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Disposable income. What is reasonable?

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  • moanymoany
    moanymoany Posts: 2,877 Forumite
    Soozie, it seems as if your problem goes deeper than it appears on the surface. If he gets the additional £200, he will be getting nearly £400 out of the family income to himself. This is unreasonable and shows a head in the sand attitude to the realities of life. If the other excellent suggestions given here fail, say you want to go to Relate, it could be the wakeup call he needs, even that you are thinking about it may shock him into talking about it properly.

    Good luck
  • roswell
    roswell Posts: 2,447 Forumite
    You should have £0 Disposable income, thsi is what I have, Every Pound has a use saving for car tax/ car insurance / MOT / Emergancy appliance repairments (Washing machines etc), holiday funds/ fuel for car / my spends.

    net result £0 disposable income 100% everything covered.
    If it doesnt pay rent sell it.
    Mortgage - £2,000
    Updated - November 2012
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