To be worried (money)

[willowwaters]

I've just been paid, and this is the last wage slip I will have until the end of September.

I'm trying to reassure myself that all will be fine but just the same, it seems a LONG eleven weeks ...

Make a budget so you are in control of it. Take any bills that are coming out & your food shops & deduct from the total so what you have left is disposable then split it up weekly or daily into what you can spend that week or day :)

I have nothing disposable left, that's what I'm worried about :)

YANBU to be concerned. Look for temp paid employment? Sell unwanted items? You need to give us a bit more to work with if you want suggestions.

I'll try but it's complicated!

I have a small independent income that covers all essential bills but leaves me with zero.

Then I have a zero hours contract job which is ad hoc and awful and I hate doing it but have no choice do I?

Oh and it's badly paid - did I mention that?

temp jobs in the short term.looking for another job elsewhere. selling stuff on eBay or Gumtree - I had to do that recently and was surprised for how much money some of the junk from home and sold.

So confused. Do you have enough for food?

Don't know, depends on how many hours I get from my job

25 hours this week

Why nothing until September? If you are working 25 hours will you not get paid for that.

Yes but it's zero hours so I've no guarantee of work.

In September I have reliable work.

So its not your last paycheck at all then?

My main job ended last week.

I have a zero hours job. This isn't enough to live on.

I have no guarantee of any more work and therefore pay until end of September.

You sound like you have an issue with what I posted.

Welcome to AIBU willowwaters

Always one whom has an issue with a Thread .. Always.

Well firstly, I've been around long enough to know the welcome isn't sincere and secondly - I don't understand what you mean by that comment. Genuinely don't understand.

I wasn't being insincere. .

Always one will come on here and pick some fault with the OPs opening post. Mumsnet Mafia.

Ok but you know 'welcome to Mumsnet' is normally sarcastic so I read it as such :)

OP I think Rachel's referring a thread she started which has gone a bit wonky.

YANBU to be thinking ahead about your finances. If you can't secure any income in August, can you reduce your outgoings? Maybe reduce food shopping, run down the food cupboards/freezer. Are you in credit with the gas or electric? If you are, get a refund.

Do you live near a university? They often need temporary admin staff to prepare for the new term. They usually use a temping agency like Brook Street. It's worth giving them a ring and sending in your C.V.

A little more information is probably needed to be able to give you relevant advice. Do you have debts? Can you reduce any of your outgoings or maybe contact any companies you pay and see if they are willing to set up some sort of installment plan of affordable payments for the next two months.
You know when you are getting your next 'proper' wage so that makes it slightly easier to try to budget.
Did you not know your last job would be ending?

No debts and yes I knew but I was supposed to have two more weeks of being paid. Instead it all went in today which was surprising and bizarre as it means there's a longer timespan. I know it makes no real difference as it's the same amount of money but longer to budget.

I completely understand what you mean about it all coming at once. My DH has recently changed jobs and now gets paid monthly whereas he used to be paid fortnightly. He is actually earning more now but it took me a little while to adjust to having one payment a month rather than two.
It's good you have no debts. Is there any way of reducing any of your bills? Do you meal plan? I saved so much money when I started doing that. I also like to have a stockpile of tinned food and cheap things like pasta in the cupboard as back ups if things get really tight.
Suggestions from pp's of temp work is a good idea. Could you look in to that? Even places like Mcdonalds have a very quick turnaround time from hiring to first payday. That's fortnightly pay. Might not be ideal but can help get you by until September.

Thank you :)

It's really difficult to meal plan as I don't have any cooking or storage facilities here. But I don't eat much anyway. It's more transport (needed for work) and stuff I have to pay on a regular basis. Thanks for understanding though!

How can you hav no cooking facilities?

Because I don't have an oven, or a microwave, or a fridge.