I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train

Re:I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train by dagw on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:47AM (#39601737)

I guarantee you that you cannot get house, bills, and food for this amount per month.

That is basically the minimum state pension, which some people do live on, but it is a pretty miserable existence.

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Re:I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train by beejiu on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:51AM (#39601769)

That's because they get other benefits. The rent will be paid for with housing benefit. You can't typically get that if you are working age.

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Re:I spend £8,500 a year to live on a train by riffraff on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:51AM (#39601764)

also people who are retired _usually_ already own a place to live in so they don't spend money for rent/mortgage. OTOH, a 17yo will probably have less health-related expenses.

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