not for kids to purchase games?

lol, well i kinda did the same tho, they gave me £60 a month =/ for bus pass but i already payed it through work money so just got some games and stuff other mates fo mine were getting £400 + and wasting on games tho.

- Sonic Rush 1+2
- Phoenix Wright 1,2,3 + Apollo Justice
- Mario Kart DS , 64 DS, Party DS
- Final Fantasy III
- New Super Mario Bros
- Sega Tennis
- Sonic Chronicles (Out 27th)
- Metroid Prime
- Theres a wwe game out aswell but wasnt to great

theres just a bunch from top of my head.

[Heart Break Kid]

tbh i want most of them :D and i have the WWE game its ok but it scratched my DS's Screen a lot :)
but tyvm for those recommendations :)

[Axel]

lmao!!! and why dont i????

It's for funding your education, not your gaming...

[Heart Break Kid]

lol no its not
they government pays people of my age to go back to school :D
its our choice what we spend it on
we cant all be nerds who go buy 30 quid a week on new books to read about what happened in the year 40 A.D

[Funya Chin]

It's all meant to be for educational purposes.


Whatever you decide to do, EMA could help you with the cost of books, travel, equipment or anything useful to continue learning.

[Heart Break Kid]

it says whatever YOU DECIDE TO DO
IT COULD HELP YOU WITH THE COST OF BOOKS.....
doesnt mean that thats what you have to do with it

[Axel]

lol no its not
they government pays people of my age to go back to school :D
its our choice what we spend it on
we cant all be nerds who go buy 30 quid a week on new books to read about what happened in the year 40 A.D

No, I am on EMA too, and it's meant to fund your learning - whether it be bus passes, bus tickets, train tickets, books, food for school, stuff like that... if you spend it on gaming, it defeats the purpose of getting EMA.

Pisses me off when my EMA couldn't even fund my bus fares cos I only get £10 a week while you're splashing out on stuff you don't need.

And judging by your last line... good luck in life.

[Heart Break Kid]

lol i live 2 mins from my college

and dude i dont need luck

i got 12.5 A*'s in my GCSE's
how many did you get????!?

[Axel]

lol i live 2 mins from my college

and dude i dont need luck

i got 12.5 A*'s in my GCSE's
how many did you get????!?

12.5... of course.

[Funya Chin]

I highly doubt you got 12 A*'s, why lie on the Internet... seriously?

[Heart Break Kid]

yep :)
4 in business
1 in maths
1 in english
1 in science
2 in FTT
0.5 in RE
2 in Geog

[Axel]

Why lie?

[Heart Break Kid]

im not...

[Funya Chin]

lol no its not
they government pays people of my age to go back to school :D
its our choice what we spend it on
we cant all be nerds who go buy 30 quid a week on new books to read about what happened in the year 40 A.D

You got an A* in English with grammar like that?

:$

[Heart Break Kid]

yep but i dont need to use punctuation or proper spelling on a forum do i?

[Funya Chin]

Yes, you do.

[Heart Break Kid]

lmao no not really
its not like examination boards read forums so they can get peoples i.p addresses so they can send them a notice of failure on spelling

[Funya Chin]

lmao no not really
its not like examination boards read forums so they can get peoples i.p addresses so they can send them a notice of failure on spelling
NO **** SHERLOCK

[Paulio]

I'm having trouble finding that rule.. :S

Leave hime alone, he can do what he wants with his money.


Yes, you do.

[Funya Chin]

I'm having trouble finding that rule.. :S

Leave hime alone, he can do what he wants with his money.
EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

[Stephen!]

Why can't you accept that he wants to spend his EMA on something HE wants to spend it on. It's not your money to decide what to buy with it. EMA is mainly for those who are in full time education, and do not have the time to get a part time job. How would you like it if somebody told you what to do with YOUR money you get from your job? You wouldn't like it all, would you?

[Wootzeh]

It is his money though so you can't tell him what to spend it on.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/14To19/MoneyToLearn/EMA/DG_066945

What could EMA do for you?

Whatever you decide to do, EMA could help you with the cost of books, travel, equipment or anything useful to continue learning.

[Axel]

It is his money, but people paying taxes are funding his education... I mean, gaming money.

[Heart Break Kid]

yeah a game a month... i think i deserve that
dont you???

[Axel]

But it's a waste of tax payer's money, so no I don't think you deserve it.

[Heart Break Kid]

lmao you can think what you want :) im getting it so shut up unless you want to recommend me a decent video game :)

[Funya Chin]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PC-THE-BRITANNICA-CHILDRENS-ENCYCLOPEDIA-D-G-O-R-NEW_W0QQitemZ180284056956QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item1 80284056956&_trkparms=72%3A984|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A131 8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[Heart Break Kid]

oh ur so hilarious

and besides i only have to hover over the link to read it i bet u were laffing at urself thinking ur the funniest thing ever

[Axel]

Well that book will help your education, so I think it's a good purchase.

[Heart Break Kid]

well why dont you buy it then

[Axel]

Cos my EMA can only fund my bus fare.

[Heart Break Kid]

yeah well i dont need bus fare :)
as i live 2 mins from the college =]

[Paulio]

Yes you get it for being in full time education. That dosen't mean you have to spend it on education you clever ****. It's there to fund your living costs whilst you're in college or whatever. When I got it, I never once spent it on education or living costs, I used it to go out on a night time and to buy things like clothes. If you have a problem with that, maybe you should be righting to your MP or w.e instead of being a spoilt little brat on a Habbo forum.


