Carl
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This thread is priceless!
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James_DT
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
I hate money so much. i get my student loan, pay £255 tuition fees, paid £500 i owe to parents. Paid £100 for study tour only to end up not going. And £40 went on other stuff. Fair enough my problem.
I get my second amount of student loan, pay the £255 tuition fees and pay back £200 i owe to parents and what do i do go and buy a load of clothes, petrol. Really i should not of gone to the bolton meet, but wanted to meet everyone that i spoke to on here.
So i go for a hardship form. Get so much, pay back £150 i owe to parents, £110 rd tax ( that was due yesterday but forgot and got it today) £90 for a b &b for nxt week (stayin in solihull for three night) and also used for petrol, i am so skint and i still owe money to my parents as well as needing to get me car door fixed. When i get back form solihull i will have no money at all for petrol. I am also havin to take time of college as cant afford petrol. Like tomorrow, thats three thursday i missed now.
This is sooooo stressing me out. What do you guys who owe so much money and going to have no mooney for yourself.
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by vauxcorsagirl]
What did I do? Left my car at home, and got a job. Amount of money going out goes down, amount coming in goes up.
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Carl
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since you do a degree you should be able to get your head around this concept.
Earn more than you spend. That either means work more hours or spend less but in reality probably means both combined.
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stuartmitchell
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quote: Originally posted by Carl
since you do a degree you should be able to get your head around this concept.
Earn more than you spend. That either means work more hours or spend less but in reality probably means both combined.
plus cut out the crap, do you buy lunch at the "union" or shop every day because that all adds up
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Karen
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quote: Originally posted by Vroompish
quote: Originally posted by Karen
Water, electiricty, phonebill, mortgage/rent, council tax, food shopping, tv licence, house insurance, gas, internet
oooops forgot about those too
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
i do a bsc(hons) applied animal behaviour and training
you what is this a joke??
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CCA
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Things like this really annoy me, people say how they have no money but if you literally had no money you wouldnt be going away for weekends or going anywhere that cost you money. If you only went to work and college you would save much more money, dont use your mobile unless you really really need to and cut out all luxuries.
There are loads of ways round getting yourself out of debt but its all how you manage it.
And agreed with everyone else, just wait till you move out of your parents home, you'll have a massive shock then.
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Pablo
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I owe loads by setting my self a target of 9 months to become debt free and have a house. Least house is investment and not like cars pure money pit with no return
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JadeM
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Most folk go through the same motions really, its only when you become older & wiser you learn the true value of money & laugh/cry about how you used to flutter it away on ripped jeans, going out & corsa combat kits
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by Ian
quote: Originally posted by Karen
I have to go without the luxuries of buying a new top/jeans whatever.
I save money on fashionable jeans. I got a pair of trendy faded ones just by wearing the same pair all the time
Thats when you know you have a mortgage
By the time there ripped through maximum usage you will be in fashion again
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ClaireF
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my car is not done up.
leaving car at home now and me mum can waste her money and take me to college.
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JadeM
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If the car is making you skint all the time & you dont have the money to run/maintain it never mind petrol is it really worth keeping it???
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ClaireF
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yeah, cant get rid, cost i b spending same amount on train and bus to get to college
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CCA
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what are your monthly outgoings roughly?
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a_j_mair
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quote: Originally posted by LiamD
If i owe money i work more hours to pay it back quicker , but i never dont have enough as i got about 1K saved and i dont drive yet
so naieve (sp)
i used to have a good bit more than that before i was 17, bought my car for 1k on my birthday off my mum, then it went downhill if i didnt have a car, or had a shitty standard car i would probably have at least 10k saved. cars cost lots of money
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Karen
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
yeah, cant get rid, cost i b spending same amount on train and bus to get to college
no u wouldnt it would be sooo much cheaper using bus than the car
U wouldnt be paying for insurance, mot, road tax, repairs etc
Declare it sorn keep it in a garage and use the train till u can afford to run it a bit better. Simple really
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CCA
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Good idea karen but she has just bought her tax
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Karen
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
my car is not done up.
leaving car at home now and me mum can waste her money and take me to college.
And yet again relying on your mum. She wont be there forever to give u money all the time and give u lifts
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Karen
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quote: Originally posted by CCA
Good idea karen but she has just bought her tax
She can still declare it sorn and send the tax disc away and get some money back for the remainding months and then she can give her mum the money
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CCA
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oh yeah, good idea
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
yeah, cant get rid, cost i b spending same amount on train and bus to get to college
Car per month:
Petrol £120
Ins month £26
Tax/MOT - 20
tyres / repairs - 20
Total : £186/month (thats going easy on ins & repairs, probably much more!!)
Train per month:
Ticket £35
Total : £140/month
See where im coming from??
[Edited on 02-03-2006 by JadeM]
[Edited on 02-03-2006 by JadeM]
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James_DT
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£35/month? Since when was the train that cheap Kolin?
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Cosmo
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quote: Originally posted by JadeM
Train per month:
Ticket £35
I was paying £9 return everyday to get to and from Uni in my first year on the train!
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ClaireF
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£35 a week
insurance for my car £26 a month
rd tax i paid in full £110
door needs fixing but not gettin it fix till summer, £100, dont have spare tyre
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JadeM
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quote: Originally posted by vauxcorsagirl
i have a job, i need the car to get to college. If i get train that cost about £35, car for petrol about £30 so its hard
Straight from the horses mouth
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