Cost of living crisis - how are you all doing?

[calumdown]

Yeah, like Manchester

exactly

 

[MikeF]

Up to mid 50s inland and sod all gets done in August. I had 8 great years over there....wouldn't say it's better, just different.

Up to mid 50s inland and sod all gets done in August. I had 8 great years over there....wouldn't say it's better, just different.

Can I ask why did you come back?

 

[MikeF]

just go on holiday somewhere colder :)

Thinking of doing a house swap for then, sure someone will be mad enough!!

 

[mexico1970]

Do you have a horse with no name?

Probably a bit young to get that :)

 

[calumdown]

Probably a bit young to get that :)

60

 

[mexico1970]

60

Live in a desert with...

Song by America

Sung by America but considered a clone of Neil Young at the time:)

It's a tenuous link mate :)

 

[meeesh]

Just had new water bill for the coming year, must be holy water coming out of these taps now with that increase from UU, bloody ridiculous - £150 increase for the year

 

[Tuearts right boot]

Can I ask why did you come back?

2 reasons....boredom and nothing to do. You need a purpose over there or you go stir crazy. We'd done more or less what we'd planned.
We also discovered my mum was suffering with dementia as we were looking to move to France, so came back here.

 

[Scottyboi]

Just had new water bill for the coming year, must be holy water coming out of these taps now with that increase from UU, bloody ridiculous - £150 increase for the year

Shit isn't it, I've got Cheshire East asking for a 10% council tax increase to bail them out of their incompetence. We're all being taken for a ride.

 

[MikeF]

2 reasons....boredom and nothing to do. You need a purpose over there or you go stir crazy. We'd done more or less what we'd planned.
We also discovered my mum was suffering with dementia as we were looking to move to France, so came back here.

Yeah that’s my concern re boredom but I’m thinking I’ll get a gardening round or work at an estate agents (have a contact there) or work behind a bar but less keen on that. You still need purpose to get up in the morning.

Sorry to hear of your Mum’s diagnosis.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Shit isn't it, I've got Cheshire East asking for a 10% council tax increase to bail them out of their incompetence. We're all being taken for a ride.

I would prefer council tax to be taken over 12 months than the 10 they currently do it over. Not sure why they do it that way.

 

[i kne albert davy]

I would prefer council tax to be taken over 12 months than the 10 they currently do it over. Not sure why they do it that way.

Probably feel guilty about 200 quid to empty a few bins so let you off for a couple of months.

 

[bluesmith]

I would prefer council tax to be taken over 12 months than the 10 they currently do it over. Not sure why they do it that way.

Just phone them up and ask them to change to 12 months

 

[Lowtower]

Been trending a bit again recently.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-shop-supermarket-rising-grocery-prices.html

Mail now running an article with the vids doing the rounds.

 

[KS55]

My pension used to see me through the month ok but now runs out a week early. Time to cut back on the gin.
I blame Biden.

 

[BlueHammer85]

average earnings in the UK rose by ~5.5 % over the year (public sector) and ~4.9 % (private sector).

that's why things go up.

 

[Blue Maverick]

average earnings in the UK rose by ~5.5 % over the year (public sector) and ~4.9 % (private sector).

that's why things go up.

Also going up due to fucking greed, we’ve cut back on eating out now, rather get a cheaper takeaway, in fact hardly drink out unless it’s going to City now and even then it’s all Guinness zero, couple of pints on quiz night on a Wednesday that’s it. Wages are relative to costs, if they didn’t go up woukd everything cost less, I doubt it. The excuse of making up for Covid is bollocks now £6-7 a pint in town is ridiculous, holidays are becoming extortionate now I expect more and more kids going in term time as the fine is fuck all compared to the hike in prices. It seems even middle class are poor these days.

 

[Stoned Rose]

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average earnings in the UK rose by ~5.5 % over the year (public sector) and ~4.9 % (private sector).

that's why things go up.

Things always go up, regardless.

 

[heslops barnet]

Also going up due to fucking greed, we’ve cut back on eating out now, rather get a cheaper takeaway, in fact hardly drink out unless it’s going to City now and even then it’s all Guinness zero, couple of pints on quiz night on a Wednesday that’s it. Wages are relative to costs, if they didn’t go up woukd everything cost less, I doubt it. The excuse of making up for Covid is bollocks now £6-7 a pint in town is ridiculous, holidays are becoming extortionate now I expect more and more kids going in term time as the fine is fuck all compared to the hike in prices. It seems even middle class are poor these days.

Not to poor to afford 3 cars & fukin huge tv

 

[BlueHammer85]

Also going up due to fucking greed, we’ve cut back on eating out now, rather get a cheaper takeaway, in fact hardly drink out unless it’s going to City now and even then it’s all Guinness zero, couple of pints on quiz night on a Wednesday that’s it. Wages are relative to costs, if they didn’t go up woukd everything cost less, I doubt it. The excuse of making up for Covid is bollocks now £6-7 a pint in town is ridiculous, holidays are becoming extortionate now I expect more and more kids going in term time as the fine is fuck all compared to the hike in prices. It seems even middle class are poor these days.

i'm the same boat.. but i do know plenty of couples in my circle both earning and getting big pay increases - when you have couples on 50-80k and getting further wage increases year on year then it simply pushes prices up.