Living off £100 a week for one person after bills - do you class that as 'doing ok,' 'doing well,' or 'struggling'?

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Just that really. I want to hear people's opinions before explaining what was said on this date (let's just say our views clashed hugely..)

youd have to do the weekly shop from the £100 too

I'd call that struggling TBH.
Costhe of living is high even for one person.

After food and everything: Doing really well
If you need to buy food and toiletries from that £100: Struggling but doable for a single person, very tight for a couple (or LP with a child) - wouldn't want to do it for an extended period of time.

I would say struggling as well. Especially if you had to factor in travel costs etc.

I have about £150 a week to live on and I have to be pretty frugal, shopping in charity shops etc. The cost of living is high these days and it's only going to go up more.

For one person, absolutely fine - £50ish per week on food and the rest discretionary. More people/more expenses, not easily doable.

I'd definitely call that struggling.

Between doable and struggling, depending where you live.

£50 on food shop, £20 on any extras and £30 that wouldn't be spent every week but would be day once a month for clothes, shoes, new coat etc.

the people who are saying this is struggling.. what do you think is comfortable to live on per week, excluding food and travel? i.e. just non essential things.

Including petrol?

Including petrol?

I'd say doing ok - £50 food shop for 1 will get nice stuff, £50 for other stuff - maybe a treat entertainment the odd weekend or clothes or gifts. But if travel wasn't included in bills that could have a huge impact (I was spending £40 pw on petrol in a previous job but classed that under bills and not spends)

I would say it's between struggling and okay.

This person would definitely need to watch their spending, wouldn't be able to save much and as for holidays - well, not possible really.

What about emergencies? I'm veering towards struggling actually.

I'd say struggling even if that excluded weekly shop!

With weekly shop I'd say that's nearing the poverty line.

£250 a week would be okay for me. Easily spend £75 on food shop, £50 on travel and lunches, £50 basic socialising plus any fun(shoes/clothes/hairdresser etc.) spends and then save some too.

Struggling - no money left over for savings, birthday presents, haircut, clothes etc ....

I think it depends. If you need to drive to work or whether it's in walking cycling distance. If a market is within walking distance or only local (more expensive) shops etc. Whether you're trying to save etc. If it's after bills inc. accomodation, taxes etc. I think you could live in the moment comfortably but be in difficulty if you need to save or something you rely on breaks.

Beep that's tons!!!

i wish i had £100 a week to live off after all bills have paid, im roughly on about 40 a week

We do just under 100 food shop for 4 , don't have lunches out and have about 100 for everything else for 4.

I would live that to be per person (a sper beep) rather than for 4!

Struggling, that doesn't leave anything for fun or haircuts, presents etc.

It sounds as though it would be manageable but just one thing could throw everything out of sync so that you'd be struggling.

I'd say £100 excluding food and bills is doing OK. £200 without bills / food is comfortable.

I would say struggling

Ites certainly enough for food and entertainment and basic stuff

But not for anything going wrong ie car or washing machine, or for a holiday