My uncle advised me to get a job offer first, but I think it's better to get a place first.

1. Until my dad sells up, I can stay here until I get a job offer, and know I have an income here to cover the rent in the new place, especially if bills are included.

2. I can take more time to consider the properties and not be rushed into accepting any old thing because I have to start the new job at a certain time.

3. I'm still not confident enough to go alone, so I'll need to wait until someone is free to come with me to viewings. I won't have the luxury of waiting for someone to be free if I have to start a new job by a certain date.

4. It also means I'll have a base for when I'm looking for a second job and also can start moving stuff in and making sure I have the furniture and appliances I need if they're not included. I can do overnight stays if I need to.

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Ohhh look what I found!

I knew I had this somewhere.

It's the Lifebyte guide to life! I got this when I finished my GCSEs!

See? Hoarding is good! (Sometimes.)

Now this book is 25 years out of date, but I'm sure there's still some useful stuff.

There must be an updated version of this! What is Lifebyte and does it still exist?

Posting this for @actuallyautistic in case anyone finds this useful or would like to see any other pages.

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How accurate do these figures look? The mobile, web hosting, union and consumables figures are what I gave it, but how reliable do the other figures look? The rents look comparable to what I saw on rightmove. The company I used to work for is hiring in the area, so I will try them first. They only do part time outside of management positions and I don't want the responsibility of managing. If I can get about 30 hours a week, will I be able to support myself?

Right now I can manage 8 hour shifts, because I'm mostly in the workshop, so I don't have to talk to customers much, and my boss isn't the kind of person who takes not wanting to talk all the time as an insult. Also I only work 2 days, so I have lots of recovery time. The few times I've done 8 hours in a customer service role, I basically shut down at the end of it. So having to do that on a regular basis is scary.

There's also the option of seeing if there's anyone with a spare room to rent out. But I'd rather save that for a last resort.

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I found this:

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/help-and-assistance/passenger-assist/

Which is reassuring. Has anyone in the UK used this service before and if so, how happy were you with the help you got? This is the thing that scares me about travelling: too much input, really bad sense of navigation and not knowing what I'm meant to do. So I lock up and freeze.

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I need to boost my credit history if I want to get approved for a mortgage. I barely have anything. I've been with my current account since I was in school, so I might try applying for a credit card with them. I'm sure they've sent me an application invitation before. The MoneySavingExpert checker said I should be 100% pre approved (subject to checks). Now I will have to stress about it for several weeks. I don't spend above my means (I'm Indian, I'm super stingy with spending!), so as long as I do a direct debit I should be fine, right?

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