@antoinettetokyo: owning your own home is actually mad when something breaks because why am I now paying for that too 🫤 #homeowner #sololivingdiaries #Home #fyp
Having to have a new boiler fitted next week. £3.5k 😭😭😭😭
2026-09-06 08:36:36
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diariesofalondongirl :
Date or marry a tradesman
2026-09-06 17:06:10
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Claire's Crafty Corner :
if I had my time again ... I would do trades. plastering, plumbing, electrics cos that is WHERE ALL MY MONEY GOES 😫😫😫😫😫
2026-09-06 09:03:02
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Kei Maye 🌴 Solo Dolo Living :
I saved an additional £8 grand to cover all the bits and pieces - everyting GARNNN
2026-09-12 20:28:11
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txac :
When it’s solo, it’s more expensive 🤣
2026-09-06 10:12:54
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Rebecca :
So Expensive right! Also all I recommend this thing called home serve it’s like £5 a month at the moment and if you have plumbing issues all you have to do is pay a £30 excess and they will fix it for you. This helped me the other day. They have a boiler subscription too. Not tried this one yet!
2026-09-06 10:45:33
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kimberley ✨ Northampton Tattoo :
It’s wild isn’t it and furthermore to find reliable tradesman to do work you need is HARD WORK
2026-09-06 08:26:14
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Ann-Marie | Budget Renovation :
No word of a lie, everything costs way more than u think. 😅
2026-09-06 08:06:06
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Charltons on the Map :
OMG babe my husband just changed our locks himself it was literally 2 screws and the lock itself was £20. these locksmiths are theif!!! we had a new build and them service charges are a flipping joke!! but congratulations still on your new home
2026-09-06 08:53:04
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Amzldn :
I got quoted £480 for a locksmith, I wanted to scream
2026-09-06 14:34:27
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LOVINA | Lovecombe House 🏡 :
Louder for those at the back 🗣️💯 I had no idea scaffolding ALONE would set me back £2,500-3,000. I thought the first quote I got was ludicrous until I got 4 more stating the same 😳. God knows how proud of us homeowners I am; especially those of us who bought solo. We got this ✨ *silently screams 😅
2026-09-06 12:35:50
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NopeNope :
Pros and cons to both. Renting means relying on landlord to fix things and they will use every excuse in the book even for small stuff. Also not to mention rent increases yearly if they fix something. Owning your home means you can actually make changes to a place and yes it means financial cost, but there’s no relying on someone else to get it sorted.
2026-09-06 12:02:03
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Mandala & Chill🇱🇨🇱🇨 :
Listen, one thing about me. By force or by fire , I would have become a locksmith that day. Listen had to call one to get me in cause I forgot my keys. Do you know I learnt how to pick a lock then and there 🤣🤣🤣
2026-09-05 20:13:08
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Meesh :
Girl the blinds!!!!
2026-09-06 08:06:45
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balance2816 :
Me and my friend checked out of the whole home ownership game years ago when we realised it was rigged
2026-09-12 18:25:34
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Life With Shiv :
Listen this is where YouTube comes in handy, I remember one time my shower broke, looked up videos for the exact make, model and problem. Ordered the piece I needed and watched the step by step video on how to do it. Was it tedious yes, did I cry every time I got it wrong yes 😩 but It was a day well spent learning and I saved P's 😁
2026-09-06 11:03:36
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JustaGorl :
I had a leak and I didn’t have running water for a week. It was on me to sort it but I know the council couldn’t have left me without water for 7 days lol
2026-09-06 09:12:47
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Dee :
I didn’t have a sofa for over a year, I used to sit at the dining table and when I eventually bought the sofa, I was so used to sitting at the table I had to keep reminding myself to use the sofa😂
2026-09-06 21:28:23
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roamanticgirl :
it’s extremely expensive. in my flat the ceiling is leaking… so glad my landlord has to fix the roof above my kitchen 🥰
2026-09-16 15:04:09
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💗Sim💗 :
Agree, you need a separate backup fun for real. However, well done 👏🏾
2026-09-16 13:30:14
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Victoria :
You will save sooo much money if you can do a lot of it yourself
2026-09-06 12:19:38
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Jessica :
Do I need to become a locksmith? Because what…?
2026-09-06 08:37:42
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thelbclinic :
Gas safety check done yearly 😅
2026-09-09 21:55:33
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Gabriella 🤍 :
I had to pay £85 the same week I completed for an electrician to reconnect the wire for the hob that was misfiring 🙂
2026-09-11 21:52:06
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le_bloom🍉 :
100% not for the weak
2026-09-07 12:16:55
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