How much disposable do you have?

Westyfield2 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:07

Enough not to die, but not enough to make me happy.

<Insert rant about working in London and being paid same as other UK sites>

Theophany · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:08

Never enough. Why, this month I've only been able to buy three Cartier wristwatches and one case of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve.

At this rate I shan't be able to keep the butlers! Good heavens!

Cosimo · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:11

Enough not to worry about.

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:11

500 disposable.

rickjames · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:12

Sleeve said:
Depends on whether it's payday or not?

Yes and I got my rent taken out of that as well; £290 for everything including food.

I'm content with my salary for now anyway.

KaHn · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:12

Rent, bills and food comes to about 20% of my monthly income.

KaHn

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:13

KaHn said:
Rent, bills and food comes to about 20% of my monthly income.

KaHn

80% disposable?

KaHn · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:15

mrbell1984 said:
80% disposable?

Yup

KaHn

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:16

KaHn said:
Yup

KaHn

mmmmmm love it. Sounds good! IT?

KaHn · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:16

mrbell1984 said:
mmmmmm love it. Sounds good! IT?

No.

KaHn

Yaayuh! · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:17

KaHn said:
Rent, bills and food comes to about 20% of my monthly income.

KaHn

Why rent and not mortgage with that amount of disposable income?

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:17

KaHn said:
No.

KaHn

OK.... What ? ?

KaHn

KaHn · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:20

Rossi~ said:
Why rent and not mortgage with that amount of disposable income?

Because I haven't decided if I want to stay in Aberdeen or not and have recently (last month) made the jump to contract which means I need 2 years of personal accounts.

Renting has its benefits at the moment.

mrbell1984 said:
OK.... What ? ?

KaHn

Have a search, I've posted what I do in great detail in most of the job threads on here, also started the big one "Perks of jobs - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17897423&highlight=startername_kahn "

KaHn

Yaayuh! · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:23

KaHn said:
Because I haven't decided if I want to stay in Aberdeen or not and have recently (last month) made the jump to contract which means I need 2 years of personal accounts.

Renting has its benefits at the moment.

Makes sense.

tom_e · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:28

I'm in the process of moving to a new rented place and I've worked out I'll have around £500pm to do with as I please, looking to stick at least £100pm in savings though need to start being a grown up

Shayper · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:31

Disposable? I'm a student, it's all disposable!

Deleted member 77746 · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:34

KaHn said:
Because I haven't decided if I want to stay in Aberdeen or not and have recently (last month) made the jump to contract which means I need 2 years of personal accounts.

Renting has its benefits at the moment.

Have a search, I've posted what I do in great detail in most of the job threads on here, also started the big one "Perks of jobs - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17897423&highlight=startername_kahn "

KaHn

wow a Structural Design Engineer... impressive.

tom_e · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:36

Shayper said:
Disposable? I'm a student, it's all disposable!

I miss those days! How I managed to survive on nearly a 3rd of what I get now I'll never know!

Liquid_Entity · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:36

Loads. I just wish I knew where it all went every month. Still got £2715 of debt on my credit card but after every month it's nearly always the same !

I'm starting a budget/spend spreadsheet from today as it's payday and it'll be a good idea to see where it all goes.

Shayper · 25 Jan 2013 at 09:38

tom_e said:
I miss those days! How I managed to survive on nearly a 3rd of what I get now I'll never know!

Divide that by a third and you get the amount that 99% of students don't spend on going out and random stuff that they don't need.

Then put that all into noodles and you have a student!