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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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Just for comparison, my house was built in 1972 as part of a new estate. It's a "starter home" suitable for a young couple with a kid or two, three at a squeeze.
The smallest bedroom is 6 foot 2 square. I have a double bed, a desk and a chair in there as a guest room. I had to build the bed and desk to fit. There is just enough room left to open the door.
Starter homes are small. First time buyers can't usually afford a mansion. In fact, these days I couldn't even afford to buy my own house and I'm a long way past my 20s.
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Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:05 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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+1, Working as a doctor and I cannot afford enough of a deposit yet. The colleagues I know who own their own houses have either had help from parents or are a couple and hence can raise a larger deposit. I'm in neither situation at the moment, which makes it more difficult.
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Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:10 pm |
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa
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I did spend the first 25 years of my life saving up the deposit by living in the cheapest HIMO I could find and walking everywhere instead of taking the bus or getting a car, and eating nothing but economy beans. It was pretty hard even then. It's twice as hard now, if you're an honest hard-working person.
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Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:16 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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I live at home with parents, pay almost nothing towards bills and have only £20k saved up over two years. I've worked out it should be in the region of £50k by now. Feck nows where the cash has gone.
Most of my friends bought houses with only a £10-20k deposit, which is a complete PITA as most mortgage companies want double that as deposit.
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Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:07 pm |
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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Laptops, tritium watches etc. 
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:37 am |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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Still doesn't explain the £30k deficit!
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:11 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Set up a standing order from your current account to your savings account. If you set it for the day after pay day, you won't be able to spend the money you want to save.
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Fri Sep 16, 2011 3:20 pm |
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davrosG5
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:37 am Posts: 6954 Location: Peebo
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I'm not sure you'd want a tritium watch - radioactive gas doesn't make a very good watch casing (it may be useful for the actual timekeeping).
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Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:23 pm |
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm Posts: 10022
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No but it's very good for luminescence and is the replacement for radium.
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Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:26 pm |
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am Posts: 5550 Location: Nottingham
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I went to look at a house last year, semi-detached three bedroom jobbie, but looking at the lounge I wouldn't have been able to fit my (old) 3 seater sofa in. Family home? Yeah right.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:40 am |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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For Dwarfs/little people? 
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:47 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Yeah, we saw one like that. I swear the sofa they had in there came from an office catalogue. A normal one would never have fitted.
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Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:35 pm |
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