How much rent to pay to Mum?

Legacy_user

If I buy all my own food, do my own washing and cooking.

Is £50 per month fair

claire16c

This was discussed on a similar thread not long ago.

It comes down to what is appropriate to you & your family's individual situation. So I would ask them. No one on here can give you a figure.

Although £50 a month doesn't sound like much, I have no idea how old you are, your work situation, your parents financial concerns or what they actually want/need.

Ask your mum!

Person_one

Not this again!

You're not a newbie, so sorry to be harsh, but I'd just delete this and use the search function. This has been done to death on here and you won't get anything approaching a consensus, just a lot of bickering.

*max*

There we go again...

What does your mum say? Do you work?

caeler

If you moved in with me, £50 wouldn't cover the extra council tax I'd have to pay due to losing the single occupancy discount. Try again.

[Deleted User]

1/3 rd of your income. Simples

thorsoak

berbastrike wrote: »

If I buy all my own food, do my own washing and cooking.

Is £50 per month fair

No! You are using utilities - water, heating, lighting. Are you using your own cutlery, cooking utensils, your own washing machine? Do you own your own sheets/towels? When you cook - do you use your own condiments or just delve into the cupboard.

Have you got your own internet connection, your own tv licence etc etc etc.

Think again!

barbarawright

What is it with all these adult children buying all their own food? Do you really never eat a meal with your parents? Or use *anything* at all from the kitchen cupboards? You have your own butter, pasta, salt, pepper, ketchup, olive oil etc etc? What a complete waste of space that must be and how confusing for everyone.

Frankly I'd rather have an extra room than £50 a month and a child who didn't want to share a meal with me.

hieveryone

A few years ago I used to grudge giving my mum money for my 'keep', I really did. I thought she was being greedy, wanting to take all my money - didn't she know I had make up/hair do's/car/nights out/shoes/handbags to buy??


If I thought my mum would let me move back in now for the amount that she used to ask for, I'd bite her hand off! :rotfl:

Hermia

hieveryone wrote: »

A few years ago I used to grudge giving my mum money for my 'keep', I really did. I thought she was being greedy, wanting to take all my money - didn't she know I had make up/hair do's/car/nights out/shoes/handbags to buy??


If I thought my mum would let me move back in now for the amount that she used to ask for, I'd bite her hand off! :rotfl:

Ha ha! I remember being stunned when I got my very first utility bills. I actually rung up my mum saying I thought they must have got the amount wrong and she was like, errr no that sounds normal!

Person_one

hieveryone wrote: »

A few years ago I used to grudge giving my mum money for my 'keep', I really did. I thought she was being greedy, wanting to take all my money - didn't she know I had make up/hair do's/car/nights out/shoes/handbags to buy??


If I thought my mum would let me move back in now for the amount that she used to ask for, I'd bite her hand off! :rotfl:

I bet you wouldn't really. I love my parents very much but I wouldn't move back even if they paid me! :eek: