Paying 'keep' HELP!!!

Sweetheart

Pollycat wrote: »

Welcome to the real world, Sweetheart.

I suggest you do as other posters AND your friends have suggested and check out rent on a place of your own.
Good luck with that.


I bet she wishes she wasn't YOUR Mum.

What a nasty mean-spirited little madam you sound.
If you were my daughter I'd have you out of that room before you could draw another breath.


So do tell us what your Mum's outgoings are.
Are they more than the £1200 she says it is?


I do hope you show people's opinions to your Mum, it might just wake her up to the fact that she's brought up an ungrateful little brat.

Budget was £1200 and she SAID she had taken off luxuries and reduced food bill by half so it was frugal.

xoxo_2

Sweetheart wrote: »

£50 and thats a lot. None of my friends pay this much

How much do you earn? You should be contributing roughly 1/3 of your income, IMO. However if that isn't enough to help your mum through this difficult period you should willingly give more.

How old are your friends that think your Mum is 'soooooooooooooo unfair' and that you can easily live for less in your own place? 14? :rotfl:

Mojisola

Absolutely wrote: »

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OP has to be a troll!

Sounds like Andy in yet another guise.

Pollycat

Sweetheart wrote: »

£50 and thats a lot. None of my friends pay this much

Maybe none of your friends have a Mum who's been made redundant......

gunsandbanjos

Sweetheart wrote: »

£50 and thats a lot. None of my friends pay this much

Just because none of your friends pay that doesn't mean you shouldn't. Their circumstances are evidently different from yours.

Just out of interest, how much do you earn? You said a good amount but that is fairly vague.

£50 a week is not a lot:rotfl:

I bet your mum felt incredibly guilty and found it very hard to admit she couldn't cope with all the bills and needed help. Although she has made a rod for her own back by bringing up such an ungrateful little toad. She is reaping what she sowed in you.

craftdaft

If I were you I would agree to the £100 per week, as most have said it's much cheaper than anywhere else and you're helping your Mum through a hard time too.

What you could do is try to reduce the bills through checking cheapest utility suppliers, mortgage rate, etc (see different parts of this website for info and if you head over to the Debt Free Wannabe board you'll get loads of help). Everyone could then benefit from the reduced cost (however, if you continue to pay £100 per week it might help your Mum get back on her feet).

chris_n_tj

If you go to the local pound shop they sell heavy duty bin bags for a pound, do your mum a favour use them to pack your stuff. I guess yuor friends will lend you a floor until they get fedup of you.

Sweetheart

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Just because none of your friends pay that doesn't mean you shouldn't. Their circumstances are evidently different from yours.

Just out of interest, how much do you earn? You said a good amount but that is fairly vague.

£50 a week is not a lot:rotfl:

I bet your mum felt incredibly guilty and found it very hard to admit she couldn't cope with all the bills and needed help. Although she has made a rod for her own back by bringing up such an ungrateful little toad. She is reaping what she sowed in you.

I only earn £1,200 a month as I've only just stated out in my career.

Pollycat

Sweetheart wrote: »

Budget was £1200 and she SAID she had taken off luxuries and reduced food bill by half so it was frugal.

Doesn't answer my questions.

Pollycat wrote: »

So do tell us what your Mum's outgoings are.
Are they more than the £1200 she says it is?

scotsgirl_3

£50 a week is nothing; you're being an absolute brat. I don't know where you live but round here you would be looking at £400 for a room in a flatshare that wouldn't include most of the bills, any food, etc etc.

You're 23, you're an adult and you need to pay your way. And why shouldn't you contribute towards the mortgage? That's exactly what you would be doing by paying a landlord rent!