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Renting while in college

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  • 01-08-2014 12:57am
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    Hollister11
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    Hi I'm hoping to go to college in the National College of Ireland.
    I currently live in the baldoyle/Donaghmede area and could commute their in 30 minutes.
    I have gotton a job in town which is 12 hours per week at €8.65 P/H.
    Would i be mad to move out of my folks so i have my independence or should i stay living with them ?


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    MouseTail
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    I don't think you can afford to move out. Are you getting a grant, presumingly the adjacent rate?


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    Hollister11
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    MouseTail wrote: »
    I don't think you can afford to move out. Are you getting a grant, presumingly the adjacent rate?

    I have applied for one, just hope i get one. I only found out this evening that i got the job so thats why i thought of it


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    bpb101
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    Hollister11 wrote: »
    Hi I'm hoping to go to college in the National College of Ireland.
    I currently live in the baldoyle/Donaghmede area and could commute their in 30 minutes.
    I have gotton a job in town which is 12 hours per week at €8.65 P/H.
    Would i be mad to move out of my folks so i have my independence or should i stay living with them ?
    bank the money. even if you get somewhere in dublin you might have to get the bus or 10+ minutes walk. Whats 20 more


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    Hollister11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Hollister11


    bpb101 wrote: »
    bank the money. even if you get somewhere in dublin you might have to get the bus or 10+ minutes walk. Whats 20 more

    its probaly a better idea to bank it, it was an idea to move out but i dont think i will ill talk it over with my folks


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    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    How old are you? If you are a teenager, stay put, rent is only one part of your costs, ESB,phone, food, TV, socialising will drain your finances. Nothing can beat mums dinners and your own bed on a cold winters evening.


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    lau1247
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    based on the hours and rate you mentioned, it is not enough to get by.. you'll probably be getting a box room (if you can even find one that is cheap in the city centre close by) and have not much else left for other stuff..

    stick with the commute and save the money..

    West Dublin, ☀️ 7.83kWp ⚡5.66 kWp South West, ⚡2.18 kWp North East



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    Santa Cruz
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    Hollister11 wrote: »
    Hi I'm hoping to go to college in the National College of Ireland.
    I currently live in the baldoyle/Donaghmede area and could commute their in 30 minutes.
    I have gotton a job in town which is 12 hours per week at €8.65 P/H.
    Would i be mad to move out of my folks so i have my independence or should i stay living with them ?

    Sorry but I don't think that will be enough to get by on with the costs of flats etc.


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    The_Conductor
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    You'd barely be clearing 100 a week from 12 hours work @ 8.65 an hour.
    Unless you have some mysterious benefactor that you haven't alluded to- the figures don't add up.
    You cannot afford to move out- you don't have the money.


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