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Should I Stay or Should I GO??

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  • Entertainer
    Entertainer Posts: 617 Forumite
    As Pawpurrs said £600 a year is very high for utilities, that's £1800 for the three of you!! Wear some more layers in the winter if necessary.:snow_grin If it gets over 10C in my house it's warm.:cool:

    And I sincerely hope you're not male if you're having a £20 haircut!!
  • patch3228
    patch3228 Posts: 202 Forumite
    MutleyDog wrote: »
    Thanks Patch I agree the short travel time and cheap travel costs are a plus but like you suggest the novelty of the place is and will wear off. Im really not a materialistic person.

    And Clutton I need my monthly haircut I am afraid but I hear there is a place on Tottenham court road that does it for £6, a nice £14 saving.

    Thanks


    There is a place called Mr Topp's - think they only charge £4 :D for a quick cut.

    Or you can volunteer to be a 'model' and get practiced on by newbie haircutters :eek:
    Find a job you like and you add five days to every week
  • kunekune
    kunekune Posts: 1,909 Forumite
    How sweet.

    Try spending a very very long time at university, then end up staying on as a lecturer, working an ordinary working week of 48 hours. And dealing with a lot of little snowflakes (ie, they think they are totally and completely unique ... they are not). Dealing with them 24/7, 52/52. Add a series of extra fee-paying contract jobs like editing training manuals. Also, be married to someone with a similarly pretty well paid job but who can do the job in 35 hours so that your children are ok. Tbh, it's not much more fun than what you describe. We might appear to be well off and we are on paper, but we only started pension funds in our mid 40s ... that's not a mistake I recommend.
    Mortgage started on 22.5.09 : £129,600
    Overpayments to date: £3000
    June grocery challenge: 400/600
  • john234_2
    john234_2 Posts: 7 Forumite
    A few of my friends live in clapham the rent they pay is between £400-£500 pm for fairly decent houseshares.
    :jPropertyBanker.co.uk
  • kunekune wrote: »
    How sweet.

    Try spending a very very long time at university, then end up staying on as a lecturer, working an ordinary working week of 48 hours. And dealing with a lot of little snowflakes (ie, they think they are totally and completely unique ... they are not). Dealing with them 24/7, 52/52. Add a series of extra fee-paying contract jobs like editing training manuals. Also, be married to someone with a similarly pretty well paid job but who can do the job in 35 hours so that your children are ok. Tbh, it's not much more fun than what you describe. We might appear to be well off and we are on paper, but we only started pension funds in our mid 40s ... that's not a mistake I recommend.

    Ah but thats the difference your funding a family I cant even afford a girlfriend at the moment, lol. Im only 23 Im sure I should be able to afford a little bit of fun. Thanks all for your comments. I know what I have to do so will quit complaining and deal with it the right way.

    Cheers all
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