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Budget calculator: will you be better or worse off?

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  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    luvpump wrote: »
    Male
    Age 37
    Single
    Partner 19
    No children

    Am I better off ? :confused:

    Teenage girlfriend and no children? Well some people would consider you better off :p
  • incher
    incher Posts: 182 Forumite
    bluey890 wrote: »
    Do the calculators take into account VAT going up! I am not worried things in the budget per se. More interested in whether I am (financially) better off next year.

    Ach, now you're getting all technical on us!
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    lostinrates wrote: »
    I feel so unappreciated.
    Well I had gone to bed. But I got up again to log in and thank you.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    mewbie wrote: »
    Well I had gone to bed. But I got up again to log in and thank you.

    Well, darling, thank you for your believable appreciation. :)
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    On a positive note, at least we know where Cleaver gets his material.
    Favourite hobbies: Watersports. Relaxing in Coffee Shop. Investing in stocks.
    Personality type: Compassionate Male Armadillo. Sockies: None.
  • Fire_Fox
    Fire_Fox Posts: 26,026 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Female age 36, no children, no car. If I put my annual income as £5k I am £18 a year worse off from increased tax on wine, If I put it as £6k - including possible overtime - I will be £13 a year better off from changes to NI. Obviously that doesn't take account of the increased council tax (boo) nor the nice low interest rate on my student loan (hooray).
    Declutterbug-in-progress.⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️
  • bluey890
    bluey890 Posts: 1,020 Forumite
    incher wrote: »
    Ach, now you're getting all technical on us!

    My bad, I often mistake this for a financial forum. ;)
    Favourite hobbies: Watersports. Relaxing in Coffee Shop. Investing in stocks.
    Personality type: Compassionate Male Armadillo. Sockies: None.
  • MRSTITTLEMOUSE
    MRSTITTLEMOUSE Posts: 8,547 Forumite
    Cleaver wrote: »
    Are you an MP? You've lost your second home allowance but now get paid to turn up, and I think it works out slightly better for you.

    No we're just a couple in our 50s.Husband working,no benefits of any kind or anything like that.
  • mewbie_2
    mewbie_2 Posts: 6,058 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I put my true figures in and it offered a link to Ocean Finance. (not sure if they are still a going concern so fill in with any finance company, hopefully it will still work).

    Not my best, but I should be in bed.
  • treliac
    treliac Posts: 4,524 Forumite
    luvpump wrote: »
    Male
    Age 37
    Single
    Partner 19
    No children

    Am I better off ? :confused:

    Only until she gets bored!
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