Living in the UK

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How expensive is cell phone service in th UK?

I got a 3 sim card on Amazon US before I moved here and just top it off every 30 days. No annual contract. It’s £15/month for 3000 texts, 3000 mins, and 5GB data. It’s enough for my needs for now because I’m on Wi-fi most of the day. I may upgrade to the 12GB data for £20/month to use Waze if I start to drive more. But to be honest I haven’t looked at other carriers or plans yet. My husband’s work provides him with a cel.


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I have service through O2. Own my own phone. For £20 I get unlimited texts and minutes and 20gb of data.

Hmm maybe i switch to O2 as 3 only gives 12 GB of data for £20!


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I live in Edinburgh. Amazon’s IT hub is here.


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Thanks for the info on the mortgage and on the car insurance! Those are two very big factors for us.

Very good to know about Amazon's IT hub being there. He was contacted about a job with Amazon through Linkedin back a few months ago, but that was in Seattle. I wonder if something like that would be up his alley.

My old boss was Scottish.  We all were home based so it was all phone calls.  I can understand them now!  But WOW was it hard at first!

This! My husband is so annoyed with me because I ask him to make most of my phone calls haha. I feel so bad always asking the person to repeat themselves. Like today I asked him to call the nursery/daycare lady I was corresponding with on email to set our visit appointment. It’s easier to talk in person because you can see their mouths moving and read their
lips, but on the phone it’s a whole different thing!


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I hate hot weather and am currently quite miserable!

Me too! I much prefer the cold. And I don’t mind the rain. So the weather here in Scotland is a non issue for me.



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I got a 3 sim card on Amazon US before I moved here and just top it off every 30 days. No annual contract. It’s £15/month for 3000 texts, 3000 mins, and 5GB data. It’s enough for my needs for now because I’m on Wi-fi most of the day. I may upgrade to the 12GB data for £20/month to use Waze if I start to drive more. But to be honest I haven’t looked at other carriers or plans yet. My husband’s work provides him with a cel.


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I've been PAYG on 3 since I moved, including using Google maps. I've spent £20 since December!

I looked for it today, but can't find anything. Maybe it was on FB rather than UKY.

Yes, it was.  Sorry I wasn’t more clear!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44635107

Roofs are melting??? What in the world did they use? It's not hit 90F yet!

Well it's the Savings Time. An extra hour of sunlight every evening.

What do people define as 'eating out'?  We actually went out to dinner on my birthday (early May) because we had a gift certificate. But if we didn't, we wouldn't have bothered, because by the time we pay £40-£50 for the taxi from our wee village to a place where there is actually a restaurant, plus the actual meal, it's too expensive.

We rarely go out for dinner, but lunch, I pretty much buy everyday from our canteen because the food is good and it's cheap.  Weekends, we will end up in cafes,coffee shops, etc, sometimes lunch, sometimes coffee, sometimes twice in a day. Does that count as eating out?   

 

What do people define as 'eating out'?  We actually went out to dinner on my birthday (early May) because we had a gift certificate. But if we didn't, we wouldn't have bothered, because by the time we pay £40-£50 for the taxi from our wee village to a place where there is actually a restaurant, plus the actual meal, it's too expensive.

We rarely go out for dinner, but lunch, I pretty much buy everyday from our canteen because the food is good and it's cheap.  Weekends, we will end up in cafes,coffee shops, etc, sometimes lunch, sometimes coffee, sometimes twice in a day. Does that count as eating out?   

In my post above, I was defining it as going out for dinner in a restaurant (i.e. £15-30 per person for a full meal).


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What do people define as 'eating out'?  We actually went out to dinner on my birthday (early May) because we had a gift certificate. But if we didn't, we wouldn't have bothered, because by the time we pay £40-£50 for the taxi from our wee village to a place where there is actually a restaurant, plus the actual meal, it's too expensive.

We rarely go out for dinner, but lunch, I pretty much buy everyday from our canteen because the food is good and it's cheap.  Weekends, we will end up in cafes,coffee shops, etc, sometimes lunch, sometimes coffee, sometimes twice in a day. Does that count as eating out?   

I define it as paying for food that is cooked outside the home. (Which includes delivery pizza.) So by my definition, your canteen and the cafes, etc., is eating out. 

What do people define as 'eating out'?  We actually went out to dinner on my birthday (early May) because we had a gift certificate. But if we didn't, we wouldn't have bothered, because by the time we pay £40-£50 for the taxi from our wee village to a place where there is actually a restaurant, plus the actual meal, it's too expensive.

We rarely go out for dinner, but lunch, I pretty much buy everyday from our canteen because the food is good and it's cheap.  Weekends, we will end up in cafes,coffee shops, etc, sometimes lunch, sometimes coffee, sometimes twice in a day. Does that count as eating out?   

 

There are no rules! 

My budget spreadsheet takes in anything that is not purchased at a grocery store.

But I suspect most people would consider it sitting down at a restaurant and ordering from a menu.

Is canned soup dining out?

Only if you pay someone else to cook it!