2008 - Live on £4000 for a full year.

grandma247

not sure if i've done this right but it looks as though we could be
£23.1 better off on nat. ins.
£36.4 on ch. ben.
£854 on tax credits

trouble is prices are going up so fast I doubt it will be worth a penny extra by the time we get it.
I just been in mr m's and 3 litres of sunflower oil has gone up from £2.75 to £3.09. Since when was there a shortage of sunflowers ?

mumzyof2

Ok today i have spent :
Cigs - £8.54 :O
Bus:£4.80
Tesco: £19.08
also spent £47.50 but i didnt pay for that as my mum sent over the money for it as its my holiday clothes
so total spends today is £32.42

How many weeks are left? ZI need to re budget i think. I have my contract phone bill coming out and that £79 as im new and also you have to pay 1 month upfront :$

mumzyof2

why is everything going up in price/?

FrankieM

I've been reading this thread, though not posting and you guys are doing so well.I'm wondering if I was short sighted in leaving so quickly!
Anyway, keep up the good work....

grandma247

Its a combination of things including the cost of fuel.
Grain harvests were not as good as expected in some countries and more is being grown for bio fuels and there are other reasons just can't think at the moment. I was told the other day steel is going to rocket in price so tinned goods will go up.

whitewing

FrankieM,

Come back then...(dont worry about actual figures. We're all actually trying to spend NOTHING anyway, lol, and failing miserably!)

mumzyof2

WHITEWING do you know how many weeks are left?

Ephemera

Hey all, long time no see!

Am a little over budget, as in my sig, but I am running my car, doing up a caravan and everything else for £4k!! (live with parents, paid up rent till year end, no bills!)

And car tax due end of the month....eeek!

Three NSDs in a row, spent £34 on my latest scythe blade at the weekend - am going in for the UK Ladies' Scything Championship in June so a longer blade will hopefully help - well, I thought I would treat myself too

Hope you are all well, am just popping in briefly so all the best everyone!!!

Eph xx

lingojingo

grandma247 wrote: »

not sure if i've done this right but it looks as though we could be
£23.1 better off on nat. ins.
£36.4 on ch. ben.
£854 on tax credits

Me too, at least that's if I put my 17yr old DD in as under 16 as they don't have a category for children in full time 6th form even though we still get child benefit and family tax credit.

Janey51

NSD today so feeling smug.
Am going to dentist tomorrow so will take DH's car and fill it up to take advantage of cheaper fuel in Mr M's. Should be due a Morrison's Miles voucher for £5 as well this time.