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I’m fed up of living at home now

Right I’m a full time college student working towards completing my sleeves and in the meantime I work part time at McDonald’s. I’ve started earning an hourly rate of £8.25 as I worked my ass off to get to crew trainer over these past months as well as college. I paid fortnightly rent of £20 which is reasonable, however, now I’m earning £2.50 more and want to work a shift in the weekday as well as weekends my mum no wants £20 a week to her and £10 a week to my stepdad while she expects me to pay for my own phone bill, for people to use Netflix in the house and save up for a car and insurance?

I don’t know if I sound like a child but I’m getting sick of it now it’s like she forgets I’m actually her child and not a tenenat while I also do stuff around the house, cook my own food, etc. What’s other people’s view on this?
Reply 1
Original post by Anonymous
Right I’m a full time college student working towards completing my sleeves and in the meantime I work part time at McDonald’s. I’ve started earning an hourly rate of £8.25 as I worked my ass off to get to crew trainer over these past months as well as college. I paid fortnightly rent of £20 which is reasonable, however, now I’m earning £2.50 more and want to work a shift in the weekday as well as weekends my mum no wants £20 a week to her and £10 a week to my stepdad while she expects me to pay for my own phone bill, for people to use Netflix in the house and save up for a car and insurance?

I don’t know if I sound like a child but I’m getting sick of it now it’s like she forgets I’m actually her child and not a tenenat while I also do stuff around the house, cook my own food, etc. What’s other people’s view on this?

A-levels not sleeves ** 😂
well my mum makes me pay £200 a month which is a quarter of my wages so consider yourself lucky
Reply 3
£30 in total is nothing. Just wait till you move out into the real world and you have actual bills and council tax to pay.
Reply 4
Original post by cherlloydfan
well my mum makes me pay £200 a month which is a quarter of my wages so consider yourself lucky

What are you in college? I’m 17 years old I don’t really have a choice on whether to move out or not I don’t even know my dad so that’s not even an option for me
£20 fortnightly rent?! If you're fed up of living at home then move out and watch as that figure skyrockets :redface:
Happy to switch places with you if you like, £150 a week sound good?
Reply 6
Original post by Nfergs
£30 in total is nothing. Just wait till you move out into the real world and you have actual bills and council tax to pay.

Yeah I know but that’s still £120 a month along with my phone bill, Netflix that my mum says I should pay and she moaning at me to save up and get a car and insurance?
Reply 7
Original post by velvethopes
£20 fortnightly rent?! If you're fed up of living at home then move out and watch as that figure skyrockets :redface:
Happy to switch places with you if you like, £150 a week sound good?

Still I’m in college, 17 and feel like the money a month is just increasing
Reply 8
Tell her she's being unreasonable. You're earning a bit of pocket money on the side of A-Levels. Don't understand the expectation of money from your children as soon as they start working.
Original post by cherlloydfan
well my mum makes me pay £200 a month which is a quarter of my wages so consider yourself lucky


How do you make that money please I need to help me family
Original post by Anonymous
How do you make that money please I need to help me family

well I work as a website developer and exam proctor for 30 hrs a week, I've finished college and uni.
Original post by Anonymous
Right I’m a full time college student working towards completing my sleeves and in the meantime I work part time at McDonald’s. I’ve started earning an hourly rate of £8.25 as I worked my ass off to get to crew trainer over these past months as well as college. I paid fortnightly rent of £20 which is reasonable, however, now I’m earning £2.50 more and want to work a shift in the weekday as well as weekends my mum no wants £20 a week to her and £10 a week to my stepdad while she expects me to pay for my own phone bill, for people to use Netflix in the house and save up for a car and insurance?

I don’t know if I sound like a child but I’m getting sick of it now it’s like she forgets I’m actually her child and not a tenenat while I also do stuff around the house, cook my own food, etc. What’s other people’s view on this?

Your mam gave birth to you. Its her God given right to ask of you for a small amount of cash. Sheesh, you sound so spoilt.
I didn't have a job when I was in college
Original post by Anonymous
Your mam gave birth to you. Its her God given right to ask of you for a small amount of cash. Sheesh, you sound so spoilt.

Yeah I’m fine with that but £120 a month on top of everything else I have to pay is getting too much. Especially when she moans about not having a job for the moment and not having much money but she easily has £1000 saved and easily able to buy 8 bottles of wine for herself every Friday
Reply 14
Original post by Anonymous
Yeah I know but that’s still £120 a month along with my phone bill, Netflix that my mum says I should pay and she moaning at me to save up and get a car and insurance?


I repeat, just wait till you have to pay proper bills. For a lot of people the only time they are able to save money is when they live at home with their parents - make the most of it while you can.
Reply 15
Original post by Anonymous
Your mam gave birth to you. Its her God given right to ask of you for a small amount of cash. Sheesh, you sound so spoilt.

Absolute rubbish, working hard at A-Levels and expecting to keep a chunk of their own money from their side job isn't any criteria for "spoilt".
How much do you actually earn a month? It's all relative
Original post by Anonymous
Yeah I’m fine with that but £120 a month on top of everything else I have to pay is getting too much. Especially when she moans about not having a job for the moment and not having much money but she easily has £1000 saved and easily able to buy 8 bottles of wine for herself every Friday

£1000 is literally nothing when you're running a household. If she's not working you should help out tbh. How much are you earning?

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