Britains Spending Secrets
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speedyguy said:
MG CHRIS said:
If you want something in life you have to work for it stupid f
king moron indeed.
She does "opening her legs" 3rd kid on way king moron indeed.
I bet the £213 a week benefits is cash not including rent paid for council tax paid etc etc etc and possibly child benefits on top
MG CHRIS said:
speedyguy said:
MG CHRIS said:
If you want something in life you have to work for it stupid fking moron indeed.
She does "opening her legs" 3rd kid on way king moron indeed.I bet the £213 a week benefits is cash not including rent paid for council tax paid etc etc etc and possibly child benefits on top
Without kids she couldn't live the way she does, credit or no credit. It boils my piss that kids = better lifestyle for scrotes.
DoctorX said:
that blokes a pillock
Manipulating his wife, living a bizarre fantasy life where his self perception is totally out of whack with reality, so far I'd say everybody involved in this programme is mentally ill in some way, including Laura, Anne, Simon Heffer and maybe even Alfie, though at least he's likeable, even if he has worse taste than a minor Arab dictator.Magog said:
DoctorX said:
that blokes a pillock
Manipulating his wife, living a bizarre fantasy life where his self perception is totally out of whack with reality, so far I'd say everybody involved in this programme is mentally ill in some way, including Laura, Anne, Simon Heffer and maybe even Alfie, though at least he's likeable, even if he has worse taste than a minor Arab dictator.Nice to have someone with money (according to Google Anne Robinson is worth $45m) presenting it as it prevents it from becoming a journalist making a point against rich people / capitalism in general.
That Starbucks bloke was a weirdo - as was the mother of the family on £25k. Baroness Anne seemed nice enough.
That Starbucks bloke was a weirdo - as was the mother of the family on £25k. Baroness Anne seemed nice enough.
An unusual programme.
Manipulative and showing stereotypes (there are obviously aristocrats who splash the cash, poor people living frugally, new money people with subtle tastes etc.), but quite interesting nevertheless.
The "aspirational" middle income family husband came out of it quite quite badly. As a middle income family person, I don't behave like that. I try to behave like a baron. I watched it on our CRT TV
Manipulative and showing stereotypes (there are obviously aristocrats who splash the cash, poor people living frugally, new money people with subtle tastes etc.), but quite interesting nevertheless.
The "aspirational" middle income family husband came out of it quite quite badly. As a middle income family person, I don't behave like that. I try to behave like a baron. I watched it on our CRT TV
I only saw the first fifteen minutes, it just depresses me that people think they can have stuff just because they feel they deserve it. "I bet Kim Cardashian doesn't shop in the co-op" or some such rubbish was uttered, just before I stopped watching. From posts here it sounds like the rich people were probably more interesting.
MC Bodge said:
An unusual programme.
Manipulative and showing stereotypes (there are obviously aristocrats who splash the cash, poor people living frugally, new money people with subtle tastes etc.), but quite interesting nevertheless.
The "aspirational" middle income family husband came out of it quite quite badly. As a middle income family person, I don't behave like that. I try to behave like a baron. I watched it on our CRT TV
When they were going through the house of the couple from Northants i genuinely thought they were going to have 2 or 3 x the income they did. Especially given the bulk of the salary is from just her so not as tax friendly as earning £50k each, mad load of crap. But it did highlight to me that you can live a really nice life on what is not a vast amount of money outside of the SE, that house was £400k it said, made me consider a move to Bedford given that buys you a crap 2 bed flat round where I am (and many others in London area I would imagine).Manipulative and showing stereotypes (there are obviously aristocrats who splash the cash, poor people living frugally, new money people with subtle tastes etc.), but quite interesting nevertheless.
The "aspirational" middle income family husband came out of it quite quite badly. As a middle income family person, I don't behave like that. I try to behave like a baron. I watched it on our CRT TV
okgo said:
When they were going through the house of the couple from Northants i genuinely thought they were going to have 2 or 3 x the income they did. Especially given the bulk of the salary is from just her so not as tax friendly as earning £50k each, mad load of crap. But it did highlight to me that you can live a really nice life on what is not a vast amount of money outside of the SE, that house was £400k it said, made me consider a move to Bedford given that buys you a crap 2 bed flat round where I am (and many others in London area I would imagine).
I would suggest that Most people are not as "well-off" as the image they portray would suggest.You can have a very nice life on a not massive income, especially if you *do* things that you enjoy rather than just *buy* things to "impress" friends and neighbours.
A lot of people always want more, but often trade their free-time for it and all they then do is spend more on more expensive versions of what they already have.
Edited by MC Bodge on Thursday 20th August 11:42
MC Bodge said:
I would suggest that Most people are not as "well-off" as the image they portray would suggest.
You can have a very nice life on a not massive income. A lot of people always want more, but all they then do is spend more on more expensive versions of what they already have.
No of course, I made a comment on a car finance thread that alluded to that. Amusingly sometimes it works the other way too, a recent example was the sale of my neighbour opposites house, it was not far from a million asking, and the people that have bought it have a mondeo and an audi a1, this isn't the vision most people have of people capable of buying million pound houses, but it goes to show how far people can and will stretch themselves on a mortgage over other aspects of their lives.You can have a very nice life on a not massive income. A lot of people always want more, but all they then do is spend more on more expensive versions of what they already have.
I do find it all quite interesting how people differ with money, even close friends and family, some of the attitudes are incredible in both extremes.
okgo said:
No of course, I made a comment on a car finance thread that alluded to that. Amusingly sometimes it works the other way too, a recent example was the sale of my neighbour opposites house, it was not far from a million asking, and the people that have bought it have a mondeo and an audi a1, this isn't the vision most people have of people capable of buying million pound houses, but it goes to show how far people can and will stretch themselves on a mortgage over other aspects of their lives.
I do find it all quite interesting how people differ with money, even close friends and family, some of the attitudes are incredible in both extremes.
Were they first time buyers?I do find it all quite interesting how people differ with money, even close friends and family, some of the attitudes are incredible in both extremes.
Houses aren't really a great example, as many people can only afford them because their own house (for which they paid a relative pittance) is worth nearly as much as the one they're buying. Therefore they might have a relatively small income compared to someone buying a million pound house as their first property.
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