How can I realistically live on a £15k/25k salary?

LawrenceWoodman

You have to take it seriously, but I wouldn't worry excessively about the cost of children. They're not that expensive if you're sensible and if you are on a low wage the government gives you more than enough to take care of them.

mgdavid

little_green wrote: »

yeh except many people don't live within their means do they.... many people don't actually sit down & go "oh can I afford to provide for a child" prior to having one... hence why the government has financial assistance available

and therein lies the root of society's problems, a total lack of personal responsibility


"the trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money"

little_green

mgdavid wrote: »

and therein lies the root of society's problems, a total lack of personal responsibility


"the trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money"

sorry i hope that wasn't aimed at myself trying to escape my personal responsibilities. I agree with you there are people out there who basically EXPECT the state to provide.
Someone wise once said to me (not in any relation to the welfare state) "i can work with you, but i can't do the work for you". The logic kind of applies here "we (the state) can assist you in raising your children, however we cannot raise them for you".
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mgdavid

little_green wrote: »

sorry i hope that wasn't aimed at myself trying to escape my personal responsibilities. .....
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of course not, you never mentioned yourself in the bit I quoted did you. I was referring to the 'many people' you mentioned.

little_green

mgdavid wrote: »

of course not, you never mentioned yourself in the bit I quoted did you. I was referring to the 'many people' you mentioned.

haha just checking :
I liked that Maggie Quote btw shall be banking that for future use!

(oh also on a side note your signature reminded me of one of my favorite quotes:
"judge him, not on the answers he gives, but on the questions he asks" )