manofstrad Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Suppose you budget £100 rent/ctax for a 1bed/2bed in darnall. £100 to insure (80) and run (tax, petrol, parking, repairs etc. - 20) a car [require repairs less than once a year and only ever use free parking]. £100 food/entertainment. £50 utilities and rates. It is do-able. And you would live quite well. Yeah, your man should breeze it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I can't imagine that anyone could raise a family on this amount. £300 is nothing in this day and age, it would just about feed a family of four for one week let alone anything else. What a cretinous thing to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Yeah, your man should breeze it. Around the current 22-23k mark. But if the gurt thinks she is shopping for clothes herself she's mistaken! That would be a 40k job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 What a cretinous thing to say. It's been sorted mate, you're a bit behind the beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasfish Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Suppose you budget £100 rent/ctax for a 1bed/2bed in darnall. £100 to insure (80) and run (tax, petrol, parking, repairs etc. - 20) a car [require repairs less than once a year and only ever use free parking]. £100 food/entertainment. £50 utilities and rates. It is do-able. And you would live quite well. but what about the cat and dog? have they been fed and looked after. Is car insurance really £80 per week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofstrad Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Around the current 22-23k mark. But if the gurt thinks she is shopping for clothes herself she's mistaken! That would be a 40k job! At least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 but what about the cat and dog? have they been fed and looked after. Is car insurance really £80 per week? Suppose the car insurance is £4k (average male youth is IRO £4.4k - astonishing! I refused to pay at £2.5k!) Some £76 a week and feed the cats and dog for £4, perhaps pinch £2 from the human food budget. I used to have a 35kg dog and could feed it for under £5/week (sharing my own meat and it on biscuits). Before this EU ruling you could insure your bird for £50 a week and spend the remaining £30 on beer without having to drink-drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 The OP raises a fair question - but there isn't a simple answer. Depending on the hours the man works, he will probably be eligible for some sort of tax credit especially if he is on a low wage/salary. As he has children, the family will also get child benefit. (We're not talking a one high earner household here.) But why would both parents not be working? Even with children its doable - one full time day work, one part time evening/weekend. I know, we did it for years when our kids were young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 The OP raises a fair question - but there isn't a simple answer. Depending on the hours the man works, he will probably be eligible for some sort of tax credit especially if he is on a low wage/salary. As he has children, the family will also get child benefit. (We're not talking a one high earner household here.) But why would both parents not be working? Even with children its doable - one full time day work, one part time evening/weekend. I know, we did it for years when our kids were young. Disregard benefit and assume the woman stays at home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasfish Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Disregard benefit and assume the woman stays at home... you sound a tad bossy there imho.....but guess your post your rules LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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