Temp job hourly rate? (not a complaint about agencies)

[Minnie_the_Minx]

That says you DON'T budget. You need to track your spending through a month - literally everything you spend. You'd be surprised how that shows up where your money actually goes.

Another issue this brings up = if you get a perm job, you'll be monthly paid. If you're living from week to week now, how are you going to handle switching over for the first month and a bit? The first pay likely being a part-month, and you'll likely still be getting weekly pay for a week or so, but only part of a month's pay and then you have to get through the entire month following that?

I'd try and get ahead of myself and get the rent paid a month in advance and travel ticket paid a month in advance so she's got time to catch up when she finally goes to being paid monthly.

Also another reason to get a bulk buy of all the basics in