Rent from our Children!!!

11 Nov 2008

Yes that wonderful thing of getting money out of our offspring!!!!
Our eldest is still at home at 20yrs & pays a paltry £30 a week surprised

(stileto's a soft touch)...
For this every thing is included!!!!!! he has not a bill to pay apart from his car insurance & still he feels hard done to :cry:
The worst part being he gets up at various times of the night to go to work anything from midnight to 6am & Stileto wakes him up at whatever time makes him a tea/coffee & his toast whilst his shaving!!! & his packed lunch...
We told him a few months ago we would put his rent up :twisted: in the new year & it was like you were ripping his heart out lol

I'm all for being Mr Evil & demanding £50 a week but I somehow dont think Stileto will agree :cry: so a compromise at £40 will have to be made rolleyes

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So is £40 reasonable considering he takes home over £1200 a mth?

11 Nov 2008

I'd go for the £50 and risk the horns growing bigger for all to see! £200 a month may seem like a lot from your own kids but think what he'd be shelling out if he was in his own place?
It's not being greedy by asking that much. He has everything thrown in for that so he's still got a good deal going. Trouble is, if you make it too easy for him with you, he'll be frightened off finding his own place when he sees what costs are involved. Plus he'll learn how to plan his budget biggrin

11 Nov 2008

Be Mr evil, He couldnt run his own place for anywhere near that :twisted: Hes on a decent wage and its for his own good really,
I was paying £30 10 years ago not including food while bringing home £80 a week

11 Nov 2008

wot she said :laughabove:

11 Nov 2008

I'm with Mr Evil too :thumbup:

11 Nov 2008

Quote by Dawnie
I'm with Mr Evil too :thumbup:

I'll tell him you called him that :giggle:

11 Nov 2008

£50
And stop making his tea/ sandwiches etc.
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So he pays, no gas / elec/ water / landline phone bills, no council tax bills / no main food bills / who buys his toilettres / clothes, I really hope you don't.?
He poss does pay for his transport / car / insurance/ mobile phone bill.
No wonder why he doesn't want to go, he is on a very cushy number IMO, he should be able to help Gordon Brown out, as he should have a major cash surplus in the bank lol

Does he know / use the washing machine / wash up / ironing/ housework / hoovering/ cleaning of the family car if it is used to run him about / pays for the petrol for runnig him about?
Dean I'll fight you to move in....I'd like cheese and ham sandwiches please.

11 Nov 2008

£200 a month still leaves him £1000 of disposable income. I'm sure that lots on here would like that much a month to do with as they please.
He needs to get real.
My daughter has been paying about the same, but only because shes been saving up to go abroad for a year

11 Nov 2008

What's he doing with the rest of his disposable income? Is he saving for a house deposit or something, or is he just having a good time? I know I pay about 30% of my take home pay in rent but have bills on top of that. If he's taking home that much I think you could happily double or triple the amount.

11 Nov 2008

our son pays a week ( i was paying that in 1983 when i was 16 :shock: ) he has paid that since he was 16 hes 21 dont ask for anymore becauce he helps with the gas/electric and phone bills and sometimes gets the shopping in lol

.he has a car so that has the running costs and we both pay half to the classic car we both own.

11 Nov 2008

Quote by tempteduk
What's he doing with the rest of his disposable income?

Having to much of a good time lol

Two trips abroad this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm definatly moving towards £50 :twisted:

11 Nov 2008

Quote by sword-stileto
What's he doing with the rest of his disposable income?

Having to much of a good time lol

Two trips abroad this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm definatly moving towards £50 :twisted:
I'd take a look for what he'd be paying if he wasn't living at home, and start moving towards that. Also what does he cost you in terms of food etc?

11 Nov 2008

I would definately be asking for more...I was paying my parents 30% of my income and did'nt get all the niceties that you have thrown in as well lol

Mind you I did move out when I was 19 as I wanted to go my own way,and that was a shock to the system but I managed it
Perhaps he's not aware of just how lucky he is and just how much it costs to run a household
If you make it too comfortable for him he may never want to leave :shock:
But on the good side at least he is out working and not just sitting on his bum all day at home with no motivation to do anything with his life....that would worry me more I think

11 Nov 2008

...and stop being such a big softy!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

11 Nov 2008

My son is 28 and pays £75 wk no bluddy wonder I cant get rid of him confused

:? :? This is the thrid time hes movd back home and the flipping last...
He's earns a little more than your son does - he does his own washing & ironing - thank goodness rolleyes

