I recently went back to work after mat leave and am sat here wondering how on earth this is worth it ?! after paying all my bills of food, rent, electricity, water, internet, netflix, phone, commute and childcare etc i'm only left with £200 a month to save? i'm not a big spender either, all my income goes on the mentioned above plus £100 spending allowance for myself.
I'm not trying to rant, but i'd like to understand how other working mums do it? is this a reasonable amount to save per month or is there something very wrong in my finances? I live with my DH and we split all bills / expenses if anyone is wondering
AIBU?
to think the amount of money im left with by the end of the month is ridiculous?
yellowcheesepie · 15/10/2022 13:36
Am I being unreasonable?
1265 votes. Final results.
POLLjane1956 · 15/10/2022 16:07
Netflix is NOT essential get rid
mummybearcub2022 · 15/10/2022 14:30
its crap OP, I am sorry. Its really not much to play with at the end of the month.
I am fed up with this competitive race to poverty on this site, At least your not living in a bin eh, should be grateful. 🙄
This is supposedly a first world country, its not much to ask to have a decent standard of living that stretches more to than just covering the bills.
VladmirsPoutine · 15/10/2022 14:43
I don't think you are being unreasonable at all. It's like chasing your tail everyday for nothing. People are going to think you are being unreasonable because a lot of people end up in the minus figures at the end of the month or only have 2 baked beans and gruel to eat every day but this is the state of the country. We should strive to have better conditions - £200 isn't much considering how much you must be paying/working. People would rather everyone be equally miserable than imagine a society in which this isn't the norm. YANBU.
Needmorelego · 15/10/2022 13:42
£100 to spend on yourself plus £200 to save. 300 quid.
Oh @yellowcheesepie this thread is not going to end well for you.
Seriously....back out now.
Most people can only fantasize about £300 spare a month.
Caroffee · 15/10/2022 16:21
This.
Needmorelego · 15/10/2022 13:42
£100 to spend on yourself plus £200 to save. 300 quid.
Oh @yellowcheesepie this thread is not going to end well for you.
Seriously....back out now.
Most people can only fantasize about £300 spare a month.
Testina · 15/10/2022 16:16
“No, OP, YANBU, it can be very dispiriting to work full time and not be left with a whole lot once all the basics are covered.”
Childcare isn’t the basics though.
It’s a relatively short term cost dependent on a lifestyle choice.
I mean, it’s still huge and it sucks to take up so much income! But it’s not basics.
TammyOne · 15/10/2022 16:13
What she said. Fucking hell. I am old enough to remember when you were allowed to have a good standard of living and save for basic things like buying a house or a car. Now we have to be grateful for having anything at all? Threads like these make me despair. In 08 bankers fucked the country, and the media went all out to make sure people turn on each other, fight like rats for scraps and vote Tory, while pretending it’s about empathy for the poor. I have sweet fuck all at the end of the month and it’s shit, but £200 is not much either.
mummybearcub2022 · 15/10/2022 14:30
its crap OP, I am sorry. Its really not much to play with at the end of the month.
I am fed up with this competitive race to poverty on this site, At least your not living in a bin eh, should be grateful. 🙄
This is supposedly a first world country, its not much to ask to have a decent standard of living that stretches more to than just covering the bills.
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