I feel like that every week tbh Kent! But don't think that everyone automatically gets tonnes of money from 'sitting on their arse'. The money and help doesn't go the right people in all honesty. Obviosly my situation is different to most, but I dont fit into any of the 'out of work' categories, so I get absolutely nothing. IMO this is ridiculous, I'd be more than happy to pay the money back when I was able to work again even, but nope, the only way I'd have a chance of money or a house is to be a pregnant teenage girl.
And I have a set on a/c dials sat here that I was just about to stick on ebay, make me an offer on them if you like...
As others have said, cut your outgoings as much as possible. I don't use myphone unless I have no choice, use facebook or email as its free. Food, I work out what I'll need for the week, make sure its under £15 (yeah, its definitely tight!) and thats what i get, no luxuries. Diesel is the thing I don't really have much control over as I mostly do things for other people, my Nans etc, but they pay the fuel plus a bit extra for anything I do for them that requires driving, so thats not so bad, and the extra covers my food bill as above. But that does mean I either have food OR 'fun' driving, not both, hence not bothered about a fun car now. Other than that, I don't spend money on anything else at all. Because I simply don't have it to spend from income.
The only good thing for myself is that I do have some savings from when i was working, plus money from birthdays and xmas, which I can use to buy/fix cars. But I'm trying to save it up enough to move out really and i never use savings for food or diesel.
And I have a set on a/c dials sat here that I was just about to stick on ebay, make me an offer on them if you like...
As others have said, cut your outgoings as much as possible. I don't use myphone unless I have no choice, use facebook or email as its free. Food, I work out what I'll need for the week, make sure its under £15 (yeah, its definitely tight!) and thats what i get, no luxuries. Diesel is the thing I don't really have much control over as I mostly do things for other people, my Nans etc, but they pay the fuel plus a bit extra for anything I do for them that requires driving, so thats not so bad, and the extra covers my food bill as above. But that does mean I either have food OR 'fun' driving, not both, hence not bothered about a fun car now. Other than that, I don't spend money on anything else at all. Because I simply don't have it to spend from income.
The only good thing for myself is that I do have some savings from when i was working, plus money from birthdays and xmas, which I can use to buy/fix cars. But I'm trying to save it up enough to move out really and i never use savings for food or diesel.