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brazilianGOONER wrote:

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

Right next to Bayswater tube...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/60/64881760.html

185 per week though but that should be alright with savings and a part-time job?

yeah, that's what i'm trying to figure out. i really don't know what a 20hour-a-week job can get me, but on my own savings i can pay for a place like that plus other expenses for like half a year or a little more, but then will i find a part time job that pays for all that? 185 a week seems a lot to my brazilian eyes

are things a lot cheaper as i go away from central london?

Yes mate London is the most expensive part of Britain and prices drop pretty quickly as you go outside but obvoiusly you need to take travel costs into consideration then.

Well the minumum wage is like £6 something an hour, thats if your working legitly. So 20 hours a week would get you probably around £100 a week.

Rent might get cheaper as you travel out but then you've got to pay more for travel expenses.

flash gunner wrote:

brazilianGOONER wrote:

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

Right next to Bayswater tube...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/60/64881760.html

185 per week though but that should be alright with savings and a part-time job?

yeah, that's what i'm trying to figure out. i really don't know what a 20hour-a-week job can get me, but on my own savings i can pay for a place like that plus other expenses for like half a year or a little more, but then will i find a part time job that pays for all that? 185 a week seems a lot to my brazilian eyes

are things a lot cheaper as i go away from central london?

Yes mate London is the most expensive part of Britain and prices drop pretty quickly as you go outside but obvoiusly you need to take travel costs into consideration then.

cheers flash.

but SWLGooner, how less expensive is putney, and how much does it costs to get to bayswater from there by tube?

Can't you get any tax dodger (student) digs on campus??
It may not be the cheapest option but you will make plenty of contacts with other students and could end up house sharing close to where you need to be.
Also, you will be able to shag yourself into oblivion

Goose wrote:Can't you get any tax dodger (student) digs on campus??
It may not be the cheapest option but you will make plenty of contacts with other students and could end up house sharing close to where you need to be.
Also, you will be able to shag yourself into oblivion

now that's what i wanted to hear"!

brazilianGOONER wrote:

flash gunner wrote:

brazilianGOONER wrote:

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

Right next to Bayswater tube...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/60/64881760.html

185 per week though but that should be alright with savings and a part-time job?

yeah, that's what i'm trying to figure out. i really don't know what a 20hour-a-week job can get me, but on my own savings i can pay for a place like that plus other expenses for like half a year or a little more, but then will i find a part time job that pays for all that? 185 a week seems a lot to my brazilian eyes

are things a lot cheaper as i go away from central london?

Yes mate London is the most expensive part of Britain and prices drop pretty quickly as you go outside but obvoiusly you need to take travel costs into consideration then.

cheers flash.

but SWLGooner, how less expensive is putney, and how much does it costs to get to bayswater from there by tube?

http://www.gumtree.com/london/11/64268411.html

streatham is probably cheaper than putney... but the transport links aren't as good

Putney is maybe half an hour commute by tube (direct from East Putney/Putney Bridge) An hour to Arsenal.

Okay I'm gonna play estate agent...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/58/64318158.html

http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/66282397.html - kensington, there ya go.

http://www.gumtree.com/london/19/66260419.html - close, central. nice.

So yeah, all of those would be good....

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

just researched there, SWLG! found some nice rooms for around 100 pounds a week in putney there. now that fits the bill perfectly! my ex lives in putney too, she told me she can give me a hand (heh ) if needed.


EDIT: SWLG, you were faster than me there

SWLGooner wrote:Okay I'm gonna play estate agent...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/58/64318158.html

http://www.gumtree.com/london/97/66282397.html - kensington, there ya go.

http://www.gumtree.com/london/19/66260419.html - close, central. nice.

So yeah, all of those would be good....

great, mate. yep, that's affordable. my ex said she can find something for me where she works, and the wages would cover that.

i'm collecting the paperwork to send for my visa. let's hope everything works out.

thanks mate!!!

brazilianGOONER wrote:

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

just researched there, SWLG! found some nice rooms for around 100 pounds a week in putney there. now that fits the bill perfectly! my ex lives in putney too, she told me she can give me a hand (heh ) if needed.


EDIT: SWLG, you were faster than me there

I can also give you a bit of local knowledge - Talad Thai. Opposite from me, curry rice and a beer for about £7/£8, comes in 15 minutes, it is bloody tasty and most of all filling! Fantastic...

It's actually quite easy to get up to the Arsenal - 50 minutes to an hour and I would say 25/30 to Bayswater - put it this way it takes my brother 25 to Westminster tube at rush hour so you should be fine. Safe area too.

SWLGooner wrote:

brazilianGOONER wrote:

SWLGooner wrote:Come live in Putney, it can be cheap round here - how much are you looking for? To be fair on Gumtree there are places near there that are cheap...

just researched there, SWLG! found some nice rooms for around 100 pounds a week in putney there. now that fits the bill perfectly! my ex lives in putney too, she told me she can give me a hand (heh ) if needed.


EDIT: SWLG, you were faster than me there

I can also give you a bit of local knowledge - Talad Thai. Opposite from me, curry rice and a beer for about £7/£8, comes in 15 minutes, it is bloody tasty and most of all filling! Fantastic...

It's actually quite easy to get up to the Arsenal - 50 minutes to an hour and I would say 25/30 to Bayswater - put it this way it takes my brother 25 to Westminster tube at rush hour so you should be fine. Safe area too.

On behalf of London, can I just extend our hand of friendship and say










































Fuck off!

marcengels wrote:

DB10GOONER wrote:

brazilianGOONER wrote:mates, how much cash a week does a guy need to live in london (like for example, kensington and chelsea or westminster)? by that i mean simple cheap acommodation, food and transportation. and the odd pint of ale, of course.

thanks!

I'm thinking of moving to LA for a year. Looking for something cheap and cheerful in Beverly Hills or Bel-Air...

You are soooo gonna get raped in Laaaaahhhhdon, BG!!

Especially by the Irish, who just like sticking their cocks into anything that moves in London.

Only the women, mate. And no gingers. We are not animals.

marcengels wrote:On behalf of London, can I just extend our hand of friendship and say

Fuck off!

oh me, are there too many englishmen in lahndon?