Possibly sharing a place with friends. Advice needed!

[Ricky_M]

As it stands, I'm 20 years old and currently lodging, which is costing me £300 all in monthly. Today I've viewed a three bed flat in Cardiff with two friends.

Pros:
Stunning Flat
Great location
Living with mates

Cons:
Parking is a few streets down and need a permit
35 mile round trip to work as opposed to 6 miles
Car insurance will go up!

I've no idea about the cost of gas, electricity, water bills, council tax, tv licence etc...

But once I've payed for my food, phone, petrol, car insurance and rent. I'm left with £250 per month to cover all those above mentioned which will be equally divided between three of us!

Can someone shed some light on living costs, as I'm going into this blind!!

Edited for spelling!

Edited by Ricky_M on Wednesday 6th August 21:43

[mybrainhurts]

Ricky_M said:

I've no idea about the cost of gas, electricity, water bills, council tax, tv license etc...

You were doing well there, until you arrived at licence...

[Baby Scuff]

Sounds quite tight, have you factored in fuel increases etc? the added milage will mean you spend more on car maintainance too. Your mates will tempt you out a lot too and that all adds up...

Edited by Baby Scuff on Wednesday 6th August 21:41

[Mattt]

£250 a month will cover it. HTH.

[Ricky_M]

Baby Scuff said:

Sounds quite tight, have you factored in fuel increases etc? the added milage will mean you spend more on car maintainance too. Your mates will tempt you out a lot too and that all adds up...

Edited by Baby Scuff on Wednesday 6th August 21:41

I've considered that, but I'm also due a payrise soon which I need to speak to my Boss about, hopefully it will be fairly considerable as I'll be making the step from Apprentice to qualified Plumber!

Car maintainance isn't too big of an issue as most things I'll do myself so only parts I need to pay for. Plus I travel to Cardiff four to five times a week to see my girlfriend, which is a 40 mile round trip, I'll be able to walk to her place from mine.