How much does it cost to live on your own?

cupid_s

well phil, give it a few months and maybe you'll be wanting to move in with said girlyfriend

studentphil

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

OK Phil, another word of advice.

It's best not to base your choice of flatmate on whether they, or you, have partners. This can change.

It's more important to pick a bunch of people with open minds and a similar amount of respect for the house and housemates (for example someone who, if they ARE in a relationship, isn't going to have their partner staying over 5 nights a week without contributing to the bills).

Yes, I was just thinking with my current friends (as we have talked about it before living together), so if I did go live them it would make like 5 of us(Me, 2 friends and their girlfriends). Lets at least the set up we talked about as of course in most cases to share a house house you need 4-6 people.

studentphil

cupid_stunt wrote:

well phil, give it a few months and maybe you'll be wanting to move in with said girlyfriend

Maybe, but I think she can live in halls for all her course, so I doubt it.

Bargain_Rzl

studentphil wrote:

Yes, I was just thinking with my current friends (as we have talked about it before living together), so if I did go live them it would make like 5 of us(Me, 2 friends and their girlfriends). Lets at least the set up we talked about as of course in most cases to share a house house you need 4-6 people.

Although I know people who have lived with as many as six flatmates, the average is three or four I think. I've been one of 3 in most house-shares, one of 4 on one occasion (when one flatmate also had their partner living there) and am now sharing with just one other.

And in my experience the smaller households are less daunting...

cupid_s

studentphil wrote:

Maybe, but I think she can live in halls for all her course, so I doubt it.

Well maybe she'd rather share with you!

If two people share the cost each goes down an awful lot compared to living alone. Me and hubby spend about 900-1000 pcm on everything including the mortgage (but not including holidays)

studentphil

It is well worth thinking about a house share as I have a couple of mates that will still be at uni next year and my girlfriend will be, so it is well worth thinking about.

Heth_2

Some people do actually prefer living in a shared house to halls, I know I much preferred even though I had wonderfull college rooms (indeed in my second year I had my own sitting room and separate bedroom). I didn't have a kitchen in college which was something I wanted, and also they kicked us out at the end of each term, so I liked the flexibility of my house and being able to stay in Oxford to study. Also I had alot more space in my house, had a washing machine (no laundry expenses), a garden, could have parties. In general it was lots more fun than college rooms/halls.

studentphil

cupid_stunt wrote:

Well maybe she'd rather share with you!

If two people share the cost each goes down an awful lot compared to living alone. Me and hubby spend about 900-1000 pcm on everything including the mortgage (but not including holidays)

:eek: rather share with me thats :eek: :eek:

There is nothing great about staying in Halls though.

studentphil

I never have really thought of living with my girlfriend to make move out more affordable.

It is probably not a right bad idea.

cupid_s

studentphil wrote:

I never have really thought of living with my girlfriend to make move out more affordable.

It is probably not a right bad idea.

I wouldn't mention it to her just yet lol!
But once people have been together a while I'm sure it seems like a logical step.

I think you'd probably find it easier to live in a smaller group though. Less people to make mounds of washing up and less people to disagree with each other.

If you're sharing all utilities are split so you do save quite a bit. And generally you will find house shares that are near to uni and town meaning travel costs are minimal