How much per month do you need to live?

[sponge]

I reckon I could get by on £300 a month if I was on my own. Kids change a few things

How ?

 

[monkeytassle]

A relatively normal life?

Place to stay -
Electric -
Gas -
Water -
Internet -
Food -
Travel (car/bus fare) -

Is there anything I have missed?
I don't just mean to survive, I mean to live a basic but normal life

All of mine relatively moderate aside from my bastard Amex

 

[pillars of hercules]

How ?

I own my house, have solar panels, grow food in my allotment and have chickens. I'd still have council tax and utilities, mobile phone to pay and extra food. It would be weird doing without a car. holidays and nights out, but I'd still be able to have a decent life.

I'll admit that that would be dependent on having the stuff I own at the minute and not starting from scratch.

 

[Mr Whippy]

Deffo entitled to something if she was registered with HMRC for at least 26 weeks of the 66 weeks before the bairn's due and she has paid at least 13 weeks worth of Class 2 NI Contributions in those 66 weeks. Class 2 NI is £3.05 / week and if she hadn't paid 13 weeks she could even 'top up' her contributions to ensure she gets a bit more.

She worked 22 weeks between finishing time off with #1 child and start of COVID (Mar ‘20). Looked into it and definitely not entitled to anything.

 

[Cotia]

I own my house, have solar panels, grow food in my allotment and have chickens. I'd still have council tax and utilities, mobile phone to pay and extra food. It would be weird doing without a car. holidays and nights out, but I'd still be able to have a decent life.

I'll admit that that would be dependent on having the stuff I own at the minute and not starting from scratch.

Holy poo..we've found the gent with the free eggs at long last

In the North East you'd manage easily on £1500 a month

Even less look /\

Your neighbour has finally appeared

 

[Dauntless Dive Bomber]

I've put every spare penny I've had for years into paying off my house, which will be done next Feb. Will have about £800 per month disposable after that.

 

[pillars of hercules]

Holy poo..we've found the gent with the free eggs at long last

Even less look /\

Your neighbour has finally appeared

Who said free? Are you talking bollocks?

 

[Cotia]

Who said free? Are you talking bollocks?

Er nope. You must have missed the original post and subsequent running joke

 

[pillars of hercules]

Er nope. You must have missed the original post and subsequent running joke

Runny egg?

 

[Lambchops]

I've put every spare penny I've had for years into paying off my house, which will be done next Feb. Will have about £800 per month disposable after that.

Not being funny but how much disposable income do you have now?

 

[Dauntless Dive Bomber]

Not being funny but how much disposable income do you have now?

Almost nothing as I said all spare money goes on the house payments. If I was paying the normal amount it would be around £400 a month.

 

[Lambchops]

Almost nothing as I said all spare money goes on the house payments. If I was paying the normal amount it would be around £400 a month.

That's just existing to me mate - fair play

 

[joemcdokes]

I've put every spare penny I've had for years into paying off my house, which will be done next Feb. Will have about £800 per month disposable after that.

How old are you?

 

[Dauntless Dive Bomber]

That's just existing to me mate - fair play

Well I've always left myself enough for beer/nights out, never really been a holiday abroad person and single so that has helped.

How old are you?

48

 

[Lambchops]

Well I've always left myself enough for beer/nights out, never really been a holiday abroad person and single so that has helped.

48

Good luck to you mate, I'd struggle on that mind. Looking forward to paying ours off next year mind I must admit - problem is we need to find somewhere bigger

 

[pillars of hercules]

Er nope. You must have missed the original post and subsequent running joke

I've read through and seen the scotch egg thing now so soz . I'm still non the wiser what it was about though.

 

[Dauntless Dive Bomber]

Good luck to you mate, I'd struggle on that mind. Looking forward to paying ours off next year mind I must admit - problem is we need to find somewhere bigger

Yes thanks, one mans palace is another mans prison.

 

[joemcdokes]

Well I've always left myself enough for beer/nights out, never really been a holiday abroad person and single so that has helped.

48

Are you going to do anything different when you have more disposable income?

 

[Cotia]

I've read through and seen the scotch egg thing now so soz . I'm still non the wiser what it was about though.

Ah no. Was a while ago. Certain poster suggested there's no reason for people to struggle to feed their families as most of us have neighbours with chickens and so eggs to give away

 

[joemcdokes]

Good luck to you mate, I'd struggle on that mind. Looking forward to paying ours off next year mind I must admit - problem is we need to find somewhere bigger

Buy Horden.
Although I doubt you'd want to move back over here.