Thread: Is Britain a land of paupers?

Originally Posted by Neverna

According to government research, almost half of UK adults have less than £500 set aside for emergencies. That almost half of UK adults have less than 500 quid in savings in this day and age seems ludicrous and I'm really surprised at it. Is Britain really a developed country?

A link? Clarification of 'savings'?

When I were a kid the savings went into property and although I had nothing at the time, I ended up with a fortune....

...Sorry! that was the smart bastards around me...I got pissed on my monthly pay-packet and bought big bikes and fast cars...had a whale of a time as a kid and never expected to live as long as I have...but I'm still alive and still driving fast cars safer than the best Thailand can offer...

So scrap the research and put it into my pension fund!....

Originally Posted by Troy

Originally Posted by Neverna

According to government research, almost half of UK adults have less than £500 set aside for emergencies. That almost half of UK adults have less than 500 quid in savings in this day and age seems ludicrous and I'm really surprised at it. Is Britain really a developed country?

A link?

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/p...es-of-millions
Help to Save scheme to reward regular saving in Budget - FT.com
Budget 2016: Low-paid workers to receive savings bonus - BBC News
Help to Save: the key facts you need to know - Your Money

Not hard to see why so many Poms have relocated to Thailand is it.

Reading this lot one can only deduct that these are the smart ones and the rest of the working class, chaves and Plebs are stuck In Blighty having a shit time.


The strange thing is this. Tax is flush with Cash sponged from a dead relative and he is still miserable as fuk.

Go figure.

Originally Posted by terry57

Not hard to see why so many Poms have relocated to Thailand is it.

Reading this lot one can only deduct that these are the smart ones and the rest of the working class, chaves and Plebs are stuck In Blighty having a shit time.


The strange thing is this. Tax is flush with Cash sponged from a dead relative and he is still miserable as fuk.

Go figure.

I know people who are doing VERY well in England thank you very much.
I suppose a lot depends on which socio economic group you fit.
Anecdotal story, a neighbour of a friend, woman has in her home an ultrasound machine and does ultrasounds in a room in her house. Refered by doctors and paid by NHS or insurance.
My mate reckons she's creaming it to the tune of 200 quid a pop thank you NHS.
Another has a government contract to provide childcare services.
Raking it in.
Another has an electrical engineering consultancy/design shop with clients all over the world. raking it in, also quite a few well paid staff.
The thing is there are those people, then there are the security guards and the cleaners and the toll booth attendants and so on. The gap is huge.

^

Oh so you know a few cashed up punters.

The vast majority of Pomgolians are working class people scraping through from week to week same as many Australians.

The main difference is the weather is fuked in that screaming shit hole and it's chock full of Immigrants.