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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    Is that with 25% discount on the Council Tax? You're over 25 aren't ya? Won't you get some Tax Credits?

    Well looks like CT is about £75 plus I don't want to pay £675 for rent so lets so I save another £75 in total! :think:

    Tax credits? I haven't got any kids! :confused: :rotfl:
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    WORKING Tax Credit ;)
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    WORKING Tax Credit ;)

    Just checked and I get nowt! :T

    If it wasn't for paying £371 a month to my loan I'd be laughing! :undecided
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Useless system :rolleyes:

    Hmmm and how many more loan payments do you have?
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    Useless system :rolleyes:

    Hmmm and how many more loan payments do you have?

    Well basing this all on a July moving in date from then I'd have another 21 months to go! The plan was to pay £500 a month to take that down to 16 months!

    F*ck, b0llocks, [EMAIL="w@nk"]w@nk[/EMAIL], !!!!!!! :wall:
  • Amanda1000_2
    Amanda1000_2 Posts: 1 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    This is the most user unfriendly website ever!

    How do you start a new thread???
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    southernscouser wrote: »
    Well basing this all on a July moving in date from then I'd have another 21 months to go! The plan was to pay £500 a month to take that down to 16 months!

    F*ck, b0llocks, w@nk, !!!!!!! :wall:

    Can you split the difference? Overpay a bit but not the full £500? Or isn't it worth it?
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  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Amanda1000 wrote: »
    This is the most user unfriendly website ever!

    How do you start a new thread???

    At the top of each board, just above the first thread, it says 'new thread'. Hit it! ;)
  • southernscouser
    southernscouser Posts: 33,745 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Gemmzie wrote: »
    Can you split the difference? Overpay a bit but not the full £500? Or isn't it worth it?

    Yeah, I mean it's all worth it. I've just been kidding myself that I can increase my outgoings by over £1k a month and still pay the debt off at the rate I have! :doh:

    I don't want to be really strapped for cash every month for over a year! I need my sodding pay rise! :mad:

    Oh it's all such a bloody mess. :rolleyes:
  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    Are you due the pay rise? Could you hold off moving out till it comes?
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