Moving out for the first time.

[Benson_JV]

Tomorrow, with the missus. Excited but nervous, any tips?
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[Marmalade]

Pay the bills. Keep it tidy, put curtains up
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[killa]

Get a folder for all of your shared paper work for the duration.
Get a pin board for things you need to sort for the flat.
Have a monthly budget for food planned. As well as this I recommend having some fun with a couple of recipe books for pasta meals, tortilla’s etc...all simple good foods. It saves so much time and money.

When i first moved out i spanked cash on loads of new items of furniture. I’d recommend going all the alternative routes. Go to auctions, go to car boots, ask relatives. Seriously, it helps.

Apart from that, enjoy it!
Inviting friends and family over is great, you often get left with drink or an invitation to their place
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[FirebladeRuss]

We set up a joint account.

All hosue realted bills (mortgage, food, gas, water, tv, phone, etc) all come out of that account by direct debit.

So once you have figured out the costs of everything, you can then both dump your share into the joint account when you get paid and then forget about it - no arguements then over who's paid for what, etc.

Life tip: It's really easy to just sit infront of the TV every night. Try to make a bit of time, maybe one evening a week, where you both go out for a drink or a meal or something - a bit of "you" time. Helps you not take each other for granted. If you overpay a little into the joint account, you can then pay for this from that account too.
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[Imonster]

Get a dishwasher; has made for a much happier house here
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

Keep all the receipts for everything you spend. When the bitch turns up at her solicitors with a box of receipts trying to claim every penny she spent in the relationship back from you, you'll have a box of receipts to counter it.
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[Chinaboy]

Get one of those security pens and mark everything that is yours with your name. Then, when you split up, you can then tell her to fuck off if she claims your things are hers.

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[Willson]

Benson I thought you'd know... Don't EVER post in the Dear Auntie BCF section if you want sound advice lol

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[JP7]

Keep your finances in order, it will help you budget. If you are paying equal shares into a joint account, have them both go in by standing order so that neither of you can duck out of paying the bills. Anything that's left can go on stuff for the house, holidays, etc, which you also pay for equally.

And I always found it a lot easier to pay all my bills by direct debit on the same day. Everything goes on 1st of the month, so by 2nd of the month I can budget with what's left.

Good luck!

[Marmalade]

[Benson_JV]

Cheers guys.
I've been living with her for the last 2 years at her mums house, we get left to our own devices in the bedroom/cooking/cleaning so in essence living together, minus paying the bills.

Now to go move heavy shit T_T
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[CarlosCBR]

When i moved out of mums, i opened another bank account and set up all DD's to come out of that. Once i worked out how much they all come to, we divided it by two then set up a standing order from each of our accounts the wages go into.

Was really easy as we were both paid monthly (may not be the case for you). Wages went in on the 1st, standing order went out the same day, then whatever was left was ours.

Worked a treat......... until the s**t c**t decided to cheat on me and move out, leaving me with -£68 to myself each month

Had to get a new house mate quick smart!
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[mogster]

Joint account for bills good idea, but you both should keep separate money for individual treats (presume you both earning). A lot of relationships struggle because of money arguments. Don't be dependant on each other too much, keep friends & socialise without each other.

Best tip: buy mum in law some flowers!!!!

Say thank you very much for free 2yrs & keep her on side. If things get tough GF will go to Mum so best if she likes you. Also have you got an escape route ie somewhere to go for a couple of nights if you need to?

Last but not least............ENJOY!
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[cromwell]

Now you've got your own place you definitely need a designated naked day.

Regret not doing this when I lived with my ex lol.

But everything that's been said above is what I would suggest, joint account is a good idea but just use it for bills and house stuff. Keep your personal account yours and just transfer money to cover rent etc.
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[Benson_JV]

[thegubner]

Don't do it, they turn into selfish, manipulative, lying, spiteful little cunts who use every opportunity to destroy you mentally.

Well, that's my experiences so far anyway.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[thegubner]

Spoken like a bloke who's not very good at picking women I think you'll find.[/list]

[FirebladeRuss]

With such high expectations of women, I'm not really surprised!
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[garth]

Just hope to god it doesn't go tits and you have to move back home - 'cause trust me, that sucks.

I got a flat with the ex, and it took approx 2 months for her crazy to reach the surface. The woman threw away my Wok!

Luckily the flat got flooded = No more lease
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