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Wondering About Moving Out

  • 10-06-2013 11:29pm
    #1
    HuntyMc
    Site Banned Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi all,

    Just wanted to hear some of your views on this:

    I'm 24, I only work 2 or 3 days a week at the moment but I am on the casual job seekers. I suppose I bring in about 900-1200 a month depending on what way I work etc.

    3 of my friends are all moving into a house, with no lease. They keep nagging me to move in with them. They said even for the rest of the summer.

    While I do realise it would be a great opportunity to get out of the home and get some life experience, I am worried would I be ok financially. I do have a nice bit behind me in the bank, but I certainly don't want it to dwindle away on living away from home. Then I have the above money coming in as I stated.

    The rent is 900 a month between 4 (if I move in) so that's 225 a month, which is about 56 a week. What would it be for bills and food etc. Mammy's boy here never moved out properly. The house has gas.

    Also, the house isn't far from my home either - about a 5 or 10 min drive.

    Finally, what positives and negatives is there to moving out? Should I get out and give it a go.....? I don't want to be saying every week "oh no I can't do this or buy that I have to watch my money", because I never have to do that at home now.

    To be honest I am thinking I should wait till I have a more secure job/my career on the road - basically on at least 400 + a week.




    Thoughts????? Any at all will be helpful..............


Comments

  • #2
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Living at home without contributing to housekeeping is something you do when you're a teenager. Even if you're not working at all you ought to at least pay your way.

    You can easily cover the rent for the summer. If you're not sure you want to stay just tell your friends you might need to move out sooner. There is no lease.

    Bills split between four during the summer won't be too expensive. How much you spend on food is up to you, but there's no need to spend much on that either. Just don't get in the habit of eating takeaways the whole time and you'll be grand.


  • #3
    Lorna123
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,116 ✭✭✭Lorna123


    If you can give it a try for the Summer that would be a good experience. Then you always have the option of going back home should it not work out.

    The positives are that it will give you life experience, how to run a home etc. You will have a bit of fun and new experiences. You will learn how to share chores in order to keep the place clean and tidy. You will also learn how to argue about different chores that have to be done and who does them. It will make a man of you ! You will also have the option of going back home.

    The negatives will be that you won't have as much spare cash and that you will have to do a bit of housekeeping to keep the place neat and tidy. You won't just go into a clean house every day with your meal ready on the table and you might find that annoying.

    Overall it should be a good experience and if you only go for the Summer it should not be a problem at all.


  • #4
    Esoteric_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,255 ✭✭✭✭Esoteric_


    Don't move in anywhere without a lease.


  • #5
    StillWaters
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭StillWaters


    Esoteric_ wrote: »
    Don't move in anywhere without a lease.

    Why? In this case the flexibility suits OP perfectly.


  • #6
    Esoteric_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,255 ✭✭✭✭Esoteric_


    StillWaters wrote: »
    Why? In this case the flexibility suits OP perfectly.

    No legally binding protection, it's a legal obligation to receive and sign a lease, etc.


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  • #7
    irishgirl19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,609 ✭✭✭irishgirl19


    Esoteric_ wrote: »
    No legally binding protection, it's a legal obligation to receive and sign a lease, etc.
    I agree.the landlord can do as they please without a lease. You can be thrown out at a minutes notice

    Op are you not paying your parents rent now anyway?


  • #8
    Esoteric_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,255 ✭✭✭✭Esoteric_


    irishgirl19 wrote: »
    I agree.the landlord can do as they please without a lease. You can be thrown out at a minutes notice

    Op are you not paying your parents rent now anyway?

    While that's not technically true, it does definitely severely limit the OP's rights.

    OP, I'd recommend you post in the Accommodation and Property forum.


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