Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
if you're into going to gigs, fair dos!
What is a liveable salary for a single person with no dependents in London?
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
there's even less opportunities. and even if i managed to get a job, i'd be bored to death. I have no friends in Leeds and the club scene is rubbish compared to London. My life is here, not in Leeds. I went a bit mental when I stayed there over the summer.
Know any with a cheap bar?
ruffneck23
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i was going to say 17k is not £1400 a month
your council tax may be a bit higher than £100 quid too , all depends opn the area really
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i'd forgotten how much council tax was and was thinking it was something like a tenner a month
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
It's £110 band C in Lambeth which is a 1 bed or small 2 bed place.
Paulie Tandoori
shut it you egg!
oh, and don't forget that as a single man, provided you work over 30 hours a week, you may be able to claim working tax credit if you are on a low wage.
similarly, you could also (potentially) be entitled to claim housing benefit and/or council tax benefit, depending on your liability and income.
similarly, you could also (potentially) be entitled to claim housing benefit and/or council tax benefit, depending on your liability and income.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
fucking hell
Crispy
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Split four ways in a shared house though, mind. For a band E/F (approx 4 bed house) in Lambeth it's 125/150 per month so 30/37 each
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
what about savings/emergency cash etc? to pay for unexpected things/repairs/travel/christmas etc? I've often found this is one thing I've completely left off the budget, but ends up being more of a chunk of the monthly budget than I'd thought, and can really get you into trouble if you don't have it set aside.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
four ways? huh?
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
dunno, i've never saved any money ever. but perhaps it is more advisable to do so on a lower wage. i would find it very hard not to spend all of my money every month though as i have very poor impulse control.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
The CT is total for a property. Eg it's £110 for my flat but as there's 2 of us £55 each.
Crispy
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assuming you're sharing with three others
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
in a two bedroom house?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Do a direct debit into a savings account and give your card to someone else so you can't spend it
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
ah right, phew!
_angel_
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That could have been worse actually. I'm in band A Leeds and it's £18 a week. Only a tenner or so less a week.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Prob not, but even if you're in a Band E house which might be 4 beds, it's £150 a month between 4 (so £37.50 each). And they do it over 10 payments if you do DD so you don't pay anything in Feb/March usually.
colacubes
Mr Hot Cookie
Current Lambeth CT rates are here:
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/AdviceBenefits/CouncilTax/PropertyBandsAndCharges.htm
Due to be reviewed shortly but likely to be frozen for next year. Key thing when you're looking is to find out which band the property is in and then you can work out how much it would be divided by those sharing.
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/AdviceBenefits/CouncilTax/PropertyBandsAndCharges.htm
Due to be reviewed shortly but likely to be frozen for next year. Key thing when you're looking is to find out which band the property is in and then you can work out how much it would be divided by those sharing.
Open an ISA and set a standing order for a small amount to go in each month.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
to me, these figures seem too low to be realistic. the only time I have felt I could live comfortably off what I was making and able to handle unexpected expenses was when I was making over $500 a week and paying a similar amount in rent monthly.
I've always thought of that as a good indicator: you can be comfortable if your monthly rent is equal to or a little higher than your weekly salary. (Obviously that doesn't work with very low salary/rent equations as you still might not have enough to live on)
I've always thought of that as a good indicator: you can be comfortable if your monthly rent is equal to or a little higher than your weekly salary. (Obviously that doesn't work with very low salary/rent equations as you still might not have enough to live on)
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i better pay my dad the money i owe him before i do that
It's very common in London for people to pay up to half their monthly take home pay in rent.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
well it depends what you mean by comfortable. if i had a couple of hundred quid spare a month after rent, bills and food , i'd be reasonably content.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
this is the ballpark figure salary i'm looking at if i get a job. i used to earn loads more, but considered it as only just enough to live on. fuck knows what i spent it on!
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