What did you spend your communion money on?

Snugglebunnies

Well it's that time of year again when communion money and "going rates" are a hot topic once more!

I made my communion in the nineties and made about 150 pounds or so but.... I never got to spend it!

My parents bought me something out of it alright I'd say but they kept the rest to cover the cost of the day er... I mean... "keep it safe".

I never got over it, I wanted to buy a pony.

So what did you spend your communion money on??

Satts

Women and beer, and I wasted the rest.

myshirt

Cigarettes and sports cards.

buckwheat

Made about £100 (1986). Saved another 50 and bought a brand new bike

SeaFields

Made it in the late 80s. Bought myself a set of swings for the back garden. Cost 30 pounds. Oh the innocence.

Tokyo

Parent's "minded" it for me back in 1986. Should be getting it back any day now I'm sure...

jobbridge4life

Communion in mid nineties. 104 pound, Father spent it on cigarettes.

Dr.MickKiller

A Gi Joe hovercraft

Cortina_MK_IV

Made it in 1970... My mother put it up safe for me. I'm still waiting and it's not looking good.

6am7f9zxrsjvnb

Marbles and A -Team cards...handed over a vast sum to some 12 year old who couldn't believe his luck.

riffmongous

I got some leggo, it was a medieval set, horse + royal carriage I think. The rest went into the post office book

Ninjini

Made £60 and put it away carefully in my lovely white bag. Never saw it again as my Ma took it to "keep safe".

StereoSound

I got 50 quid on my communion. I bought a sack of marbles, playing cards and Trolls. I think I had enough left for a gamegear game. Ecco the Dolphin I think it was.

MilesMorales1

I got £5, a waterstones voucher, and some rosary beads for my communion. Can't remember what I bought with my riches.

Winterlong

Cant remember but it was probably Made in Hong Kong and bought in Alfie Brees.

retro:electro

My mother took it and "put it in the Credit Union for me". Prob spent it on fags

lazybones32

Got 5 punts which my mother minded for me after giving me 1. The bwitch did the same with my confirmation money.

I'm relieved to see my case wasn't exceptional...

marklazarcovic

Still have it ðŸ˜

Senna

How do you people remember this?
Like most things past last week, I have no recollection of the events.

Badly Drunk Boy

I 'made' £33 in 1980. I got a Timex watch, and I reckon my mother kept the rest. I was at my niece's Communion yesterday. For her, it was all about the attention and money. Poor auld Jesus was 5th or 6th down the list...

Or 7th.

The_Valeyard

Went to Dublin Zoo, they had the dinosaur exhibit on.

Bought games for sega gamer gear.

Put rest in post office account. Havent seen it since.

ToddyDoody

My mother robbed most of it.

January

Bought a swing set for the back garden, still remember it, it was green and orange and had a trapeze swing and gymnast rings on it.

My daughter made hers last week. She's put some money away for a trampoline once the back garden gets sorted. Has spent some and still has some left.

Badly Drunk Boy

As for events, we went to McDonald's for the first time! On O'Connell Street. I bawled because the fish from my fish'n'chips was slathered in a white sauce. It was probably tartar sauce, but at the time, I assumed it was mayonnaise. The trek from Kildare was ruined...

Neames

A spud gun and a catapult.

The rest I stashed in the post office.

cbreeze

Neames wrote: »

A spud gun and a catapult.

The rest I stashed in the post office.

My folks confiscated it and put it in the post office for me. I was saving for a bike.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Made mine in the late 70's. Have no idea 'how much I made' on it and can't remember buying anything special so chances are I didn't get a whole lot. Maybe that's why I detest everything to do with the Catholic Church and think things like holy communion and that other farce, Confirmation are nothing more than commercial parades which highlight the have's from the have nots.

A neighbours child made their first communion last weekend and 'made' €1200 in gifts. It's not the child's fault but her stupid extended family who think an 8 year old child should be given €100 gift for doing fcuk all but dress up in a white dress.

My daughter is making hers next year and if it were up to me she wouldn't be taking any part in such a ridiculous event.

jobbridge4life

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Maybe the Irish are so obsessed with trying to compete to outdo each other that even when a child is making their Communion or Confirmation, you'll have the relatives and friends of the family all trying to give more than everyone else to show how 'generous' they are...

An incredibly cynical take.

Noveight

It went straight to the Post Office hedge fund, then slowly trickled away on football stickers.

andekwarhola

Can't remember. Not sure I even got any money. Made my communion in England.

