How c**p is this

trigger_mike

miseter wrote:

no i was just sayign the i am only 17 and i am so broke every week can anyone help as i have to pay £20 for rent to my dad , £20 for college luches , £20 pounds for gym . i have to keep like £15 for work and £ 20 pounds for clothes. i only get paid like £150 pounds per week as i am a trainee. any one got any tips on anything i could do to budget my money better.

what you moaning about when i was 17 i was on £100 a week, paying £25 a week rent and trying to run a car, think yourself lucky!

chriz1000

I received £1 a week pocket money till I was 16 mate, then I had to start paying £150 a month in rent to my folks!
I was at college 4 days a week, worked 3 days in a leisure centre, did a paper round 7 days a week and had a car washing business, with 5 mates working for me. I was only bringing home about £400 a month.

£20 when you’re earning £150 a week isn’t steep at all. I’m glad my parents were strict on the money side, it made me learn the value of the pound and get out there and get a job!
I will be the same with my kids.

black-saturn

Actually I do believe that unless the parents are really hard up they shouldnt charge for keep until their children get a proper job. How are they supposed to save for their future if they are dishing out money to their parents all the while? At that rate they will always be living at home because they cant afford anything else.

chriz1000

Well if you feel that way you could always put the money in a high interest savings account, then hand back the cash when its time to move home

Bossyboots

black-saturn wrote:

Actually I do believe that unless the parents are really hard up they shouldnt charge for keep until their children get a proper job. How are they supposed to save for their future if they are dishing out money to their parents all the while? At that rate they will always be living at home because they cant afford anything else.

I agree.

Neither of my children were expected to contribute from their part time jobs while still in education but as soon as they started to work after leaving, they have had to pay their keep.

craggy_2

If your paying £20 a week for you gym then you should change it - Thats a rip off!Should be more like £20 a month tops.

skintchick

I think the OP does have a proper job though.

Bossyboots

skintchick wrote:

I think the OP does have a proper job though.

I didn't read all the pages since my last visit and just assumed the conversation turned somewhere to discuss student contributions as well.

As you rightly say the OP does have a proper job even though it is simply as a trainee but it is a job and therefore he should be paying keep.

My son is on a bursary and he has to pay his keep out of that as he has chosen to do a PhD and we had only agreed to support him through university up to completion of his degree.

vastsarah_2

my eldest son works and bring home £130/week ,out of that he pays me £40.
He gets his washing done and put away ,food cooked ,pack lunch done,smelly stuff bought,the odd bit of clothes from charity shop.
And he has moaned in the pass about it.we did sit down with him and talked about him moving out ,the cost of every thing, and that we lost £45 a week from child benefit and tax credit so wasnt making any money off of him.
We dont have a lot of money ,im a carer for ds3 (adhd&as)and dont work ,hubby works hard and we have 5 children in all (which i know is our choice,i was in foster care wanted a family,another issure all together)
I dont ask him to baby sit ,might ask to empty the bin bag the odd time,his money is his to spend on what he wants. he spends on motor bike ,going out with mates and saving to see friend in hong kong in january 06.he is happy ,im happy but the situation might change when he is older and we will do all that we can to help him
from sarah

Trout69

ginger_nuts wrote:

buying a car at 17 .How will you afford the insurance .At your age you are looking at BIG insurance .Buy a scooter or pushbike .

I completely agree, my partner actually lives 60 miles away from uni, and has just bought a 6 month old 125cc scooter from ebay for £450 - bargain! Insurance is alot cheaper (about £300-£400 i think), a helmet from donnington market for £35 then all you need is a warm jacket and a good pair of gloves. Much more economical fuel wise than a car too...