Paying rent at home

hondasam · 31-12-2010 02:44AM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

So you want food, bed, power and heating for €50 a week? :eek:

The parents would need power and heat even if he is not there.

MagicMarker · 31-12-2010 02:45AM

OisinT wrote: »

Just checked, even in Dublin City there are loads of places.

The only thing I see for 50 quid a week is a twin room (both beds available! ) in a small apartment in Mountjoy Sq with 5 people already living there, add 2 extra people for the twin room!

No thanks!

Voodoomelon · 31-12-2010 02:45AM

Right, well i'll probably stump up some more, meet them in the middle while the active hunt for renting continues.

starbelgrade · 31-12-2010 02:45AM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

I live at home, Im on the dole and I pay 70 euro a week. That covers all bills like tv, internet, esb and gas. I can eat whenever I like but my mam usually makes dinner, I sometimes buy my own cereal.
I think Im getting a good deal for living in Dublin 12 and all I get. If I was working and getting more I would definitely pay more.

The way I see it, if you dont have to pay bills than you should probably pay more.

Fucking hell.

So this is where my tax dollars go... to fund layabouts living with mammy & getting their dinners cooked for them?

And I used to think that social welfare was for the purposes of helping the needy.

Oranage2 · 31-12-2010 02:46AM

bluecatmorgana wrote: »

I live at home, Im on the dole and I pay 70 euro a week. That covers all bills like tv, internet, esb and gas. I can eat whenever I like but my mam usually makes dinner, I sometimes buy my own cereal.
I think Im getting a good deal for living in Dublin 12 and all I get. If I was working and getting more I would definitely pay more.

The way I see it, if you dont have to pay bills than you should probably pay more.

Well done, You'll be off the live register in no time with those skillsets

January · 31-12-2010 02:46AM

How much would a one bedroom apartment cost you per month including bills? Or a bedsit including bills? That's how much you should be paying your parents.

MagicMarker · 31-12-2010 02:47AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

How much would a one bedroom apartment cost you per month including bills? Or a bedsit including bills? That's how much you should be paying your parents.

Erm, no it's not.

starbelgrade · 31-12-2010 02:47AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

How much would a one bedroom apartment cost you per month including bills? Or a bedsit including bills? That's how much you should be paying your parents.

Plus a few extra quid "embarrasment money".

Oranage2 · 31-12-2010 02:48AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Right, well i'll probably stump up some more, meet them in the middle while the active hunt for renting continues.

How much do they want?

Voodoomelon · 31-12-2010 02:48AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

How much would a one bedroom apartment cost you per month including bills? Or a bedsit including bills? That's how much you should be paying your parents.

I don't agree with this argument. What you pay full whack for independant living should not be charged at home. I wouldn't charge my kids that.

aligator_am · 31-12-2010 02:48AM

DaveM80 wrote: »

i was paying 10% of whatever my weekly wage was at the time which was usually about 50-60euro. Although we always shared the sky and broadband bill which was fair considering i probably used them the most.

To be honest, i cant imagine it a big deal after all they are your parents.
If i was ever broke they'd let me off the "rent" and likewise if an unexpected expense ever came up for example, broken dishwasher, id chip in.

Nice one, I think that's a good setup, it's good your folks were like that and it gives ye a chance to financially breathe if you've spent too much dosh in a month

I know when I was on the dole back in 2003 or thereabouts I was paying my dad €50 a week, seemed like a massive amount at the time but in retrospect, I was getting all my dinners made, all washing done, heating, electricity bills etc. paid, so looking back on it I was actually getting a bargain

FreudianSlippers · 31-12-2010 02:49AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Plus a few extra quid "embarrasment money".

Not to mention he's cramping his parent's style. They're probably raising the rent to make it more attractive for him to move out so they can finally start hosting those swingers key parties!

January · 31-12-2010 02:49AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Erm, no it's not.

Erm why not? You're sharing a house with other adults are you not? Would you try it if you were living with another family member, doubt it!

starbelgrade · 31-12-2010 02:51AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I don't agree with this argument. What you pay full whack for independant living should not be charged at home. I wouldn't charge my kids that.

I would charge them double that.

Teach them to man the fuck up, get out from under the missus' apron strings & stop looking for bitty everytime they feel a bit needy.

Kids need to be taught independence.

Otherwise they'll grow up to be man babies.

tigger123 · 31-12-2010 02:54AM

Think it depends on what you're earning, if you're making anything close to a livable wage 50 a week seems pretty low to me tbh.

chucken1 · 31-12-2010 02:55AM

OisinT wrote: »

Not to mention he's cramping his parent's style. They're probably raising the rent to make it more attractive for him to move out so they can finally start hosting those swingers key parties!

I was actually going to mention this

No..seriously, its not easy for parents now either. Offspring springing back!

Thats another story tho..

MagicMarker · 31-12-2010 02:55AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

Erm why not? You're sharing a house with other adults are you not? Would you try it if you were living with another family member, doubt it!

