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Originally posted by TheDude View PostBeen offered a role outside of financial services. Remote with 1 day a month in the office.
It's outside but the day rate is about what I am netting from my current inside gig.
It's a big cut but more than enough to live on and I quite fancy a complete change of scenery.Comment
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Originally posted by willendure View Post
If its outside and the day rate is the same, then its a big rise no because less tax no? Or you already factoring that in. But hey, sounds great, change of scene.Comment
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Originally posted by Unix View Post
A couple usually have a larger home and 2x everything, food, mobile phone, car insurance etc. Pretty obvious to anyone with a few brain cells, but I guess your lacking in that departmentComment
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Originally posted by Unix View Post
A couple usually have a larger home and 2x everything, food, mobile phone, car insurance etc. Pretty obvious to anyone with a few brain cells, but I guess your lacking in that department
If you are paying £1500 to rent a flat you wouldn’t have to step up to £3000 to add an extra person. You’d likely stay in the same place and half your rent.
Your service charges, ground rent, mortgage interest the same whether or not two people live in the same place.
Your council tax only goes up by 25% when you add a second person.
You can share a car.
Your electricity bill doesn’t go up by much, you need the same heating and lighting and cooking regardless of it’s one person or two and the standing charges are the same.
Your broadband bill is the same whether it’s one person or two.
As mentioned, you get two basic rate tax allowances if the income is split across two people.
I suspect you reduce your living costs by 40%+ when you couple up.
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Looks like another dead week, month. How long can this continue for?!
This is ridiculous now. I hate this.Comment
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Originally posted by Kanye View Post
Of course it’s cheaper for a couple to live together than a single person.
If you are paying £1500 to rent a flat you wouldn’t have to step up to £3000 to add an extra person. You’d likely stay in the same place and half your rent.
Your service charges, ground rent, mortgage interest the same whether or not two people live in the same place.
Your council tax only goes up by 25% when you add a second person.
You can share a car.
Your electricity bill doesn’t go up by much, you need the same heating and lighting and cooking regardless of it’s one person or two and the standing charges are the same.
Your broadband bill is the same whether it’s one person or two.
As mentioned, you get two basic rate tax allowances if the income is split across two people.
I suspect you reduce your living costs by 40%+ when you couple up.
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Originally posted by SchumiStars View PostLooks like another dead week, month. How long can this continue for?!
This is ridiculous now. I hate this.Comment
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