How did you go about moving out from home? And I don’t mean a flatshare at uni funded by a loan but truly away from home with your own rent to pay? How old were you?
I am about to take the step and could do with some encouragement:)
I say pack your stuff, get in the car and roll, baby! You have the impetus, and even if you encounter a setback, it’s not unusual at all, and nothing to fear. Hey, maybe you could become a driving instuctor and come to the states and teach us how to drive! Good Luck in whatever you do! "Cheers"…
I just wondered what the down sides were to living in a care home for a family member insisting on moving into a care home when they can be looked after fine at home..
Things in care homes such as neglect, costs… .e.t.c
Thank you for your input 
Let’s see, taking care of someone at home can be emotionally demanding. Where as they staying in a home removes the burden of immediate care from the loved ones. Also, having someone in your home (depending on the level of care they may need) can tie you down, making it hard to do the simplest of chores like grocery shopping.
My dad spent the last few years of his life in a home. The staff there was very good and the girls took great care of Dad. The day he passed they rushed to the room and cried with us. Those that could came to the funeral. Even though we visited Dad several days a week it was a comfort knowing there were people around him 24/7 that truly cared for him. Not all homes are bad. You have to visit the person there often and make sure the home is well run.
broke the lease on my 1st apt (couldnt afford it after all) and am moving home to my parents soon. i am worried i will lose my independence once i get back. i want to save and move out a few months from now but i’m worried i’ll get too attached to the "babying" lol! any advice on how to avoid this?
You have to understand that there are going to be rules that you are going to have to follow because you are going to be living under your parents roof so that is going to be #1 thing that will be hard to get used to. As far as them "babying" you you are the only one who can "set the limits" on what you consider to be appropriate so that you can maintain some independence and remain in somewhat of a "reality" of what it will be once you move back out. Perhaps helping to buy groceries or helping to pay bills will be something that would help. Just saving all your money wouldn’t be very responsible, paying at least something would keep you in check with the fact that you have to be a part of the "real world". Good luck.
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Would you just start a new bill and pay at the end of the month? First time moving out and trying to work it out…Also we are paying the TV licence monthly, do you pay a start up fee for that or just the £12 whatever it is!!
The TV license remains the same price where ever you move too, so just ring them and update your address details. Be aware that they will not send you out a new license, but this doesn’t matter, as long as you have told them of the address change, you keep your old TV license with old address on, and once the year of that license is up you will be sent a new one. There will be nothing more or less to pay because of the move.
Utilities will not charge set up or start up fees. Just ring your old (current) suppliers as soon as possible and give them the date you will be moving out. Then on that day ring them again with meter readings. They will send out final bills, to your new address if you give it to them. If you want to stay with the same suppliers, they will almost certainly want your business and can automatically create new bills for your new place. Or, on moving into your new place, you can just ring a new supplier with the meter readings from your new house.
Your first bills will be paid in arrears. The first bill (for monthly payments) will probably be higher as it will be the from the date you moved in to the end of the first full month, for example. This isn’t set in stone and depends on what payment arrangements you set up etc.
I’ll be moving into a house and don’t have much to take (besides furniture) does anyone have any sort of list of necessities needed for a home? I’ll be moving to another state and want to get everything now to take with me!
Flatware, dishes, cutlery, can opener, pots, pans, towels, linens, blankets, appliances, cleaning material, soap, toilet paper, paper towels, the list is endless.
Fair dues, thats a big job – I’d give them around €80 between them.
I just got a job and plan on moving out of home. I work around Fairfield so I was thinking of renting an apartment there. I earn around 600 a week.
How much rent should I pay for the amount I earn? What other expenses will I be incurring and how much should I save?
I don’t have any money saved as yet because I start work next month. Please give me all advice and tips as possible.
Is that $600 a week total or after tax? With compulsory super and tax you might be on less. The general rule is not to pay more than 1/3 of your take home pay on rent. If you are renting chances are you will only have to pay electricity/gas (not water or strata – thats only if you own) and is you are young – the phone might cost more to have installed (best to stick with your mobile for a bit). you will need to save up 6 weeks rent before you move out for bond etc. Then it costs around $150 to get electricity connected, and the same for gas (so find a place that has only electricity) and the phone.
IF you pretend for the next couple of months that you have no money (live like you are now) then you will be able to save the money easy. If you start going out and spending now that you have money – you will not save a single cent and you will have trouble starting at a later date.
I’m moving home on the 29th Feb and haven’t even started packing yet. Do you have any tips for a home move as I need to get cracking
Put together a moving folder with all your moving truck info, utility changes, deposits, etc. in it, so during the move you will have only one package of paperwork to deal with. Maybe 2 folders if you get one from a realtor,too. The moving folder really helped me! I picked a brightly colored folder too.
Don’t wrap fragile things carefully in paper, crunch the paper up in wads for maximum padding. Write the destination room on the box, plus a short list of what’s in there. Try not to pack boxes full of heavy things, like all books, or you will hurt your moving helpers!
Make sure you call in some favors when the time crunch comes. Buy pizza for the movers or for your volunteers.
It is Winter and I am in a park down to two trailers. We we were gonna tough it out till Spring but now the people in the rented trailer are moving out so now it is just us and there is a very good possibility the park will be shut down now. I own my mobile home but I am renting the land. I’m pretty sure due to winter conditions this can’t be moved. What can I do?
I don’t know what type of weather you are dealing with, but you would be surprised at what type of conditions a mobile home can be moved in. The only time a mobile home can’t be moved is if the local county has road restrictions in effect for heavy loads, but this usually happens only in the spring when the ground is too soggy.
I would start with calling a few local mobile home movers and ask questions.
Also I don’t know about your state, but mine (Washington state) has a program that gives financial assistance to pay to move your mobile home if the park is scheduled to close.
As far as closing, most states have a process that park owners have to go through if they are going to close. Part of that process is giving you a reasonable amount of time to move once you are notified that the park is closing down. Here in Washington, I believe park residence have at least 6 months.
Hope that helps!
i currently subscribe to sky+hd and got a sky+ box on multi-room but i have already moved house, how much do sky charge to carry out a installation?
Give Sky a call for the current cost of installing your equipment.