What does it cost..

[pastafreak]

for a person to live? what in your opinion is the minimum income needed-after shelter (rent or mortgage)- to live. This includes food,taxes,utilities,phone,TV,clothing, moderate socialising...but not a car. I am just wondering what everyone considers as basic needs,and what you think is a reasonable and realisticamount-in light of the credit crunch. This is for one person...

[legend.isgod]

50 quid shoul d be plenty

[pastafreak]

Errr...I should have said for 1 month

.....how long is that for,leggy??

[sn�gs]

�100 a week...

[craft1948]

well if you didn't smoke, drink, or have a car............�500 a month

[Bbbananas]

�500 a month.

[Bbbananas]

snap craft!!
That would be minimum for me though. I have expensive tastes!

[legend.isgod]

50 a week after alll household bills like net and elec etc



dth?

thats enough

obviously 500 or a grand would be better


lol

[craft1948]

salla that is survival rate not living rate..........

[Bbbananas]

Definitely craft.

[ummmm]

Are you lot having a laugh?

[pastafreak]

Leggy..i said the ONLY things NOT included were RENT/MORTGAGE and CAR.

.......I WAS including taxes,etc...

[pastafreak]

What's wrong ummmm??

[Ethel]

Depends on too many varying factors which you have no control over:
Council tax - could be �60 to well over �100
Gas and electric - same
House insurance - depends where you live

You can control the rest
Phone - who knows? I don't have a land line, and my PAYG phone costs less than �3 a year
Clothing - are you a charity shop, New Look or designer shopper?

[yogi.bear]

Hi Pasta xx

How's doing?

Firstly with rent only included based on flat or house share.

Can be so varied depending on size of mortgage/rent and utilities etc, but i would say a single person can get by on �150-�220 a week, if they didnt have the extra expense of a car, too expensive tastes like socialising MOST nights,top class nosh and drink, clothes etc AND if renting a flat or house sharing with at least 3 others..........people with a mortgage ....depends on amount borrowed and monthly payment ....as very good deals from lenders now due to recession and interest rate low.

No cable/sky complete packages either, as pricey! just freeview

�80-�100 off that if no rent paid per week.

SO between �70-�140 to spend on yourself.......varied yes....but you need to enjoy yourself once in a while too...agreed? otherwise madness sets in!

:0)

[ummmm]

I just can't believe that people could live on �500 a month. I spend over that on food alone. Maybe I'm just greedy :-)

[sqad617]

Without the wife...............�1,000/month
With the wife...................�1,000/week

[pastafreak]

Hiya yogi......yes...it is interesting to see just how much it can vary. I am not sure every answer I have had is for the
basics..ie-food and bills.
Everyone has different expectations and needs.

x

[yogi.bear]

p.s As Ethel quite rightly states ( Hi Ethel x) if council tax, gas and electric, home insurance etc all high ........no concessions due to low income etc.........double my figure easily!!

:0)

[pastafreak]

ummmm....just for ONE person??...lol

[legend.isgod]

ummmm
i hardly spend anything

as for 500 a month
welll


i could live on that for a month easily and be very happy