If im cooking, he gets meal - If Im not home, he has to fend for himself.
Being realistic he doesn't pay enough to cover all running costs - it does help though.
If he hasn't moved out by the new year - I'm gonna sting him big time, he's had it far too cushy for far to long :lol2:

11 Nov 2008

we charge ours 10% of his income which on his basic month is same as i paid 20 years ago ffs lol but that said he does help round the house lots so can't knock it and will put it up if he is still here at 20 if only to encourage the bugger to move out lol

i say yeah £50 a week is a fair price couldn't live cheaper anywhere else
kids need to learn the cost of livin thats for sure

11 Nov 2008

kick him out and I'll pay £60 a week....but I want tea and sandwiches the same please !!!!

11 Nov 2008

Quote by Sarah
£50
And stop making his tea/ sandwiches etc.

Just what I was going to say.
And don't think of 50 quid as "evil", it's perfectly reasonable.

11 Nov 2008

Quote by deancannock
kick him out and I'll pay £60 a week....but I want tea and sandwiches the same please !!!!

i'll give you £65 lol
i think £50 a week is more than reasonable if hes working, tell him if he cant live cheaper else where that £50 a week you'll price match it lol
by the way where does he work where he can earn enough to bring home over £1200 a month at 20? lol

11 Nov 2008

i definitely don't think your being mr :twisted: and i'd also stop doing everything for him too. he'll never learn to fend for himself otherwise. he got to learn one day or he'll sink without a trace. my eldest pays £40 and hes on slightly less than your lad and he's only 18 but knows he is responsible for himself now. i used to do everything for him till he left school. it came as a shock to him but he has learnt from it. and he has even thanked me for it

11 Nov 2008

The soft touch that is Stileto has just read this when she came in from work (yes I made the coffee)....
She seems to be wavering lol

I pity the boys girl friend though :!: :!: Stileto's got the "anglepoise lamp" & "thumb screws" ready to question her on what she pays...her parents.

11 Nov 2008

In 1974 I was giving my mum £10 out of £40 net income per week. Seemed reasonable to me then to be paying 25% of my wages and it still seems reasonable.
Of course, what I didn't know until much later was that my mum wasn't spending that weekly £10 but saving it and when we needed a deposit for a house, she was there to help us out. Glad I never grumbled about what I paid in board!

11 Nov 2008

Quote by naughtynymphos1
by the way where does he work where he can earn enough to bring home over £1200 a month at 20? lol

His a drivers mate working anything up to 15hrs a day but with O/T & early start bonuses (everyday) he has landed on his feet lol

11 Nov 2008

Maybe we should look at it from the kids perspective.
They have to listen to their parents humping all night long.
Maybe he would pay more not to listen to it

11 Nov 2008

Quote by M8-Me
Maybe we should look at it from the kids perspective.
They have to listen to their parents humping all night long.
Maybe he would pay more not to listen to it

Dont know what house he must be staying at to hear that coz it cant be ours :!: :!: :!: :cry:

11 Nov 2008

My daughters manged to save enough in the last 18months to fund a year out travelling. She starts next Sunday by flying to Auss for two months

11 Nov 2008

Quote by naughtynymphos1
kick him out and I'll pay £60 a week....but I want tea and sandwiches the same please !!!!

i'll give you £65 lol
i think £50 a week is more than reasonable if hes working, tell him if he cant live cheaper else where that £50 a week you'll price match it lol
I'll bid £70 per week, and I'll do my own sandwiches!! confused

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Quote by sword-stileto

by the way where does he work where he can earn enough to bring home over £1200 a month at 20? lol

His a drivers mate working anything up to 15hrs a day but with O/T & early start bonuses (everyday) he has landed on his feet lol

My Mate joined the Paras. He landed on his feet too (usually!) :? :? :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

11 Nov 2008

Why not give him a list of all the bills you pay out including any rent or mortgage and all the food you pay for each month and tell him you want his share of them. That will stop him from moaning about paying more.

11 Nov 2008

£50 is very reasonable. Our daughter paid that for everything here in the last couple of weeks before she left home - she pays that just in rent now.

11 Nov 2008

I was paying £150 quid a month to mom and dad back in 1982.
My own flat was only £120 so i moved out and shared.
If my kids dont sod off to uni or the forces as soon as possible i will charge them a market rent. I know full well i can get at least a hundred quid a week for room and board round here.

How much to charge?