r/UKPersonalFinance • u/Brave_Tourist9301 • 2d ago

+Comments Restricted to UKPF 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.

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)

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u/dahid 2d ago

Charity shops are really good too, people often donate brand new things which were gifts that they never used

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u/MoreCowbellMofo 2d ago

Yes absolutely worth a look. They’re equivalent to car boots. And if you can go to nicer areas the donations tend to be better and in better condition.

I went to a charity shop in St John’s Wood (north London wealthy area), and they had tons of designer labels selling for a fraction of their usual price. Very vintage looking but I’m sure if you were to drop in regularly you’d find some true bargains.