So you think someone should be paying the same per month as if they were renting their own one bedroom apartment including all bills?

You're probably talking between 700-1000 per month at best. You think the OP, or in fact anyone sharing with adults, should be handing over a grand per month?

bluecatmorgana · 31-12-2010 02:56AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Fucking hell.

So this is where my tax dollars go... to fund layabouts living with mammy & getting their dinners cooked for them?

And I used to think that social welfare was for the purposes of helping the needy.

If it makes you feel any better 100euro per week goes on paying for my degree.:D

31-12-2010 02:58AM

Just me and Dad at home, I pay €400/month. Fair to both of us I reckon. I shared a house in Galway recently enough and that would have been costing me about the same every month.

Rockery Woman · 31-12-2010 02:58AM

I always paid my parents rent when I lived at home. I paid £40 per week (that was before the euro came in)

I know several who didnt pay anything, always thought that was a bit miserly of them to be honest.

But you could fill up the kerosene tank occasionally, or pay the odd bill, even buy the bread and milk sometimes, or the odd bag of coal.

January · 31-12-2010 03:02AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

So you think someone should be paying the same per month as if they were renting their own one bedroom apartment including all bills?

You're probably talking between 700-1000 per month at best. You think the OP, or in fact anyone sharing with adults, should be handing over a grand per month?

Ok, so how about sharing then, a double room in a house with bills split between three people. How much would that be roughly, €500?

I Was VB · 31-12-2010 03:08AM

Moved out the start of the summer, was living with the Mammy before that. I was paying her €100pw, i'd have no problem paying more at the time. Now and again i drop her a few quid to make sure she's ok.

At the end of the day your parents brought you into the world and you owe them regardless if you think it or not.

Honestly i'd be embarrassed if they asked me, i'd be fukkin morto if i posted on boards.ie!!

alwaysadub · 31-12-2010 03:10AM

When i lived at home i gave my mam €100 euro(maybe it was pounds, can't remember) a week, and bought all my own food and did all my own washing and cooking and things.
I'm unemployed at the minute but still won't move back home. My mam has her own routine in the house now and doesn't need someone living under her feet.

I Was VB · 31-12-2010 03:13AM

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TrollHammaren · 31-12-2010 03:26AM

I haven't lived with parents since I was 17, so I wouldn't exactly be the authority on this, but I've noticed the difference between my friends who pay their keep at home and those who don't: my friends who pay are responsible and mature, by all accounts, and the others are just lazy manchildren. I'm not claiming causality here, but take from that what you will.

I reckon it's only fair to pay for what you consume, rather than paying "rent" to your parents. You should pay for the food you eat, do your own washing, help out around the house, and share the cost of bills. No 20-something year old should be a financial burden on their parents. However, parents shouldn't make a profit from their children, either.

ilovesleep · 31-12-2010 03:28AM

When I was at home I had no problem paying my way. Gave 50 a week. paid extra towards bills. bought my own food. cooked my own meals. did chores. paid a lot towards home improvements (which i was very happy to do).

Woke up one day and realised hang on here, somethings not right. Had 3 Siblings at home working and not paying their way. Mam never demanded a penny of them yet caused me grief if i was even a day late with money. Was out from there like a light.

starbelgrade · 31-12-2010 03:29AM

TrollHammaren wrote: »

No 20-something year old should be a financial burden on their parents. However, parents shouldn't make a profit from their children, either.

Any 20 something, still living at home with their parents is a loss - no matter how much money they are paying them.

basillarkin · 31-12-2010 03:30AM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

What do you guys think of this whole scenario? I hate scroungers and scrounging off your parents is hateful so paying rent is perfectly acceptable to me if you're working.

I'm back in the family house and can't for the life of me find anyone to move out with and rent, I can't really afford a place by myself.

I'm working and handing up €50 a week which i think is fair seeing as I have 5 meals a week in the house and thats it, no lunch, brekkie etc. I also work mad 50+ hours and i'm rarely even there.
After a few words they're looking to increase it a fair bit and i'm in a foul mood now on New Years Eve!

What do you guys pay at home, if anything? Am I being unfair?!

50 is what i use to pay at home but that was a few years ago now. I am now living in a 3bed house on the outskirts of Galway and pay around 65 a week.

basillarkin · 31-12-2010 03:33AM

alwaysadub wrote: »

When i lived at home i gave my mam €100 euro(maybe it was pounds, can't remember) a week, and bought all my own food and did all my own washing and cooking and things.
I'm unemployed at the minute but still won't move back home. My mam has her own routine in the house now and doesn't need someone living under her feet.

a 100e a week seems extreme, you must have had a good job at the time.

Oranage2 · 31-12-2010 03:38AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Any 20 something, still living at home with their parents is a loss - no matter how much money they are paying them.

God I'd hate to be your child - This isn't the sixties anymore, twenty somethings like to go to college and travel these days, I know it must have been hard for working in a mine since you were nine but as Bob Dylan said "times they are a changin"

Paying rent at home

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