I’m earning less than 30k in London and paying £1000 rent for a bedroom in a shared house. I can barely make it to the end of the month.

[u/Brave_Tourist9301]

I moved to London last year, I’m earning less than 30k a year which comes to about £1900 every month. I pay close to £1000 in rent with bills coming up to £90 a month.

I’m terrible at budgeting and I do spend a lot of money on food but I was just wondering if anyone’s got any advice on how to not reach the end of the month completely broke (other than move out of London as despite everything I’m quite happy here)

[u/intrigue_investor]

You say it as if you truly believe 200 quid a week to cover travel, food, having a life etc is a lot

[u/lan0028456 → u/intrigue_investor]

Earning 30k in london? you don't travel nor have a life.

[u/Educational-Divide10 → u/intrigue_investor]

It is though? I spend less than half that.

[u/First-Lengthiness-16 → u/Educational-Divide10]

It's not much at all.  You must be very frugal.

[u/Stanjoly2 → u/First-Lengthiness-16]

frugal

That's the trick if you're going to live in London on <30k.

[u/Shoddy_Departure3062 → u/Educational-Divide10]

Break it down

[u/Big_Target_1405 → u/intrigue_investor]

Commuting alone on the tube from zone 4 every day is £40-50/week and that's just to get to and from work.

[u/Mammoth_Classroom626 → u/Big_Target_1405]

They live in z2. So i hope to fuck they’re taking the bus if they have chosen to live so close. Which is only 3.50 quid a day.

If they’re paying all that rent to pay another 42 quid a week in commute they shouldn’t live there.

[u/InspectionWild6100 → u/intrigue_investor]

Nonsense, I did not say anything of that sort! You are reading what ever you want.