Being 'skint'

Guest2 said:
^ this was the whole point of my thread. I understand people have commitments but a meal out can only cost £5. Or I would rather them say I am saving for wedding, house etc than, saying i'm skint (then saving £1000 a month)

One of my friends who said he is skint is getting married, I would think at a cost of ~10k - on his stag do and wedding combined I will be spending ~£900 Maybe i'll just say i'm skint for his wedding seems as he hasnt seen anyone for over 6 months due to being 'skint' - maybe he would take effort to save £5-£10 and take time to see friends if he thought no-one would come to his wedding apart from family
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Which restaurant costs 5-10 pounds???
 
On special occasions though I'm not averse to pushing the boat out and heading for a more premium experience, such as Burger King.
 
Guest2 said:
^ this was the whole point of my thread. I understand people have commitments but a meal out can only cost £5. Or I would rather them say I am saving for wedding, house etc than, saying i'm skint (then saving £1000 a month)

One of my friends who said he is skint is getting married, I would think at a cost of ~10k - on his stag do and wedding combined I will be spending ~£900 Maybe i'll just say i'm skint for his wedding seems as he hasnt seen anyone for over 6 months due to being 'skint' - maybe he would take effort to save £5-£10 and take time to see friends if he thought no-one would come to his wedding apart from family
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When they say skint though they may just mean skint as in, I have no disposable income.

I will say I'm skint if I can't go out not meaning I have no money but I have no disposable income so in a way I'm skint :p

Also, fox/sim, damn you for mentioning Burger King. I want one now!
 
You know when you're really skint when you have no money left before payday and you have nothing (starbucks/takeaways/alcohol) to cut back on. That is when you are skint.
 
As above, loads of pub deals for £5, there's also small restaurants that do meals for £5-£10
Thai, Persian and curry houses to name a few (plus some you take your own alcohol)

£6 for carvery - http://www.tobycarvery.co.uk/carvery/

My local at home does a curry night (tuesday), its £6 for curry and a pint! or 2 mains for a fiver - http://www.sizzlingpubs.co.uk/theflyingchildersdoncaster/food/

gammon Steak‡ & pineapple - 4oz £3.39 7oz £4.69
Fish† & chips £3.89 r £4.69

From 2nd January we're offering a cheery deal of 2 courses FOR only £4.95, Monday TO Thursday, 12-5pm.

There are 6 mains AND 3 comforting classic puds TO choose FROM:

Beef Pie
Chargrilled Chicken Breast
Fish AND Chips
Sausage, Chips AND Beans
Small Gammon (4oz)
Vegetarian Korma
Apple Pie
Cheesecake
Treacle Pudding
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You all must be southern fairy's or not looking hard enough
 
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[TW]Fox;25601908 said:
On special occasions though I'm not averse to pushing the boat out and heading for a more premium experience, such as Burger King.
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Such high living. Your other half must be thrilled to bits.
 
Who says not wanting to go for a meal is being tight?

Some people enjoy going out for nice meal. Others see food and just a necessity to remain alive.

Also - saving for a car or a wedding does make financial sense, more so than spending it on a night out. Personally I enjoy nice meals and trips etc.
But I understand that some of my friends do not, I don't think they are tight, they just have a different opinion on what is important in life.
 
[TW]Fox;25601854 said:
As a McDonalds fan I'm already aware that a large meal is a bargain at just £4.69 :D
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I remember when a McDonalds meal was £2.88 and 30p extra for a large. Those were the days. 1995! WHOOP
 
I don't understand people who overpay their student loan. Sure it's a lot of money, but just let it go out of your account (if you use PAYE). Mine was automatically cleared by my late 20s, and I budgeted with my actual income without worrying about that.

Some people are quite sensitive about disposable income - but at the same time, if you don't enjoy yourself and let your hair down from time to time, what's the point in living? I'm not suggesting you throw caution to the wind, but have a little bit of fun., You can do if you budget carefully.
 
Ace Modder said:
Who says not wanting to go for a meal is being tight?

Some people enjoy going out for nice meal. Others see food and just a necessity to remain alive.

Also - saving for a car or a wedding does make financial sense, more so than spending it on a night out. Personally I enjoy nice meals and trips etc.
But I understand that some of my friends do not, I don't think they are tight, they just have a different opinion on what is important in life.
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Agree with that.
 
Guest2 said:
I could use all my disposable income to pay off my student loan
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But you won't because you know that this is a very very very silly thing to do, because the interest rate on the student loan is below the rate of inflation, so all the sensible people leave it to pay off through PAYE :p
 
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