So, you pay over ?100 a week for your lodgings at college/Uni. But do you pay your dear old mum, who probably does a lot more for you than the college does, when you are home on leave?
If so - how much? When I was a cadet I paid my mum a small amount. When I got promoted to 3rd Officer I paid her more, when I got to Second Officer I forgot to tell her how much my pay rise was.
She caught sight of a payslip and doubled my "rent". Despite protesting I remember my mum saying "If you can find full board and lodging for ?xx a week, including laundry, then come and tell me and I'll move in there with you........ No arguement against that was there? (I really cannot remember what I was paying as it was the early 80's, but I do remember my first months wages as cadet was ?175.)
Would prefer people to post anonymously as you can then speak freely. How much you pay must depend on what you earn so it would be a good idea to say if you are qualified or not, or what phase you are on and a rough idea of whether you get paid whilst you are at college or not.
If you have not yet thought about it what do you think you should pay, or what would you be happy with?
I'll start the ball rolling, I think you should pay half of what the college charges per week if you get a training allowance year round... How does that sound?
Ian
If so - how much? When I was a cadet I paid my mum a small amount. When I got promoted to 3rd Officer I paid her more, when I got to Second Officer I forgot to tell her how much my pay rise was.

She caught sight of a payslip and doubled my "rent". Despite protesting I remember my mum saying "If you can find full board and lodging for ?xx a week, including laundry, then come and tell me and I'll move in there with you........ No arguement against that was there? (I really cannot remember what I was paying as it was the early 80's, but I do remember my first months wages as cadet was ?175.)
Would prefer people to post anonymously as you can then speak freely. How much you pay must depend on what you earn so it would be a good idea to say if you are qualified or not, or what phase you are on and a rough idea of whether you get paid whilst you are at college or not.
If you have not yet thought about it what do you think you should pay, or what would you be happy with?
I'll start the ball rolling, I think you should pay half of what the college charges per week if you get a training allowance year round... How does that sound?
Ian
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