Kids contributing

gwynlas

Supporting him as a student is one thing but beyond that he should be making a substantial contribution to the household. My sister married someone who had never had to contribute to the household and as he;d moved into her house he didn't see the need to start, needless to say the marriage did not last.

-taff

My mother took half of my wages every time I was paid, no matter what I was paid.

The fact that she put this in a savings account for me is by the by, I didn't know he had done this, but I paid her anyway because I was living in her house.

Sit him down and show him how much he would be paying if he lived on his own. Council tax, rent, car, transport or whatever, gas , electric, insurances, broadband, water rates....

kangoora

Just a thought, the numbers don't add up on his salary. Both examples below assume 5% pension payments and nothing else - https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/lifestyle.php

If he was earning £19.5k/year then his take home should be £1,364

If his take home is £1,759 then his salary is £26,900/year (maybe a little more as he would be in Uni loan repayment territory)

Regardless, even on a take home pay of £1,364 then £200 is an absolute bargain compared to the costs of finding his own place, especially if it includes use of a car!

jimpwarsop

Ignore anything he says, give notice that he has the car a maximum of two months.

You are a soft touch and doing him no favours, he will get into free spending habits with all his disposable.

I'm guessing you paid to pass his driving test and supported him through Uni?

My son paid board as soon as he was earning (he would be paying £250 a month now). It was a fact of life, couldnt be avoided, that covered good food, laundry, basic toiletries.

He paid all of his motoring costs.

jimpwarsop

kangoora said:

Just a thought, the numbers don't add up on his salary. Both examples below assume 5% pension payments and nothing else - https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/lifestyle.php

If he was earning £19.5k/year then his take home should be £1,364

If his take home is £1,759 then his salary is £26,900/year (maybe a little more as he would be in Uni loan repayment territory)

Regardless, even on a take home pay of £1,364 then £200 is an absolute bargain compared to the costs of finding his own place, especially if it includes use of a car!

He isnt paying tax.

CocoM2020

jimpwarsop said:

kangoora said:

Just a thought, the numbers don't add up on his salary. Both examples below assume 5% pension payments and nothing else. 

If he was earning £19.5k/year then his take home should be £1,364

If his take home is £1,759 then his salary is £26,900/year (maybe a little more as he would be in Uni loan repayment territory)

Regardless, even on a take home pay of £1,364 then £200 is an absolute bargain compared to the costs of finding his own place, especially if it includes use of a car!

He isnt paying tax.

Surely he pays tax on his income as it’s over £12,500? 

MovingForwards

You should have stood your ground, even £200 a month isn't much.

My first job paid £42.50 a week, from that I had to pay £25 keep to my mom, from the remaining £17.50 I had to pay for my bus pass to get to work, own clothes and anything over above breakfast and tea.

theoretica

CocoM2020 said:

jimpwarsop said:

kangoora said:

Just a thought, the numbers don't add up on his salary. Both examples below assume 5% pension payments and nothing else. 

If he was earning £19.5k/year then his take home should be £1,364

If his take home is £1,759 then his salary is £26,900/year (maybe a little more as he would be in Uni loan repayment territory)

Regardless, even on a take home pay of £1,364 then £200 is an absolute bargain compared to the costs of finding his own place, especially if it includes use of a car!

He isnt paying tax.

Surely he pays tax on his income as it’s over £12,500? 

If he has recently got this job he will have the full year's tax allowance for about half a year's earnings - so no tax until April.

CocoM2020

theoretica said:

CocoM2020 said:

jimpwarsop said:

kangoora said:

Just a thought, the numbers don't add up on his salary. Both examples below assume 5% pension payments and nothing else. 

If he was earning £19.5k/year then his take home should be £1,364

If his take home is £1,759 then his salary is £26,900/year (maybe a little more as he would be in Uni loan repayment territory)

Regardless, even on a take home pay of £1,364 then £200 is an absolute bargain compared to the costs of finding his own place, especially if it includes use of a car!

He isnt paying tax.

Surely he pays tax on his income as it’s over £12,500? 

If he has recently got this job he will have the full year's tax allowance for about half a year's earnings - so no tax until April.

Thanks 

DCFC79

So you've asked for £200pm for board and hes refusing to pay it, how is he going to deal with paying more for rent in a flat/house.
Hes got it all in his favour, he needs a kick up the rear, the gf sounds a bad influence.