Rip Off Britain

[Forest]

I'm moving to America.

we can all kip at jays

I'll go to chvints for a week, jays for a week and keep doing that

US is a big ass country though. Whatever you save here would go in traveling if you want to live that way.

lol im not sure wat VA stands for? vancover? and what state does chvint live? anyone know?

He lives in St Louis I think..and yes vancover.

Vancouver is in canada, Trina.

my bad for suggesting it

[Goose]

I have a solution that has worked for years.

I never pay my BT, gas and electric bills, I run them up until they threaten to cut off the service then I get my girlfriend to call up and say she has just moved in and the last tenant has gone, then we keep swapping and use different name or move house.

I aint paid one of those bills for the last 4-5 years, lol

Doesn't UK has a social security number thing to track people?

We have National Insurance Numbers, but for companies like Bt, gas, electric etc they don't take it.

You cannot get the gas/electricity even internet connection without the SSN # here.
Moral of the story - Goose, don't ever think of moving to the US.

Funny enough, I said that my girlfriend a few hours ago, we would be screwed in the US as they would track as down.

My motto is "keep on moving" lol

The bills are mounting up at my current place, time to look for somewhere else to live, lol

[Swan]

I agree completely, our outgoings are just unreal....

£600 mortgage
£140 Council Tax
£45 Water
£40 Gas (until winter comes)
£40 Electric
£15 tv licence

£880 a month, before shopping and other bills. Shopping comes to £100 a week, so thats another £400 a month onto £880 = £1280 just on the basic bills a month......

i know are money value is different over here but 600 sounds great for a mortgage i pay 650 just rent a shitty little 1 bedroom apartment...

[Trina]

I agree completely, our outgoings are just unreal....

£600 mortgage
£140 Council Tax
£45 Water
£40 Gas (until winter comes)
£40 Electric
£15 tv licence

£880 a month, before shopping and other bills. Shopping comes to £100 a week, so thats another £400 a month onto £880 = £1280 just on the basic bills a month......

i know are money value is different over here but 600 sounds great for a mortgage i pay 650 just rent a shitty little 1 bedroom apartment...

600 Canadian dollars = 357.008666 British pounds

£350 sounds about right for a one bed apartment.

[SE13]

I only pay about £260 a month for this dump, but it is a council house, so by far the cheapest option.

[djaxster]

My unemployed mate thought i was joking when i said i didn't earn enough. When i told him how much i got to pay out he laughed and said how can you spend that much. i said because i work i have to pay full rent and ctax not like him who gets housing and ctax benefits. He pissed me off a bit, he's been to uni and still can't get a job and then laughing at how much money i have to pay out every month.

[SE13]

My unemployed mate thought i was joking when i said i didn't earn enough. When i told him how much i got to pay out he laughed and said how can you spend that much. i said because i work i have to pay full rent and ctax not like him who gets housing and ctax benefits. He pissed me off a bit, he's been to uni and still can't get a job and then laughing at how much money i have to pay out every month.

I wish I got those sort of benefits....... All I'm entitled to is £64 a week.

[Forest]

My unemployed mate thought i was joking when i said i didn't earn enough. When i told him how much i got to pay out he laughed and said how can you spend that much. i said because i work i have to pay full rent and ctax not like him who gets housing and ctax benefits. He pissed me off a bit, he's been to uni and still can't get a job and then laughing at how much money i have to pay out every month.

I wish I got those sort of benefits....... All I'm entitled to is £64 a week.

and bet you have to wait 4-6 weeks to actually recieve it? well that was the time given when i worked there.

anyone know how it works in the states? bit i saw on tv was you got X amount but only for so many months?

[SE13]

It was about 5 weeks before they actually paid me any money, a total joke really considering there are seven mouths to feed in the house, rent, council tax etc all to pay.

[Andreys_Does_Simples]

I'm moving to America.

Why? You get paid less and it all ends up evening it's self out.

[StLGooner]

I'm moving to America.

we can all kip at jays

I'll go to chvints for a week, jays for a week and keep doing that

US is a big ass country though. Whatever you save here would go in traveling if you want to live that way.

lol im not sure wat VA stands for? vancover? and what state does chvint live? anyone know?

He lives in St Louis I think..and yes vancover.

Vancouver is in canada, Trina.

Im from England! and shite at geography

Just not read this. So I see everyone is coming to live me eh? Guess I'll start cleaning, and making some room in the fridge for your beer.

[Forest]

I'm moving to America.

we can all kip at jays

I'll go to chvints for a week, jays for a week and keep doing that

US is a big ass country though. Whatever you save here would go in traveling if you want to live that way.

lol im not sure wat VA stands for? vancover? and what state does chvint live? anyone know?

He lives in St Louis I think..and yes vancover.

Vancouver is in canada, Trina.

Im from England! and shite at geography

Just not read this. So I see everyone is coming to live me eh? Guess I'll start cleaning, and making some room in the fridge for your beer.

sounds good mate, which is better? bud or that cools i think its called?

[StLGooner]

I think you mean Coors. And to me both are shit. But Bud Light is made here in St. Louis, so I'd have to go with that.

[Forest]

I think you mean Coors. And to me both are shit. But Bud Light is made here in St. Louis, so I'd have to go with that.

yea coors that will do. what beer you drink? do you rent or have a mortgage as jay rents so wasnt sure how people pay for water in the states as his is included in his rent?

[TartanRaven]

Here are my numbers in Tucson Arizona

Rent = $1175
Summer Electric Bill = $287
Water/sewer/trash = $187 (I live in the desert)
Satellite/Phone/Internet = $200 (I make a tonne of international calls to relatives)
Mobile Phones = $165
Vehicle Insurance = $175

The upshot = my medical is free as I am a 100% combat disabled veteran....bought my cars with cash...I'm exempt from taxes. This saves me an additional $1000 plus.

I still outlay $ 2189 in basic bills
$3189 had I not served in the military.