How much to live on?

studentphil

joannasmum wrote: »

How can you have wasted your life? I presumme you are in your early 20's, like I said before you just have to get on with what life throws at you. If you have a degree you are in the position to get a job it might not be the job you want initally but you have the next 40 years to get to that point.

I have to sign off now my dd is waking up and I have promised make bread with her

Have fun with bread making!

No one is talking a dream job, but the need to have a job that pays enough for you to live on.

studentphil

Tam_Lin wrote: »

Phil - get back on topic. If you really want to torture yourself and cover old ground again, go and read your old threads. No need to repeat it all here; it's clear no-one wants to read it.

Fair enough, everyone must surely have a right to enough income to live and to survive on?

Tam_Lin

studentphil wrote: »

Everyone must surely have a right to enough income to live and to survive on?

If you're concerned that you won't be earning enough, you'd better look into tax credits or whatever other benefits are out there.

studentphil

Tam_Lin wrote: »

If you're concerned that you won't be earning enough, you'd better look into tax credits or whatever other benefits are out there.

I am not concerned about no having enough to live on as I can survive on 70 pounds a week as long as I live at home and maybe I could find a second job to help increase that earning ability.

Edinburghlass_2

studentphil wrote: »

I am not concerned about no having enough to live on as I can survive on 70 pounds a week as long as I live at home and maybe I could find a second job to help increase that earning ability.

you have a first job :eek:

Carmina_Piranha_3

a thousand pounds a month just for one person to live on? that's a huge amount of money for one person.

you live up north somewhere don't you? how much is rent on a bedsit? what about a one bedroomed flat?

studentphil

Edinburghlass wrote: »

you have a first job :eek:

Not yet, but I might have if I give a good interview in the next couple of weeks.

studentphil

Carmina_Piranha wrote: »

a thousand pounds a month just for one person to live on? that's a huge amount of money for one person.

you live up north somewhere don't you? how much is rent on a bedsit? what about a one bedroomed flat?

You are talking at 300 pound in rent even for a bed sit. Then you have CT, utilities, travel, food, which all adds up.

DKLS

Do you expect a decent job to drop in your lap?, IME its been a combination of education, aquired skill set, who I know, being in the right place at the right time and more than a smidgin of good luck to get the job I am in now.
I did a lot of mind numbing tedious jobs, which paid poorly, But I kept in mind the bigger picture of what I actually wanted.
Or find yourself a rich divorced wifey.

To answer the original question, about £1200 for just me, but then that does include a fair few treats.

peter999

studentphil wrote: »

I have tried and battled all my life to be something and I do get a bit annoyed that this degree has made me into nothing. What sort of life is that where you can not even get a job that allows you to earn enough to live on?

You've learnt from your Degree, things don't turn out as you expect or dreamt they would.

When you apply for jobs & get a job, you'll learn from that
-but like your Degree things will not turn out way you first imagine in jobs.

peter999

Ps:
And how is your Degree going ??
Are you going to pass with flying colours ??