How much keep do you pay?

[NOFX]

Hey ppl,

I am currently 18 and am taking a year out to get some money behind me and buy a car before i go uni. I am curently looking for a full time job. So I was talking to my parents and they said that they wanted £65 per week keep!!!!! that near enough £3500 when i only earn about £12k. Is it me, or is that wayyyy to high?

cheers

Tom

[Danes_SaxoVTR]

well im 19 currently at uni and lucky enough not to have to pay any rent!
Need the money for the car and Beer!!!!

[saxodan]

Im 17 live at home and go to college, dont pay a penny rent.

I would say that is a little high, neogiate a little and go for say £100-150 a month, I think thats fair been as your saving!

Dan

[Mitchell]

lol fuck that! i pay £10 lol

tell them you'll start smokin n drinkin n turn into a proper junkie and basically just fail at life if they charge that amount.

[D_Man]

at college they didn't charge me nothing, its £110 month now (the tenner is to cover my broadband)

[Danes_SaxoVTR]

i know i dont pay rent, but £65 doesnt sound too bad if that covers everything, food, electric, water etc!

[fatsax]

50 to 100 a month, depends how much i can afford.
try to give as much as i can.

[williamsvts]

i givemy parents £60 a week, this goes into my savings account :)

i work full time aswell.

[Leo]

nearly 22. give em 50 a week but could give 15 if i wanted

[GTI_Lee]

i'm 17 and i dont have to pay keep! imo thats well too much mate!

[Leo]

yeh 65 does seem a bit ott considering ur anual income, might be a polite way of them saying FUCK OFF lol

[Curran]

you could get your own flat for £65 a week. it seems a bit much! i pay £30 a week and i'm in exactly the same situation as you

[SNewham]

go live on the streets mate. :thumbup:

[jay]

hi im 18 i have to pay £100 a month

[MissSilverSaxo]

My parents decided they was gona charge me to live at home so i said id rather pay to live in a cardboard box, £65 seems way to much.

[Viper]

i dont get this.. why would you need to pay your parents?!

[jaybiss]

for food, water, gas, eletric, sky, internet, phone bills etc

all adds up

30 quid a week i pay

[xclairex]

im 20 and i pay $20 a week, that does seem very high

[saxooxas]

sh*t mate! thats a whole lot, unless you live in a posh area or something. i pay 30 quid and i think thats 5 pounds too much!, definately talk them down

[argylefan1985]

im 20years old, 3rd year electrical apprentiship, take home 300quid a week,pay mum n dad 20quid a week.lol

[saxooxas]

That dude further up, doesnt pay rent, 17 just like me, im not impressed!

[Barry123]

I dont pay poop. i am a student though.

My sister took a gap year and paid (i think) between £50 - £100 per month.
Remind your parents you are trying to save to fund yourself through uni. tell them you rather live off yourself than ring them up telling them that you need bailing out because you have no money.

Peace.

[Baz]

i pay £0, they give me £50 a month and pay £20 to my phone bill, i pay the other £10. so technically i get £40 a month :P

though i am currently still at college but earning £100-£150 a week from work lol

[xxxvickxxx]

i pay £40 a week which covers everything

[Martsax]

I pay nothing(as dont have any income at the moment...) Plus i do all dads computer work,wash the cars, and most jobs round the house. :)

[SteVTR]

i pay 20 quid a week and do loads around the house aswell doesnt really bother me i'd rather pay 20 quid than piss about with keeping a flat or a house going at this moment in time

[willsy]

Its too high to charge you that much if your trying to save with the amount you earn.

I pay £100 a month but luckily for me my parents pay it into a savings account for me. I used to hate giving the cash away but now ive seen sense its actually good to know i have got some money saved for the future, when my birthday comes im gonna up it myself to £200+

[Karl]

i pay £40 a week and earn about 11k

[Salmon1]

im 16, 1st year apprentice spark, bout £150 most weeks. Or up to £400 if i dont feel lazy and do homers or OT.

I got a whole year rent free.

Spent wages on Motocross and beer and saved £60 a week into an account for car.

Seen perfect car, bought it, mum lent me 2grand.

So i now pay her £50 a week to pay off my debt.

[b0t13]

tom (no.fx) u get bullied, move out and live with some1 :P

[liamk15]

i pay 45 a month but its going up to 100 :(

atleast i still got beer tokens

[Jonny_H]

i 18... and pay 111 a month (11 for my sky)

[potatopete]

you could get your own flat for £65 a week. it seems a bit much!


Thats fair. Then you just have to add on:

Council tax
Gas
Electric
Water
Food / drink
Phone bill
Internet

and so on!

[Jonny_H]

unless you moved in with a mate or 2.... or g/f

[b0t13]

potatopete click here! (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_093.html)

[Deanlppl]

im 19, im on 12.5k P/A as a HCA, ive payed 150pounds a month since my second ever paycheck at 16, yes takehome is between 900-1100quid a month i also pay 99pound insurance a month, 123pound car finance, and about 100pound petrol a month, all adds up!

150 is good, considering i get my washing ironing, food, etc all done for me.

[Deanlppl]

And also, Giving parents upkeep teaches you to look after your money, and get used to paying out things, its helped me alot, i wont be so shocked when i know i have to pay out masses amounts on a Mortgage, my friend is 19, all of his wages are his, he has 2 credit cards, he spends on it.. daddy pays it, his phone, daddy pays it, his dad even bought his car, insurance, IMO he will get a serious shock when he has £500+ going out of his bank account a month. Welcome to the real world!

[Danr]

I don't pay anything at the moment. Reason being my sister has gone to uni and gets all her rent payed for her. Just because i have chosen a different path in life shouldn't mean that i am penalised for it.

When i start to earn the big bucks me and my mate are buying a flat or something anyway. I wanna get out there as in a few years time theres not a hope for first time buyers.

[stiffler69]

offer to take on a bill instead of paying them lodge they might like that idea better as it would show more responseabibilty you may get away with paying less than 65 per week this way aswell

[Clouds_mate]

I give 100 to my mother. But i pay 25 internet and 37 sky, only me have access to these so only right i pay for them.

[Daniel_VTR]

I'm 19 and pay £480 a month on a mortgage so count yourself lucky!

When I was at my parents I payed £30 a week

[vtrchris64]

I'm currently in uni so don't pay anything, never have.

If i could afford it i would pay my parents keep no probs

[Kay_x]

i am 18 and pay £60 a month

[ForestHills]

I'm 24 and going home soon, so that I can start saving for my own pad. At the mo I am paying £525 a month rent, £100 council tax etc.! So am hopefully going to start having some dollar soon :)

[Richmt11]

Im 19 and paying £30/week to my parents, i am the only one who uses the net so i also pay the £20 for that/month.

My takehome at the moment is around £300, most weeks about £360 with overtime, cant wait for full pay. But with my excess cash im saving for my house deposit with the missus.

[Recovery]

From the day i turned 18 I have been paying my parents £20 a week, i'm on an average wage, it doesn't bother me too much, only when i find out that I need some petrol and I have to give the money to my parents lol :(

[Goddy]

im 17, dont have to give my parents nothing because i stayed in school and behave myself, thats their reason for not charging btw

i dont even earn 65 a week atm so i would say thats fooking expensive