You'd be well struggling on ?20K tbh. ?28K-?30K is about the min you
can get by comfortably.
I earn ?35 and dont have a mortgage but I'm not much more than comfortably off after savings.
Mind you, I do spend ?500/m on petrol.
Posted By: CB41 on February 9th 2012 at 16:47:47
Message Thread
- How old were you when you got your first proper job? (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:09:25
- 22 (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Feb 9, 20:42:53
- 29 (General Chat) - Charles21, Feb 9, 17:20:51
- 22 (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 9, 16:40:06
- Selwyn can't answer this, cos he's never done a day's work in his life (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 9, 16:38:50
- Don't think that's true, is it. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:39:25
- 16 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 9, 16:33:55
- 16, unless you count a paper round. Get a proper job and still dick around. (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:33:15
- Delivering the Sunday papers was the worsed thing. Heavy papers, wobbly bike! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:34:06
- Didn't do Sundays. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:35:22
- Sensible plan. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:36:11
- Got in the way of fishing (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:36:36
- Sensible plan. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:36:11
- Didn't do Sundays. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:35:22
- Delivering the Sunday papers was the worsed thing. Heavy papers, wobbly bike! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:34:06
- Doesn't matter what you earn, you'll always spend it. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 9, 16:15:54
- that's not entirely true, as some people do manage to not lash everything (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:22:13
- i can't see myself saving anything for a while. besides i was told the average age of 1st (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:25:11
- Yep, I'm ahead of the UK in that way, as I'm going to rent all my life. :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:26:46
- same here. Can just go where the mood takes me now (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 9, 16:32:06
- Heh heh heh, yes indeed Karn!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:32:41
- I don't see what's wrong with renting, you can move where and when you want. (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 9, 16:28:30
- Very true and it's getting nigh on impossible to get on the housing ladder anyway. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:32:24
- I'd hate to be chained to a bank for 40 years anyway (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:40:37
- My mortgage is interest only, so it's not really much different to renting really. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 9, 16:42:32
- I had the idea it would be really really cheap where you are Worz, ignorance really. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:41:38
- prices for many things are now close to what they are in the uk (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:44:15
- You'd be well struggling on ?20K tbh. ?28K-?30K is about the min you (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:47:47
- frigging nora, I had a look in the windows of some job agencies in the uk at Xmas (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 18:25:12
- Coke and hookers? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 9, 16:45:57
- You'd be well struggling on ?20K tbh. ?28K-?30K is about the min you (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:47:47
- prices for many things are now close to what they are in the uk (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:44:15
- I'd hate to be chained to a bank for 40 years anyway (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:40:37
- Very true and it's getting nigh on impossible to get on the housing ladder anyway. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:32:24
- same here. Can just go where the mood takes me now (General Chat) - Karnivore, Feb 9, 16:32:06
- Yep, I'm ahead of the UK in that way, as I'm going to rent all my life. :) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:26:46
- I went from about ?15k to ?30k in about 4 years. The only thing that changed (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 9, 16:25:02
- i can't see myself saving anything for a while. besides i was told the average age of 1st (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:25:11
- that's not entirely true, as some people do manage to not lash everything (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 9, 16:22:13
- 19 (General Chat) - ingi, Feb 9, 16:14:44
- hmm well i'm 22 and ive got a job of sorts (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:26:05
- The hard thing is finding something you want to do and getting to do it. I think. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:35:45
- I've never done what I want to do. In fact, I don't think I knew what I'd have liked to (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:38:27
- I haven't a clue what I'd like to do, except play County Cricket but I'm getting on now.:) (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:40:48
- I've never done what I want to do. In fact, I don't think I knew what I'd have liked to (General Chat) - CB41, Feb 9, 16:38:27
- The hard thing is finding something you want to do and getting to do it. I think. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 9, 16:35:45
- hmm well i'm 22 and ive got a job of sorts (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:26:05
- I had a paper-round at 4 (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Feb 9, 16:11:27
- had two at 14 (General Chat) - ingi, Feb 9, 16:16:31
- trooper (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Feb 9, 16:14:31
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