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writes:Last year i did not do so well saving for Christmas. Everybody got something from me but it was not much. I decided to make the effort to save for this year and my Uncle offer to help. I gave him £2 every week for the whole year but when i asked for the money he said he was very sorry but he had some problems and did not have the money. It was only £98 plus i had some money in a jar i had been saving as well. That is all i had just the money in my jar £44.52. I was really looking forward to buying Mum something really nice this year and all i could afford was a cheap box of Chocolates. I basically hit the pound shop for the rest of the family.My Uncle still has my money but Christmas is over. He has said he will pay me when he has sorted things out but not when he will pay me.
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reader, So_Very_Confused  +, writes (29 December 2011):
 yes you need to tell your parents. what he did was very very wrong. and he will be very mad at you and mum and dad might be very angry with him but he was WRONG and cruel. YOU counted on him to help you....
next time check with a bank and see if they still have what's called Christmas accounts.. you put a bit in every week till Christmas and then take it out and they will give you what's rightfully yours.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 December 2011): I wouldn't tell her just yet. I'd get on contact with him one more time and get him to set a date. I know you're young but this is something you need to learn eventually OP and that's to ensure people don't mess you about especially when it comes to money.
Have a chat with him soon and tell you need that money in the next couple of weeks, tell him he can pay you in instalments if he's a bit short but that you want your money by the end of January he can pay you 25 a week and 23 on the last week.
Telling your parents is definitely an option but it's better if you handle this yourself OP. You have this arrangement with him, you need to handle your business. Seriously stand up and man up here. You're not too young to sort this and there will be no need to get anyone to do it for you unless he flat out refuses your terms. He screwed you over royally for xmas it was your money he should have ensured he had it put away for you but he hasn't. So he has to give it back to you and you have to make him do that. You won't be able to run to mammy every time something like this happens so it's better you learn now not to let people push you around.
So again, your money, your terms. By the end of January OP and no later. If he still refuses this and won't give you a date then it's time to go to the parents. I have a feeling it won't come to that though OP. You'd be surprized what a bit of assertion can do for you. The last thing he expects is someone your age to stand up to him and make demands, if he did expect that then he wouldn't have screwed you over, so you need to set a precedent here, for now and the future. When it comes to peoples responsibilities towards you, you need to let them know that you don't tolerate being messed about.
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reader, anonymous, writes (29 December 2011): That was a cheap trick he played on you, awful thing to do.
You sound a really thoughtful young girl.
Yes I would tell your mum, explain how hard you had saved for everyones Xmas presents and what happened.
Be prepared for fall-out though, your uncle won't be pleased. But I don't see why he should get away with basically, ripping you off.
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