Monthly Living Cost (Rent)

There is no need to get all furniture etc straigh away. We moved with not much and have bought things later on. Kitchen stuff I had my knives and mugs when I moved over here but we were living with his parents at the time. In 2 years I have now got too much of everything but dont tell my partner I said that otherwise I have to get rid of something...
 
Jono8 said:
My current spatula has melted a bit at the end. Currently going over my finances to see if I can afford to take out a small bank loan over 3 years to replace it. Scary times :(
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BrightHouse do a reasonable deal on spatulas - if you buy 2, you can get 10 years interest free, at only* £1/week.

*Plus £30 set up fee, your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on your spatula or other loan secured on it.
 
2 bedroom semi-detached house in Newton (nice estate):

Rent - £525pcm
Water - £16pcm
Gas+Elec - £36pcm
Council Tax - £75pcm single occupancy (roughly, can't remember exactly)
Home Insurance - £18pcm.

Then I just have everything else on top - food, car stuff, utilities etc.
 
Rent: 750pcm
Water: 120 per quarter
Electricity (no gas): 62pcm
Council Tax (single person allowance): 84pcm
TV License: 11.75pcm
insuance: 12pcm
tv/internet: 42.50pcm
 
Three bed house in Manchester with two adults working full time so out quite a lot:

£1100 - rent
£98 - council tax
£25 - water / sewage
£45 - virgin
£70 - gas & electric
£100 - car insurance
£35 - contents insurance
£12.50 - tv licence
£500 - food
 
Jono8 said:
My current spatula has melted a bit at the end.
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I kept resting mine on the edge of the frying pan and forgetting. I went through 3 in as many days because I'd melt through them. Now our frying pan has black plastic lumps on the lip.
 
2 bed semi in Sheffield

Rent - £400 (£75 discount as I have done a lot of DIY work in the house for the LL)
Fuel - £110 combined
Council Tax - £90
Sky (TV/Fibre/Phone) £65
Contents Insurance - £12
TV License - £12
Water Rates - £30

Then you got grocerys ontop of that, as a single person it will be much less than ours of 2 adults and a 6month old
 
benjii said:
I kept resting mine on the edge of the frying pan and forgetting. I went through 3 in as many days because I'd melt through them. Now our frying pan has black plastic lumps on the lip.
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My old frying pan didn't get hot enough round the edge to melt the spatula. For christmas I got a nice new cast iron one, that heats up hotter than the sun.

It didn't come with a spatula compatibility warning, so the first time I used it, I rested my spatula on the edge as usual, and it melted.

I'm currently locked in a heated legal battle with the manufacturer and the European high court!
 
Why do I feel like we get these threads every month.

It depresses me every time I see everyones rent cost when mine is £1700 for a 3 bed.
 
Typically for a 2 bed, I'd go with
Rent - varies
Council Tax - £100-£150
Gas/Lecky - £80-£150
TV licence - £20
Water rates - £30
Contents ins - £20
Internet - Depends on who you go with

For a typical £500 a month rental, I'd budget for £850-£950 per month for everything and maybe a little extra to cover things you may need.

Mine is as follows:-

Rent - 3 bed - £695
Gas/Lecky - aprox £200 per month in winter, and £150 in summer (I work at home all day)
TV license - £20
Water rates - £360 per year (30 per month)
Internet / TV / Phone line - £60.99
Food for me, wife, 12 year old son and 2 dogs and a 2 cats - £350 to £500
Contents insurance - £18.50
Council Tax - £135
 
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For a 1 bed flat in Birmingham jewellery quarter, I pay (per month):

Rent: £500
CT: £75
Gas: £20
Electric: £22
Water: £33
TV Licence: £12
Broadband: £25
Food: £100 - £200
 
3 bed house with garage, 45min train into London

Rent: £1150
Ctax: £130/month
Water rates: £35/month (this is high, get a meter if you have no family)
Gas/elec: average £70/month total
Internet: £13/month for adsl2 with cashback
Mobile: £10/month sim only
Food/drink: £150/month each, mostly home cooking. We buy expensive ingredients so could be far cheaper.
Tv license/contents Insurance/gym/sky etc: N/A
 
1 bedroom flat in Swansea.
Rent £550 PCM
No gas unfortunately
Council Tax £90 PCM
Electricity £30 in summer £90-100 in the winter
Internet and phone £22 pcm
water about £12 last time we had last time
 
2 bedroom house. Just me living here.

Rent: £525
Council Tax: £83
Gas/Electric: £107
Water: £-- (not a clue)
TV/Broadband: £67
Contents Insurance: £12

= £794 / month ish
 
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