Just… yeah.
I’ve pretty much figured out that after this year, far from having £2000 spare, I’m actually going to be a short bit into my overdraft. I don’t know where the money’s gone; I thought maybe I was £1000 overbudget, with some overspending, presents and stuff, plus £500 for the deposit leant… leaving me ~£500, not in my overdraft.
I guess I’m still better off that I’m not completely into my overdraft, so that’s a buffer for next year. Mostly I’m worried that Paul’s not going to get the grant if certain people won’t fill out the income assessment form; and since there’s no chance of there being a contribution, that’ll be £9000 between us, leaving us… £500 for living expenses for the entire year after rent and travel and buying a bed and stuff. Then we’ll both need to work and earn I don’t know how much, and get the furnature as we go. If we don’t get jobs within the first 10 weeks, then that’s that money exhausted, and into the overdraft, giving us a further £2000 buffer… for the first year. Once we’ve exhausted that, we don’t have any buffer in the third year.
I guess it wouldn’t be impossible…
More so, I’m worried slightly about my parent’s proposition. They want to buy a flat to rent in Aldershot, and rent it to us. That’s good, right? No arsey landlords (I still haven’t got my deposit from the last one) and we’re guarenteed a place. But they want to get a two bedroom place. We want a one bedroom place between us. Seriously - I can not share a flat with a friend again, I don’t get nearly enough ‘me’ space or time and it pisses me off (Paul’s different, it’s “us” space and time =P)
But it’s the best deal for my parents to get a two bedroom flat. And what can I say? Don’t do what’s best for you?
That’s just the thing. Me and Paul would go for what’s best for us. Throw that in the works, suddenly it’s what’s best for the parents and how selfish would it be to demand something for ourselves instead of looking after them?
…Who has the control here?
There’s every chance it’s not a control issue. There’s every chance that, it’s just an investment for them and not a way to keep an eye on their daughter, and it doesn’t challenge her already limited independence.
The two bedroom issue I don’t think is deliberate; house prices now, it wouldn’t surprise me if they had to charge £600 to actually get something from it, compared to somewhere bought a few years ago. In which case it’s better for us to go for somewhere already out.
…Now just to bring that up somehow…
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