Living 'costs at least £14,400' for a single person
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Jealous much?
Either way most of those people probably don't get the potentially thousands in grants that others get. As already mentioned he has 4,700 given to him. I had 3,300 for me to live on, all of it paid back...
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Club runs are are between 100 and 180 miles for me at home. 20mph is fast if I could do it all the time
I finished this year with over 600 quid of my loan left, but I'm carrying it over to next year to pay for the rent that has gone up from 83 quid a week to £94
I guess over 180 miles 20mph is fast.
I was thinking more 60 miles as I used to be able to do 30+miles at an average of 10mph, on a mtb mostly off road (and I really wasn't fit).
No, it is not. You CHOSE to spend £900 per month on a rental property, you do not HAVE to. You could move a short distance, there is nowhere in the south east that does not have significantly cheaper places to rent within a short distance, bar London. A city which you can move out of if you are in such hardship as to have no disposable income.
I am very clued up about rental, i would say i am possibly one of the most clued up person on this whole forum on the subject. I manage the day to day of a growing and becoming fairly sizable portfolio.
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Well, as a student I got a total of about £8000 for a year.
My rent cost £390 pcm = £4,290 as I'm moving out after 11 months. Half the money gone already.
However, I still managed to live comfortably enough. Obviously had to look for deals when shopping and such but I haven't gone hungry nor struggled to go out. When I do find eventual full time employment, whatever I get paid will be amazing to me even if it's £15000.
My rent cost £390 pcm = £4,290 as I'm moving out after 11 months. Half the money gone already.
However, I still managed to live comfortably enough. Obviously had to look for deals when shopping and such but I haven't gone hungry nor struggled to go out. When I do find eventual full time employment, whatever I get paid will be amazing to me even if it's £15000.
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Sorry I don't really understand how this all works. You can afford to run a household of 4 people *and* have a second home on £19.5k a year? Thats... £1300 a month after tax tops surely? And by adding just £650 a month to this you can... consider buying a house in a Greece?!
3 houses AND a family on below average wage? I don't get it? I earn more than that and I'm going to be able to just about manage one place let alone three one of which is in a foreign country and I don't have ANY dependants, you have 3 of them?!
A lot of people I know struggle to live alone for £19.5k a year - well struggle is a strong word but they'd burst out laughing if I suggested they purchased a holiday home! Yet you can... leave AND support 3 other people?
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[TW]Fox;16900492 said:
its all about money management, some people spend money on different things, i spend £10 a week on food because buying premium brands doesnt interest me as my money goes into cars.
he might be the same, doesnt buy expensive computers, gadgets or cars.
I know if i was on £19.5k a year and had no mortgage(like he say he will have shortly) then thats a lot of disposable income to play with every month
because 3 adults always live together? 40 probably isnt enough for busfare either if your talking a month because even for a short journey that takes 5mins i would pay over £2 for a return
Isn't that a week?
Either way short bus trips cost a fortune compared to their lengths*. I've been on a few long bus trips (say 20 miles) and an hours trip which cost around £5 return. I know a lot of bus companies do all day passes for about £3.50 for example.
*begs the question why you don't just walk if it's only 5 minutes..
I'm in full time work and take home is 9k per year. With this I can afford to keep up my paragliding, kayaking and climbing/walking trips, two holidays a year (this year a week in Paris and two weeks in El Chorro Spain), run a car and have no debt other than my student loan! I'm not alone in this as so many people in my industry (sports coach) get paid similar wages and still afford to live very well.
I'm not quite sure how some people seem to earn so much more than this yet seem to have a low standard of living...
I'm not quite sure how some people seem to earn so much more than this yet seem to have a low standard of living...
ok, maybe 400each (2 people) so £75 more. A weekly rider costs me £10
5mins on a bus is like 20minutes on foot (3 long roads)*begs the question why you don't just walk if it's only 5 minutes..
I rent but it's North Devon and admittedly quite cheap. It's by no means a hole + in the lovely town of Appledore
