Council tax

[bobmac]

Where I live in Lincolnshire, we only pay our council tax in 10 month instalments, which means we get Feb and March 'free'
The problem is, the extra money is burning a hole in my pocket.
I've been talked out of a new computer and my petrol lawnmower hasn't died yet so am a bit stuck.
To those who also have Feb and March free, do you have any plans for it or has HID spent it already?

 

[GreiginFife]

Where I live in Lincolnshire, we only pay our council tax in 10 month instalments, which means we get Feb and March 'free'
The problem is, the extra money is burning a hole in my pocket.
I've been talked out of a new computer and my petrol lawnmower hasn't died yet so am a bit stuck.
To those who also have Feb and March free, do you have any plans for it or has HID spent it already?

Just so happens that the service is due on my car so that's that taken care of

 

[jim8flog]

Where I live in Lincolnshire, we only pay our council tax in 10 month instalments, which means we get Feb and March 'free'
The problem is, the extra money is burning a hole in my pocket.
I've been talked out of a new computer and my petrol lawnmower hasn't died yet so am a bit stuck.
To those who also have Feb and March free, do you have any plans for it or has HID spent it already?

we used to have a 10 month paying period and yes it was very easy to think about how to spend the extra however, for me it also coincided with when the car insurance was due.

Our County went to 12 months some time ago

These days the first instalment of my two 6 monthly annuity payments comes in Feb so I get the same itch.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Spent…

 

[PJ87]

Goes into the savings tbh to cover everything else across the year

Just the same how I'm paid 4 weekly but have always done a monthly budget

One month a year I get paid twice which I then save to fund silly buys like putters

 

[Captain_Black.]

Ours is over 10 monas well.
We put our extra 2 months into the holiday fund.

 

[nickjdavis]

I don't do anything special....its just less money out of my bank account.....soon gets lost in the "bigger picture" of my general finances....like paying for the fence panels that i'm replacing this weekend!!!

 

[bobmac]

So no-one eyeing up a new driver or putter?

 

[PJ87]

So no-one eyeing up a new driver or putter?

For the price of drivers? Need a year off lol

 

[BiMGuy]

So no-one eyeing up a new driver or putter?

Always.

 

[Captain_Black.]

So no-one eyeing up a new driver or putter?

The price of new drivers now almost definitely means that I'll never buy another brand new driver ever again.

 

[patricks148]

ours was the same, but now its over 12 rather than 10, helped them cover the cost of the rise i suppose

 

[Voyager EMH]

Two cars to service and MOT next month. Two lots of car insurance and the house insurance. Golf subs before April 1st.
Oh, and need to book a holiday at some point.
No council tax for two months is welcome. Paid the yearly charge for the garden waste bin yesterday.

 

[nickjdavis]

Two cars to service and MOT next month. Two lots of car insurance and the house insurance. Golf subs before April 1st.
Oh, and need to book a holiday at some point.
No council tax for two months is welcome. Paid the yearly charge for the garden waste bin yesterday.

The what?

 

[Orikoru]

Yeah, my car insurance and MOT is due at the start of May and that's also our renewal date at my golf club. So best off keeping whatever I save for then.

 

[jim8flog]

The what?

It's a yearly charge in Somerset as well. It is optional as you can go to the local dump to get rid of it.

 

[bobmac]

It's a yearly charge in Somerset as well. It is optional as you can go to the local dump to get rid of it.

Same here.
It's gone up again to £45 per year and runs from March till March.
Too bad if you join mid year, still £45

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Same here.
It's gone up again to £45 per year and runs from March till March.
Too bad if you join mid year, still £45

Same in Northumberland. You don't have to get one but we get our moneys worth out of it.

 

[Hobbit]

Our council tax has gone from €172 a year, in the old house, to €225 a year in the new house. However, we also pay €30 a quarter to get the bins emptied.

 

[Voyager EMH]

The what?

No charge for the regular bin or the recycling bins, of course.