Not so (Money)wise

Well this is novel, isn't it? A blog about finances and the like. More pertinently, perhaps, my blog about finances and the like. I certainly can't claim to be an expert just yet on matters of money (my bank balance, alas, can confirm that) but I'm obviously working in the right place here at Moneywise to rectify that.

Good old Bill(s)

Living with the parents. Most of us have been there and most of us start to get itchy feet at some point or another and begin to think about branching out on our own. (With the exception of the odd Norman Bates-type 'character'.)

"Great," we think, "No more rules, no more washing up and loads of parties." Whilst this may be true (particularly the washing up part, if some of my friends' places are any kind of barometer), there are often further - hidden - costs that go unnoticed when preparing to move out.