Like I said:
My parents literally wouldn't take any money from me or charge me anything. All I can so is just buy something for the house when we need it.
Contribution towards household costs
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Like I said:
My parents literally wouldn't take any money from me or charge me anything. All I can so is just buy something for the house when we need it.
Why? Why shouldn't they contribute to the family?
It's 30% of take home, not gross; so closer to £330/month. That seems entirely reasonable to me.
Absolutely. Given that when people move out their rent, council tax and mortgage may well add up to >£1000 a month, paying £330 or so is *very* good value, and helps out your parents.
Let me guess - all your income goes on socialising or computer parts?
you've obviously not read any of my other posts in this thread, noob.
I'd say paying their share of the bills, food, anything that increases due to their living there is all the contribution necessary, anything more than that I don't agree with
and I already mentioned in my post I was neglecting tax/ni/etc, £330 is still too much imo, unless you are running a server farm with 24/7 aircon
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You didn't.... wait... you did. Yep, you just called someone a "noob". Wow, I thought that only happened when people played Counter-Strike. Thanks for the enlightened discussion.
it's a computing forum, deal with it.
LOL nice stereotype.
No, I've just finished Uni of which I left my part time job when I did as I'm looking for full time work in a different area, and so all the money I had saved from that I used for a holiday and to help me through this transistion period between jobs by paying for car tax and petrol amongst other things.
The last computer part I bought was my monitor about a year ago, and my PC was bought 3 years ago. So please, get a clue and gtfo. Thanks.
What I meant by what I said was, by the time I'm earning enough I won't want to be dependant on my parents and so I will move into my own place and move out, so that eventually they can downgrade and sell up, is that OK with you?
How old are you? 12? I'd certainly be too embarrassed to ever call someone a "noob". It's almost like saying "lol" out loud.
Well you aren't him are you? Keep it on topic, yes?
It was meant to be a joke
. My issue isn't with people who can't afford it not contributing, it is with people with a ton of disposable income thinking that 30% of take-home is "too much" and that "parents shouldn't profit" (which, frankly, is absurd).Edit: calm down, forums do sometimes divert from the original topic slightly!
It was meant to be a joke
Indeed, if I was somehow living at home earning 30k a year they would definately be getting money off me, but the point I was trying to make was it would never get to that stage, i'd be long gone by then lol.
Yes, I'm 12.
If you have the ability to get embarassed by writing a word on a forum, I feel sorry for you.
If your going to jump in the thread and make assumptions, at least read what's been posted up until you join in.
It was meant to be a joke
Edit: calm down, forums do sometimes divert from the original topic slightly!
I don't see what exactly is absurd about it, why should someone work hard to get decent cash then give it to their parents?
Parents should want whatever the difference in cost generated from the child staying at home, not to fleece them.
You wouldn't rent a flat out to someone then increase the rent if they got a pay rise, or calculate how much rent you charge them on their annual salary
It is about children (adults, in essence) learning some financial and social responsibility whilst living under their parents roof. Living away from home incurs vastly higher costs - parents "charging" a little more helps children bridge the gap between free/cheap/subsidised living and the costs they will incur when they move out, and also teaches them that when they are out earning they won't be able to treat 80/90% of their income as disposable. It's also a way of parents gently moving their kids towards moving out.
If you feel guilty then be a man and pay them some bloody money you welcher.
To all those who say you shouldn't be charged a dime for living with your parents while you are earning a decent wage... how is it in Never Never Land, Tinkerbell still doing well? Must be nice never growing up...
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My parents wanted to charge me £100 a month but then, with a bit of bartering, i brought it down too £40 lol ie.. doing my own washing, buying own food etc...
Its gone up now to £65 a month, which is still good
Its gone up now to £65 a month, which is still good
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I pay £250 a month (covers everything but I do my own house work). Single mum but we own the house so no mortgage, which helps. Personally between £200 and £300 is fine and I don't begrudge paying it at all. It is also good to help teach them about money and that living doesn't come for free. They will start to respect things more when they have a financial contribution towards it. Also helps in understanding that money doesn't go very far. Worked for me, and my friends pay around the same.
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