EDUCATIONAL MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE

[Heart Break Kid]

LMAO!! well said Barkseh!! :P

[Funya Chin]

Yes you get it for being in full time education. That dosen't mean you have to spend it on education you clever ****. It's there to fund your living costs whilst you're in college or whatever. When I got it, I never once spent it on education or living costs, I used it to go out on a night time and to buy things like clothes. If you have a problem with that, maybe you should be righting to your MP or w.e instead of being a spoilt little brat on a Habbo forum.
Yeah, that was so funny, it's comical. I'm going to e-mail Jimmy Carr now and see if he can use that, Jesus... genius.

It's for educational needs, that's what it's there for. You're just selfish if you don't use it for that. I have to work to get money to pay for everything, you don't because you get help with your educational costs which is what EMA is for!

[Monopoly]

I don't know if the EMA works differently in England but in Scotland it's generally just an incentive for you to stay on at school.
I've never et anyone who spent their EMA on educational things tbh.

[Heart Break Kid]

lol!!!
so you expect people to spend 120 quid a month on new school books!!! :P
lmao ur a joke
exactly katy
the government reward you with 30 quid a week to stay on
with that money you can spend it on W/E you want

[Funya Chin]

£120 a week?

What???

[Heart Break Kid]

meant to say a month

[Paulio]

I think you're seeing things, I wasn't joking about anything love. Btw I said "when I got it" - I no longer get it as I have a job, like yourself. I personally have never met anyone (irl) who uses their EMA to fund their education. Also, if it's just for educational purposes, why do they give out bonus' every so many months?

"OH YES I'M GOING TO WORK REALLY HARD THIS MONTH SO I CAN GET MY BONUS AND SPEND IT ON A MATHS BOOK"


Yeah, that was so funny, it's comical. I'm going to e-mail Jimmy Carr now and see if he can use that, Jesus... genius.

It's for educational needs, that's what it's there for. You're just selfish if you don't use it for that. I have to work to get money to pay for everything, you don't because you get help with your educational costs which is what EMA is for!

[Axel]

Well if I'm the only person who will be using my EMA properly, it should be abolished.

[Paulio]

If it got abolished, a lot of people wouldn't go to college.


Well if I'm the only person who will be using my EMA properly, it should be abolished.

[Funya Chin]

If it got abolished, a lot of people wouldn't go to college.
Good, less education costs which means more money for the people who actually want to do well.

[Heart Break Kid]

yeah but then there be less educated people like you running around :P
(jkjk)

[Paulio]

You didn't think that through did you?

Less education costs = More job seekers allowence (dole money) paid out.


Good, less education costs which means more money for the people who actually want to do well.

[Funya Chin]

yeah but then there be less educated people like you running around :P
(jkjk)
I'm fully educated and carrying on my education to higher levels thank you.

Oh, and Barkseh - that brings another argument into this one that Job Seekers allowance is silly but yes, that would be the case even though it shouldn't be.

[Heart Break Kid]

ah yeah thats right you like to get the money to spend on more maths books forgot for a mo
thought you might have a life so you could enjoy ur money

[Funya Chin]

Get a job.

I don't receive EMA.

[Heart Break Kid]

lol i have 2 voluntary jobs working with disabled kids...
why dont you get a job

[Funya Chin]

I have a job.

[TidgyPie]

I won't get EMA seeing as my parents earn over 50k together =[

[Heart Break Kid]

awww well thats good for your parents :)
just ask them to give you 30 quid a week :)

[Robbie]

On the matter of the game, just get an R4/M3 Simply card.

[TidgyPie]

awww well thats good for your parents :)
just ask them to give you 30 quid a week :)


i get 40 a month already

[Heart Break Kid]

lol in that case u have no need for EMA :)

[TidgyPie]

lol in that case u have no need for EMA :)


im just saying i get 40quid a week :)
and ema wud be nice but my parents wud really be paying for the ema lol

[Heart Break Kid]

lol >.<
just a shame you dont get it on top :P
lol what r u studying?

[Suck]

I don't see what's the big deal about EMA. Its used as an incentive to get kids to stay on and complete higher level teaching. I never used my £30 a week on school stuff. I stopped getting pocket money and didn't feel the need for a job so I lived off it.

I work in GAME now and the amount of chavs and mothers with 15 kids that live in a council house coming in buying games and cheap consoles, blatantly off their benefits is more frustrating than kids on EMA. Atleast the kids will get something out of their 2 years of education, where the chavvy mothers are just going to continue doing nothing and keep buying games from my tax money.

[Andeeh]

On topic get an r4 :)

[drama]

lol no its not
they government pays people of my age to go back to school :D
its our choice what we spend it on
we cant all be nerds who go buy 30 quid a week on new books to read about what happened in the year 40 A.D
not insulting you (I game aswell) but i lol'd when you said 'we cant all be nerds' and yet your spending EMA on video games.

[Funya Chin]

I work in GAME now and the amount of chavs and mothers with 15 kids that live in a council house coming in buying games and cheap consoles, blatantly off their benefits is more frustrating than kids on EMA. Atleast the kids will get something out of their 2 years of education, where the chavvy mothers are just going to continue doing nothing and keep buying games from my tax money.

That, in practise, is the same thing as people spending EMA on crap.

[Callum.]

I do find it silly how money gets spend on non educational purposes although there is no rule against it. It's like what neversoft (I think) said once, it's like his parents paying for you to go to college.