big-will 7 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Yikes. Lets getting non-singled! Quote: Single people end up spending more than £250,000 over the course of their life because they are not part of a couple, research has suggested. Having to carry the full burden of a mortgage, holiday costs, insurance premiums and utility bills all adds up, according to the study by uSwitch, the price comparison website. According to the survey, the annual premium for being single is £4,794, which between the ages of 22 to 75 adds up to £254,082. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Throw some kids in though and the costs of being single are probably much cheaper. That's why I'm restricting myself to only one!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 that is not a lot of money. Or am I reading it wrong. Does it cost 4794 squids more for a single person compared to a dead person? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Would like to know where the differences occur. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I can see holiday costs mentioned. That would mean a single supplement for hotels I guess. But really, I look back on my single days and they were fabulous. But now married, I think it's fabulous too. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 It's "different". Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Life as a couple sure can be cheaper though. Sharing the costs of everything makes a big difference. Sure has for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Yup, before we met Mr Minty could cover all his bills and the mortgage easily, but he only had enough spending money left for a few ski trips a year within NZ only. He never got to travel overseas. I could cover my bills and rent, but it was a bit hard going. Now we're together we cover everything easily with a huge (in our opinion, but to many people probably small) disposable income which we save 90% of. This year the excess is paying for our wedding and ski honeymoon to Japan. So I can quite easily believe the figures in the article above. Kids, gah, why do they cost so much. My mum told me today to only have as many kids as I can carry, I like that advice! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Can I come to your wedding reception and drink lots of Champagne? I can be the Chinese looking one who sits in the corner. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Sparkling wine sorry - no champagne Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm coming just the same. Please include king crab on the seafood table. That will ensure the Scots stay away. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 The seafood table? Oh, the seafood table is 100m outside the venue - the ocean I like the Scots scare tactics! Keep the boss away! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday I'm coming just the same. Please include king crab on the seafood table. That will ensure the Scots stay away. BOOOOO!! No King Crab!! Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: MintyNZ Kids, gah, why do they cost so much. My mum told me today to only have as many kids as I can carry, I like that advice! So far kids have saved me lots, mainly coz we don't go eating and drinking on the town anymore and don't travel as much. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 what??? kiddie food, clothing, furniture, interest classes, holidays, toys etc. etc. Costs much more than just buying for yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Biggest cost for our kid is day care. Still at less than Y3,000 per day for around 8 hours of care it's still damned cheap. Most of her clothes currently are hand me downs from other parents in the area or gifts from grandparents. Most of her food at home is just the scraps off our plates, formula and still a little boobie action now and again. Plenty of her toys are home made but toys are damned cheap here anyway, at least the ones we buy. Her pram was not cheap but you need something pretty good to be able to use it in winter and her car seats are about the best we can buy here but overall she doesn't cost us too much yet. Guess the costs will really start piling up as she gets older though... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 pre-nursery school is the big one. And then the interest classes like swimming, ice-skating, music stage class. Some nutters have started their kids on financial markets. Poor kids. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Read a similar article on the Sydney Morning Herald 20 years ago, and it was along the lines of " It costs a single 90 grand yearly income to be happy, because they have to go out more often to be seen, and play that game" Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday pre-nursery school is the big one. And then the interest classes like swimming, ice-skating, music stage class. Some nutters have started their kids on financial markets. Poor kids. Read that book "Rich dad, poor dad" ? That's the idea. Start them early. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I read that book. I kinda don't agree with the theory. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 But probably because I have forgotten all of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Neither, I. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 what was it? Buy property at 5 years old and let it appreaciate while you rent it out to 6 year olds who are in effect paying your mortgage? Bit of a con of a book. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Probably walked with his head down not only to see if he can pick up some money someone dropped, but to see if he can sell a pebble. Buy some comic books and make it a private library and charge your mates money to come and read them. What an arsehole kid. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I like the idea of kids being kids. All I ask of my future children is to learn a language before they graduate from high school and to do what they enjoy without hurting themselves or others. Link to post Share on other sites
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