Dreams of Working From a Beach Risk Turning Into a Tax Nightmare

[GigiBronz]

I know English isn't your first language, but which part of 'bugger off' do you not understand?

truth hursts, I know.

[d000hg]

£1400 rent (1 bed in London)
£300 bills (CT, internet, electr, tv license etc)
£800 food (you could do 400 but eating junk)
£200 travel (public transport or/and car insurance + finance would be triple that for most people)
£200 holiday budget (1 per year somewhere cheap)
£50 clothes, dry cleaning, cleaning pods etc
£200 going out / social activities
£100 miscellaneous
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£3250

costs above are conservative. and if you say London is expensive, even a dinky flat in Basildon is £1150 now.

you are at 3k before factoring other costs, children are at 1300-1500 in childcare + clothes etc. LMAO you can't afford that on 3k salary.

You want to save for a house deposit? Have a dental emergency ? tough luck. fly to Bulgaria to take care of that.

You folks are out of touch with reality. Bought for 1/4 the prices now, live in a forgotten village and like to put millennials back in their place when they point out the actual truth.

Why is a single person or a couple spending £200/w on food? I am fairly sure supermarket prices are pretty stable across the country so that's ridiculous. The rest, not outlandish though you can pay far less than £1400pcm depending on what you need

[GigiBronz]

Why is a single person or a couple spending £200/w on food? I am fairly sure supermarket prices are pretty stable across the country so that's ridiculous. The rest, not outlandish though you can pay far less than £1400pcm depending on what you need

£7 per meal in ingredients. 3 meals per day. 365 days per year. divided by 12 months, about £639pcm.
if you work long hours - 12h days you might have to get food deliveries, let's say at least £12 per meal (although for London I would be really optimistic)

depending where you work, if zone 1 and have to stay 1-3, even a studio would set you back £1200. above a kebab shop.

you can live outside central London (it will burn you out with a long commute and long hours) and in more shoddy areas to save money but you need one of this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-Knife...4021138&sr=8-8

[vetran]

£1400 rent (1 bed in London)
£300 bills (CT, internet, electr, tv license etc)
£800 food (you could do 400 but eating junk)
£200 travel (public transport or/and car insurance + finance would be triple that for most people)
£200 holiday budget (1 per year somewhere cheap)
£50 clothes, dry cleaning, cleaning pods etc
£200 going out / social activities
£100 miscellaneous
--------------------
£3250

costs above are conservative. and if you say London is expensive, even a dinky flat in Basildon is £1150 now.

you are at 3k before factoring other costs, children are at 1300-1500 in childcare + clothes etc. LMAO you can't afford that on 3k salary.

You want to save for a house deposit? Have a dental emergency ? tough luck. fly to Bulgaria to take care of that.

You folks are out of touch with reality. Bought for 1/4 the prices now, live in a forgotten village and like to put millennials back in their place when they point out the actual truth.

This is what normal people spend

https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/average...usehold-budget

[vetran]

£7 per meal in ingredients. 3 meals per day. 365 days per year. divided by 12 months, about £639pcm.
if you work long hours - 12h days you might have to get food deliveries, let's say at least £12 per meal (although for London I would be really optimistic)

depending where you work, if zone 1 and have to stay 1-3, even a studio would set you back £1200. above a kebab shop.

you can live outside central London (it will burn you out with a long commute and long hours) and in more shoddy areas to save money but you need one of this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-Knife...4021138&sr=8-8

Try here £1 a head.

https://www.goodto.com/food/recipe-c...ly-meals-33813

I eat at about £1 a head for breakfast and lunch. Dinner probably £2+ a head.

Kedgeree, kippers , omelette, salad etc are pretty healthy.

Home made soup for lunch.

My wife would have a fit if she spent that on food.

[GigiBronz]

This is what normal people spend

https://www.nimblefins.co.uk/average...usehold-budget

it comes to the exact figure as mine...

Social Renters	£2,685
Private Renters	£3,109

but if you are in tech you have to stay in the SE SV not move in Blackpool or your average northern town and spend your days on crack. so the average is taken down. But it comes to the exact figure as me (conservative).

for the area in question I would add at least 30% on top to be sure and nonetheless you would still not afford to save for a deposit or spend some time without work in-between jobs. you are a highly trained professional, doing long hours, eating frugally and are 3 months away from living on the street. how does that make sense in your logic?

Try here £1 a head.

https://www.goodto.com/food/recipe-c...ly-meals-33813

I eat at about £1 a head for breakfast and lunch. Dinner probably £2+ a head.

Kedgeree, kippers , omelette, salad etc are pretty healthy.

Home made soup for lunch.

My wife would have a fit if she spent that on food.

£1 per head per meal? LMAO.
you should go to eastern europe for that, and not even there you could eat a healthy normal meal for that =))))

most of the people that I know live off delivery and that in London is at least £20 per meal. because they are men and aren't passioned about cooking or they do 12h work and are braindead at the end. (or at lunch break they cannot spend 1h cooking)

[BR14]

most of the people that I know are braindead

ftfy

[SueEllen]

but if you are in tech you have to stay in the SE SV not move in Blackpool or your average northern town and spend your days on crack. so the average is taken down. But it comes to the exact figure as me (conservative).

How odd!

I've worked with (and am currently working with) people in places like large cities in Scotland, Cardiff in Wales and places like Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Chemlsford.....

[d000hg]

£7 per meal in ingredients. 3 meals per day. 365 days per year. divided by 12 months, about £639pcm.
if you work long hours - 12h days you might have to get food deliveries, let's say at least £12 per meal (although for London I would be really optimistic)

depending where you work, if zone 1 and have to stay 1-3, even a studio would set you back £1200. above a kebab shop.

you can live outside central London (it will burn you out with a long commute and long hours) and in more shoddy areas to save money but you need one of this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-Knife...4021138&sr=8-8

I didn't think many people DID live in central London, and considered 1hr+ to be quite normal?

£7 per person per meal? Maybe for your dinner if you are buying a ready-meal or having something nice, but £7 for breakfast... come on a bowl of cereal/porridge or toast and jam is < a quid. Even a bacon sandwich with nice bacon a couple of quid. If you have to buy lunch London can be pricey but your typical office worker, even a contractor, is happy with a Tesco meal deal.

I know lots of people who work long hours and have young kids. Not one uses meal-delivery services.

I think you're too used to earning enough to enjoy HelloFresh, Huel and all that rubbish to realise that other options exist for the normal folk.

[SueEllen]

I didn't think many people DID live in central London, and considered 1hr+ to be quite normal?

People with kids who live in central London now tend to be very rich or very poor.

Normal folk live further out.

Your commute depends on where you live and work, so it can take anything from 30 minutes to 90 minutes with average times of about 50 minutes.