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% of your take home salary on rent payments?

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  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    /sigh

    (ten characters)
  • KimYeovil
    KimYeovil Posts: 6,156 Forumite
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    bendix wrote: »
    Can I confirm what I'm reading here? You two are spending 70-75% of your take home pay on rent?

    Welcome to the real world.
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    Brodders post disappeared. My sigh doesnt make any sense now. I'll just sigh about the rent then.
  • JoeCrystal
    JoeCrystal Posts: 3,384 Forumite
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    @bendix Pretty much. :o It is tough sometime and I do not go out anywhere in evenings since it cost too much. My holiday off from work are generally spent on walking and hiking in Dorset. It is free (apart from modest expense in packed lunch.) :j I did consider getting a bike but I do not want to lose it in case it get stolen. :(
  • Cleaver
    Cleaver Posts: 6,989 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Yep. Thats about it.

    Do you live in a palace in a great area or just not earn a lot? Just curious.
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Brodders post disappeared. My sigh doesnt make any sense now. I'll just sigh about the rent then.

    What the bloody hell is going on that post was guaranteed at least 10 thanks, not happy.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    ruggedtoast wrote: »
    Brodders post disappeared. My sigh doesnt make any sense now. I'll just sigh about the rent then.

    TBH I guess approxcimately 68% of people reading it thought that too..:o I don't think putting it in print added anything.

    But I'm assured its only true if you let it be true and if you can't sort it yourself there are things you can buy to help.
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    lostinrates wrote: »
    TBH I guess approxcimately 68% of people reading it thought that too..:o I don't think putting it in print added anything.

    But I'm assured its only true if you let it be true and if you can't sort it yourself there are things you can buy to help.

    Any reason it's not 69%?
  • jimster999
    jimster999 Posts: 15 Forumite
    I pay 15.6% of my net income on rent.
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 503

    Debt: February 2006: -£26,773.76
    May 2008: £0.00 Woooooo-oooo hoooooo!!:j
    Nowsaving for house deposit:
    March 2009: +£19,000 (approx)
  • mr.broderick
    mr.broderick Posts: 3,778 Forumite
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    jimster999 wrote: »
    I pay 15.6% of my net income on rent.

    Can I just ask do you live in a shoe box or earn loadsamoney?
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