Rant number 76
My wife requested today's rant.
Well - she did and she didn't.
Part of it she did anyway!
The year before last, I got married to my lovely wife Jude (well, I didn't get married to my wife. That doesn't make sense. I got married to my fiance, then she was my wife.)
As you can guess or will already be aware, Weddings take a great deal of planning, thought - and stuff.
As such, weddings take a whole great boat load of money!
One of the reasons for this; is wedding tax.
Wedding tax applies to everything you buy that is, can be used for or can be any way associated with weddings. Everything costs more when weddings are involved and the costs can be endless.
The dress, the rings, the food, the drinks, the decorations and all the rest of it costs you a fortune.
Even the registrar costs a bloody fortune.
You would think that wedding tax would have ended when the wedding was done wouldn't you?
Me too
It isn't though!
Now nearly 18 months on, its still getting its claws in.
The reason for this is simple - because my wife took my name.
Taking someones name, costs...
How shit is that! Our landlord for instance want to charge us £60 for the privilege. £60! That's the cost of a good night out, a good bottle of whisky or many other things that actually have a physical value.
Why should it cost £60 to make a change in your computer system? Its ludicrous. The council, the bank, the passport people and many other folk don't feel the need to charge for it.
Fuck it, forget the £60 and I'll make the change in the computer system myself - I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take long.
I look forward to the end of bloody wedding tax!
Rant over.
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