Can I afford to move out?
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thole that is.HOW MUCH??
Times must have changed, when me and the now wife first moved out we had my wage of £800 a month to last us and we had a car. This was 6 years ago though.
If there is one thing i have learnt from the wife its just to bite the bullet and do it, you will manage some how. We did and now we own 2 properties and have a nice standard of living, not bad for 26 with no silver spoon or handouts.... apart from not having loads of nice cars of course, but that will come!
Times must have changed, when me and the now wife first moved out we had my wage of £800 a month to last us and we had a car. This was 6 years ago though.
If there is one thing i have learnt from the wife its just to bite the bullet and do it, you will manage some how. We did and now we own 2 properties and have a nice standard of living, not bad for 26 with no silver spoon or handouts.... apart from not having loads of nice cars of course, but that will come!
Edited by nicky.mattsson on Saturday 15th August 17:27
I should coco.
Left home at 18 (13 years ago now *gulp*) and took home £600 net and paid rent of £230 in a bedsit in a village just south of Cambs.
Admittedly I had no debts then, but 2 years later, slight pay increase but still not £1000 a month, I had an additional £150 for car payments a month and still coped.
You'll be fine.
Left home at 18 (13 years ago now *gulp*) and took home £600 net and paid rent of £230 in a bedsit in a village just south of Cambs.
Admittedly I had no debts then, but 2 years later, slight pay increase but still not £1000 a month, I had an additional £150 for car payments a month and still coped.
You'll be fine.
Just I'd say.
I have a 1 bed flat on the south coast and my mortgage, bills (broadband Sky etc) and yearly dues (maintenance of the property as it's leasehold) is just about covered on £950.
Then there's food, fuel, and all your other expenses on top of that.
You could do it but if you have nothing left after that £1000 it wouldn't be fun.
I have a 1 bed flat on the south coast and my mortgage, bills (broadband Sky etc) and yearly dues (maintenance of the property as it's leasehold) is just about covered on £950.
Then there's food, fuel, and all your other expenses on top of that.
You could do it but if you have nothing left after that £1000 it wouldn't be fun.
Just how minging do you have to be to avoid house shareing!
I mean as a student I lived with a guy who would drink 4 liters of white lightning and a bottle of cheap vodka of a friday night and piss himself sat in HIS chair in the living room. And he still found people to live with the next year.
Keep your mess in your room. Only use your stuff. Be the 1st to pay your share of any bills. Bish bash bosh you are a good housemate.
I mean as a student I lived with a guy who would drink 4 liters of white lightning and a bottle of cheap vodka of a friday night and piss himself sat in HIS chair in the living room. And he still found people to live with the next year.
Keep your mess in your room. Only use your stuff. Be the 1st to pay your share of any bills. Bish bash bosh you are a good housemate.
I don't where you live, but down my way a manky studio flat in a dodgy part of town starts at nearly £500. Put all your taxes, services and bills on top of that and you are heading towards £800 a month easily.
£200 a month to live on isn't really alot, and that is without luxuries like a social life and a car...
£200 a month to live on isn't really alot, and that is without luxuries like a social life and a car...
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