Some of the powers of recall on these kind of threads is uncanny.

andekwarhola

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Maybe the Irish are so obsessed with trying to compete to outdo each other that even when a child is making their Communion or Confirmation, you'll have the relatives and friends of the family all trying to give more than everyone else to show how 'generous' they are...

Gave my nephew a few quid when he made his.

I had no idea I was bribing him or competing with other relatives.

Thanks for clearing that up.

r93kaey5p2izun

I received £120 in the late 80s. I don't remember getting anything from it but I probably got some small toy. I'm sure the rest went on bills.

There was no question of bribery back then in my experience, as most kids didn't get to keep the money and most were very earnest in their belief and trust in baby jesus and holy Mary etc.at that age (mostly 6 or 7 then). The dress was the more important factor for little girls. Confirmation was another story altogether - that was definitely all about the money.

One eyed Jack

jobbridge4life wrote: »

An incredibly cynical take.

If it wasn't for experience jb...

We do it with everything, and we've even done it historically. It literally is part of Irish culture (although not exclusive to Irish culture either).

One eyed Jack

andekwarhola wrote: »

Gave my nephew a few quid when he made his.

I had no idea I was bribing him or competing with other relatives.

Thanks for clearing that up.

I had no idea you would take what I said personally.

Thanks for clearing that up and all.

andekwarhola

One eyed Jack wrote: »

I had no idea you would take what I said personally.

So your grandiose theories about Irish people are in fact not supposed to be applied to actual people in ireland?

johnnyryan89

A copy of FIFA 03, paid for dinner in the cafe afterwards and the rest was put into the Credit Union.

One eyed Jack

andekwarhola wrote: »

So your grandiose theories about Irish people are in fact not supposed to be applied to actual people in ireland?

That's one less than interesting interpretation of what I actually posted. However, I have no doubt you're old enough to know the difference between a commentary at an individual level, and a commentary on a society. I didn't apply it at an individual level, you chose to interpret it that way.

indioblack

andekwarhola wrote: »

Can't remember. Not sure I even got any money. Made my communion in England.

Some of the powers of recall on these kind of threads is uncanny.

Made my communion in England as well.
A long time ago, remember little of it.
Still have the photo, though - taken in the school yard.
A neatly dressed child, shirt, tie and short trousers - a genuinely innocent smile on his face.
Wonder what happened to him.

Colser

48 pounds back in the day...put it in post office and it's still there is say.

I'll be giving 50e next week to a good friends daughter for her communion ..times have changed.

henrietta

Mid 80s I bought some prize bonds at mothers insistence and a pure bred sheep! (My idea).
Must have been a magic sheep though cos got money off my father every spring for years after for lambs and wool, possibly long after my original sheep died.
I have zero interest in farming now.

Ken.

mod-Come on folks, lets keep this light hearted and leave the church bashing for another day.

Glenster

Barbie! wrote: »

mod-Come on folks, lets keep this light hearted and leave the church bashing for another day.

i bought myself a Bop It, and priests are great

amidoinitrite?

oppenheimer1

I spent mine on college fees, some 23 years after making my communion. I opened a savings account with mine and over the years added and withdrew as required but the balance never fell below the ?100 I opened the account with. That was until I decided to go back to uni and cleared out my savings to pay for my course.

Glenster

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

I spent mine on college fees, some 23 years after making my communion. I opened a savings account with mine and over the years added and withdrew as required but the balance never fell below the ?100 I opened the account with. That was until I decided to go back to uni and cleared out my savings to pay for my course.

So you operate a FILO system?

Has that caused you any issues tax-wise?

The Domonator

I made £50. I bought a game for my Gameboy and spent the rest in Dr. Quirkeys. Yes, I am a nerd.

Sam Kade

Cortina_MK_IV wrote: »

Made it in 1970... My mother put it up safe for me. I'm still waiting and it's not looking good.

72 here probably got 3-4 pounds, little phuckers today would throw it back at you if they only got that amount. Mind you back then I could have bought a good few calves with 4 pounds as they were selling from 10p to 50p.

donegaLroad

I blew it at the bumping cars in Bundoran, 1979

Galwayguy35

Put it in the Post Office saving account I had, got about £20 which was good going back in 1982.

TerrorFirmer

No idea how much I got at the time (around 95) but I think I got a bike with it, the rest would have gone into the PO savings account. Feel bad for those who didn't see a penny of their own money!

StillThinking

Same as any birthday and Christmas money I got, went into post office, took it all out around my confirmation time, put it in the credit union and kept adding to it till I was able to buy myself a car and the insurance when I was 20.
God I'm boring....

Peregrine

My parents said they'll put it in the bank and now it's resting in an account somewhere under my name that I have no access to.