What do you consider a 'decent' salary (non-London)

jojo90_2

BlueAngelCV wrote: »

If my 29 year old who owned a home and was owning over £50,000.00 wanted to move back home I would either tell them where to stick it or be looking for some fairly substantial rent. Why should I subsidise them?

It's pretty clear that you don't need to move back home at all but are just looking for an easy life.

Well, they have a 5 bedroom house in the middle of the countryside, my little brother has just flown the nest, and my mum is feeling lonely. Me occupying one room would only add food costs and little else.

I'm recently divorced so they also want to do what they can so I can get things back on track... which this is all part of.

jojo90_2

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Where does all your betting figure in your finances?

Right now it does not as I'm working stupid hours.

PasturesNew

jojo90 wrote: »

You know what.. that's a really good idea... aside from my friend's 30th on 17th (she'd kill me if I didn't go to London and that's easily a £200 night).. I think I might just give that a go .

Maybe it's £200/night because that's what you used to spend ... but break that down, how can you spend £200? There might be other/cheaper ways of doing it.

I can't believe you'd consider spending £200 for one night for somebody's random birthday!!

jojo90_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

Maybe it's £200/night because that's what you used to spend ... but break that down, how can you spend £200? There might be other/cheaper ways of doing it.

I can't believe you'd consider spending £200 for one night for somebody's random birthday!!

She's my best friend and helped me out significantly in recent times... it's her 30th and she wants a blow out 'posh' night so that's what she's going to get . Transport to London and hotel is easily £100 straight away. Food will be £30 and club entry + drinks £70.

diable

jojo90 wrote: »

Yeah I totally get that... but the holidays enable another of my true passions and life is dull without being able to look forward to the things that make you feel alive .

Stop going to Thailand.............. ;o))

hoyles10

PasturesNew wrote: »

Maybe it's £200/night because that's what you used to spend ... but break that down, how can you spend £200? There might be other/cheaper ways of doing it.

I can't believe you'd consider spending £200 for one night for somebody's random birthday!!

£200 for a night out is fairly easy to do in Manchester so if he's off to London that's very very easy to go through. We went to Manchester for a day on the beer the other Saturday and went through £150 that's without hotel bills etc which the OP may have.

It's silly spending that amount of money but it's easily done. If it wasn't for me winning a few quid on the football I wouldn't have had that money spare to go out with.

Person_one

hoyles10 wrote: »

£200 for a night out is fairly easy to do in Manchester so if he's off to London that's very very easy to go through. We went to Manchester for a day on the beer the other Saturday and went through £150 that's without hotel bills etc which the OP may have.

It's silly spending that amount of money but it's easily done.

It might be easily done, but its the kind of thing he'll need to look at changing if he wants more leftover cash.

Can't you stay with a friend instead of a hotel? Drink less? Book your train ticket in advance?

jojo90_2

Person_one wrote: »

It might be easily done, but its the kind of thing he'll need to look at changing if he wants more leftover cash.

Can't you stay with a friend instead of a hotel? Drink less? Book your train ticket in advance?

Well, I thought about staying with a friend... but they live 30 mins away from central London and wouldn't appreciate me showing up blind drunk @ 4am Sunday morning . Train tickets and hotel are being booked via work so already good discount. I don't understand the comment about drinking less ?

Seriously this is just one of those nights that will be what it will be .

I will however be taking up the £30 per week challenge this month... I need to lose some weight anyway

hoyles10

jojo90 wrote: »

Well, I thought about staying with a friend... but they live 30 mins away from central London and wouldn't appreciate me showing up blind drunk @ 4am Sunday morning . Train tickets and hotel are being booked via work so already good discount. I don't understand the comment about drinking less ?

Seriously this is just one of those nights that will be what it will be .

I will however be taking up the £30 per week challenge this month...

4am?? You're getting an early night then... That'll save a few quid Stay out another couple of hours then jump on the first train home and sleep all the way back. You might be a bit stinky but it'll save a big hotel bill... It's been known by me and my mates before now when we've been away watching football.

Googlewhacker

Can you not see that you could enjoy nice holidays on a 1/6th of what you currently pay?