A COUPLE says they have slashed their monthly outgoings in half by swapping their rented Manchester flat for a boat.
Jack and Gemma Cox, both 29, now live on the waterways between Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales in a two-bed wide beam narrowboat, along with their pet tortoise Teacake.
The couple, who want to be closer to Gemma's family in the Dales, decided it was time to start saving for a house.
Paying £1,000 for rent and bills, and putting money into a help-to-buy ISA savings account, the couple realised they were looking at an average house price of £280,000 for a two-bed.
This story is from the May 25, 2022 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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