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AIBU to be affected so much by it

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 13:52

Name changed for post.

Cost of living is brutal i on a good salary of £27.1k per annum near Coventry and i am a single on my own no children and I checked not eligible for any benefits and Im struggling.

mortgage goes up soon due to rates energy food and water will probably go up soon too

its sucking all the joy out of life i struggle to sleep worrying about it and its affecting my performance at work to but they are making redundancies

aibu to be worrying about it so much

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ClearFruit · 04/03/2025 15:35

How rude. No wonder you are on £27.1K if this is your grasp of how to hold a conversation, let alone of basic written English and grammar.

cramptramp · 04/03/2025 15:28

@ForTwinklyMintSeal cant wait to die at the age of 50 due to heart attack because I have to work so much

OP if you want more money you have to do something about it. I'm much older than 50 and didn't die from having two jobs fgs.

cramptramp · 04/03/2025 15:24

I was a single on a low income. To get some more money I took another job in a bar, 2 nights a week. It wasn't much money but it helped, and in turn made life a bit more bearable. It was like having a night out sometimes. I worked all the functions etc so made good money in tips.

dovetail22uk · 04/03/2025 15:19

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You don't have a right to say how your taxes are spent. When someone's house burns down do I have the right to say "well my house has never burned down so I don't want to pay for firefighters to go there". If the super rich paid their taxes we would have fewer issues and idiots wouldn't be complaining that a poor person getting a tiny bit of help has any bearing on you.

AndActuallyWhyYoureAtIt · 04/03/2025 15:17

Holy fuck this thread has turned, what the hell is wrong with you op? Wishing cancer on people! You sound delightful!

keyboardtypo · 04/03/2025 15:17

I wanted to leave that up tbf so everyone could see how twisted @ForTwinklyMintSeal was

EyesAndSmiles · 04/03/2025 15:17

Does your LA offer supported lodgings schemes to care experienced young people?
It might be called something else in your area. It is when you offer a home to a care experienced young person and the LA pay you a set amount each week. It used to be £272 per week in my area it's likely gone up now.
The young people are at college or have an apprenticeship. You act like an advocate for them. It's not foster care as they are over 18. It's a really successful scheme in my area where they match people well. A lot of retired households offer to boost their pensions!
As they are adults, you are not a foster carer and are free to work full time and carry on your life as you do now.

Movinghouseatlast · 04/03/2025 15:16

Something you coukd do is get a cleaning job on a Saturday or Sunday, privately in a house. £20 an hour that's £80 a week extra.

People are desperate for good cleaners.

Onlycoffee · 04/03/2025 15:16

People are trying to help you op. No need to be rude as well as miserable.

Comedycook · 04/03/2025 15:16

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But it's your taxes which pay for the NHS... sometimes to treat those wealthier than you...

InsegnanteScozzese · 04/03/2025 15:15

Reported you OP.

keyboardtypo · 04/03/2025 15:15

wow, is your life really that pathetic?

Comedycook · 04/03/2025 15:15

Honestly you really should improve your people skills if you want to get a better job...

keyboardtypo · 04/03/2025 15:14

you know that other people paid taxes for you when you were a dc, not a great investment...

ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 15:14

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keyboardtypo · 04/03/2025 15:14

lol, brilliant comeback

ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 15:13

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 15:12

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Well just imagine it's going to people poorer than you....

Mrsttcno1 · 04/03/2025 15:11

£27k isn’t a horrific salary IF you’re part of a 2 person household and the other person is also bringing in £27k, but as the only income for a household it will be tight.

I also don’t really understand your comments about child benefit. Those on higher incomes than you are also paying far more tax than you, so you could say they are paying for your GP, dentist, local police service, the roads you drive on…

ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 15:10

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keyboardtypo · 04/03/2025 15:10

I disagree I pay tax to fund child benefit for people who are richer than me if I didnt pay that tax id have more money

No you are paying tax to fund yourself if that.

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 15:09

dovetail22uk · 04/03/2025 15:04

Have you looked at the Turn2Us website to see if you could get some benefits to help?

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@dovetail22uk thank just tried it says not entitled to anything

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