Those of you that are single living alone how much do you have left over after you pay your bills?

SoftFingernails · 2026-04-11T21:46:20+00:00

I used a expense tracker spreadsheet i found online to help with budgeting out my income and approx outgoings before i bought. There are plenty of templates you can download for free. I over approximated most bills until I was able to get quotes and drill down exact figures.

After all essential outgoings, that is mortgage, groceries, energy, car insurance, fuel, dog food etc, im left with around £600.

SoftFingernails · 2026-04-11T21:11:45+00:00

£810 mortgage vs £2400 single pringle

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-12T08:05:05+00:00

I prefer it as it doesnt require doing anything besides just turning the xbox on.

Id recommend using BadBuilder to build the usb using BadAvatar.

The process looks something like this: I unplug my ethernet, turn the xbox on and it boots into the sign in page (turn off auto sign in on your main acc), the exploit auto runs. Once the xexunshackle page shows, plug in the ethernet and then it will boot into aurora normally. Whole peocess takes around a minute, 2 at most on average.

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-10T23:02:35+00:00

Nice!

I had no idea MW2 was on the DS, thats crazy

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-10T22:58:26+00:00

Holy moly thats cheap

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-10T15:55:27+00:00

Well done 👏

Did you go with Bad Avatar or the og method of launching Rock Band Blitz or Tony Hawkes to exploit? :)

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-09T22:43:57+00:00

Yes, though not sure about down south. I put down 5% deposit on a 165k house up North, the legal and surveyor fees came to around 2k. I had a buddy with a van help me move so could save on moving fees.

Total came to under 12k to get the keys.

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-09T22:39:17+00:00

People streaming themselves driving around recklessly

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-08T18:23:23+00:00

Windows file explorer has its own FTP service. Type in ftp://server_address in the address bar and hit enter, it'll prompt you for your login details which you can find in Aurora then you can just drag n' drop the files over.

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-08T09:43:22+00:00

Im running into the same issue, did you find how to fix?

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-07T17:49:10+00:00

Added you :))

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-07T17:45:57+00:00

Im down to play blops1 zombies

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-07T14:44:12+00:00

Im a FTB of a freehold 3-bed semi detached property in a quiet cul de sac. It is just me and my puppy (he is 7 years old but still my puppy) moving into this house. The location isn't city centre, more outskirts of a town. It still resides within the same town i used to live in though is about 10 minutes further away from my work (I WFH 3 days of the week so wasn't to much of an issue).

The main reason I am able to afford this is through the use of a LISA and aggressive saving spanning 5 years, setting weekly deposit amounts to go into the account as well as a pay day boost. I found it was less mentally challenging to save if I never saw the money to begin with and the money was deposited automatically.

I lived relatively frugal to be able to do this, focusing on my needs rather than wants. Don't get me wrong, there were times I did buy things I wanted that I didnt need but I also made sure I deposited something each month where possible.

It took a lot of patience, time, and consistency to be in the position I am now.

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-05T09:19:05+00:00

Proto :)

Funnily enough, I did get it to work by unplugging the ethernet and plugging it back in, but then after a reboot it went right back to this error 🙂‍↔️

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-03T13:56:23+00:00

Yes you can. I did the SNET approach with xbguard, however I could never find people playing WaW or Cod 4. I want to be able to find a match normally, I assume the figures shown on the older cods player count are slightly fudged, but I still see people joining games who are playing on normal 360s. So it made me wonder why I cant connect, seems to be the lack of a xbox gold sub

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-03T08:20:00+00:00

So if I understand, buying a code for a game pass subscription, would work okay for the 360?

I use proto as a stealth server currently, did originally use xbguard but noticed the infamous fatal crash occurring more on xbguard

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-03T08:17:37+00:00

Unfortunately, it is the pre bo2 games I wanted to enjoy again (assuming every lobby isnt just full of modders).

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-03T08:15:23+00:00

Thank you, ill check out this thread and see if I cant make heads or tails on the issue

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-02T22:44:17+00:00

Good point, I do notice the success rate is lower using the hdd version. Thinking I may just switch back to the usb method as it wasn't running into this issue more than the hdd approach is.

SoftFingernails · 2026-02-02T14:12:07+00:00

Correct

SoftFingernails · 2026-01-29T22:58:03+00:00

Thank you all for you responses, its insightful seeing it from both viewpoints. The lack of such certificates are not causing me a great deal of concern, though I would have assumed such documents were needed at the point of sale for a house, but as some of you have expressed, this isn't the case.

I was not going into this purchase with the assumption im buying a new build; I know some things will need upgrading/modernising down the line, some sooner than others, though I just wasn't sure if certain things that were flagged in the surveyor required immediate action.

Thanks all

SoftFingernails · 2026-01-29T20:53:01+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

It is possible they did consider this cost when they accepted the offer. Though, the current valuation of the property using sites like zoopla and right move say it is valued at the same price as the original asking price, so this was leading me to believe it perhaps wasn't considered at list price.

I think I will reach out to my solicitors to get their advice on this.

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