I lived in London for 5 years...well Uxbridge...if that counts ...but was in the RAF...my rent was £95 a month...1985-90

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300 train fares
300 bills
700-800 average rent?
300 food

that leaves 300-400 just after that

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lot of these people are the breadwinners for their families too so even more additional costs

I'm due two pensions in Sept 2002 get one now...mind you 15k of that went on daughters flat deposit

comment by Fourzah (U22366)
posted about a minute ago
so many people live faaaar beyond their means is ridiculous.
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We owe nothing

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comment by Fourzah (U22366)
posted less than a minute ago
so many people live faaaar beyond their means is ridiculous.
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yeh the money i save on train fares working from home at the moment i'm probably losing more because i don't get to eat for free pretty much every day anymore on business lunches

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posted less than a minute ago
comment by Oscar. 2019 YEAR OF THE MACK! #TeamFury (U12980)
posted 2 seconds ago
300 train fares
300 bills
700-800 average rent?
300 food

that leaves 300-400 just after that
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Well, you spend way too much on food in that case.

I less than that per month and save £200 a month on average towards my savings account.
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I'm not talking about me i'm talking on average

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comment by Oscar. 2019 YEAR OF THE MACK! #TeamFury (U12980)
posted 3 minutes ago
300 train fares
300 bills
700-800 average rent?
300 food

that leaves 300-400 just after that
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You are smashing that just eat app... aren't you

I make about 42k a year after tax at mo

Break down of that is -

75-80 hours a week Monday-Sunday
Monday-Sunday x 3 then I get one weekend a month off.
On call rota/emergency call outs.

My rent and monthly bills BEFORE shopping is 1700 a month. Shopping varies.

So even on my wages I'm left with very little a month

My food costs a month are probably about £80 Lol works food costs for me though are about £800 lol

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comment by Blue in the face (U22288)
posted 2 minutes ago
Shop at ALDI and Tesco, not Waitrose and M&S.
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yeh me personally i shop at Aldi because i enjoy it, waitrose food is disgusting, M&S is alright but it's the same food as Aldi

NHS

Steve fkin hell mate you're alive

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comment by Blue in the face (U22288)
posted about a minute ago
I blame governments. They disincentivise saving money. However, the reality is far too many people spend beyond their means, and if people were more fiscally prudent we wouldn't need such hefty relief packages.
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Fair point but i've said this before, this is the kind of $hit they should be teaching in schools

Budgeting
Financial Planning
Future Planning

They don't teach none of that $hit

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On the front line me mate need to be alive

did we all just clap or nah