Right, but you realise that people not as fortunate as us

may well quite soon be spending more than they earn purely on heat, light, mortgage/rent, food and fuel? How do they save?

Posted By: jamesward on November 3rd 2022 at 15:57:21

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Interest rates now 3% (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 12:01:42
- I thought the markets wanted us to hike interest rates (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:40:57
  - Yeah just seeing that - seems odd (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 12:43:15
    - Some good news (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 12:49:51
      - I guess because they're not expecting rates to go up by as much medium term (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:59:40
        
        Yeah things have calmed a bit (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 13:01:31
- And a lovely 18-month recession forecast (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:21:03
  - Welcome to long covid (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 3, 14:14:40
    - Good job we told the foreign labour to fuck off then 🙈 (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 22:25:50
    - Jackpot!!!!! (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 3, 20:35:51
    - Hmmm (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Nov 3, 18:03:50
      - Have you seen the ambulance waiting times? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 22:30:33
      - Quite. Very few things are ever "only the economy"; that's the point. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 3, 19:15:41
    - 🎯 especially the bit in brackets. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Nov 3, 15:49:42
- Good for savers not for much else (n/m) (General Chat) - loz, Nov 3, 12:12:29
  - Who can afford to save money? (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Nov 3, 12:29:57
    - People who work hard (n/m) (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 3, 13:10:44
      - So, people who can't save don't work hard enough? bad enough having (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Nov 3, 13:36:53
        
        You can save a pound a day easy (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 3, 13:42:25
        
        You seem like an awful person (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 3, 13:52:04
        
        Why, because he suggested being fiscally responsible? (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 3, 17:51:08
        
        No, because (General Chat) - Adster, Nov 3, 18:22:28
        
        Well it's true, (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 3, 18:47:51
    - Rich people who benefitted from their parent’s wealth (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Nov 3, 13:02:15
      - Phahahahhahaha blub tastic (n/m) (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 3, 13:12:09
  - Good for everyone as everyone has the right to save (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 12:17:44
    - ? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:18:36
      - what people choose to do with their money is up to them, no? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 12:25:04
        
        I think you'd be pushed to find someone with increasing mortgage oayments (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:35:35
        
        there is a gazillion pound website dedicated to this topic (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 15:39:43
        
        Blimey didn’t realise you were a massive Tory (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 3, 15:45:05
        
        Must admit I'm very surprised at this turn of events (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 15:55:51
        
        lol (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 15:51:51
        
        Right, but you realise that people not as fortunate as us (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 15:57:21
        
        indeed. (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 16:28:07
        
        OK (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 16:31:18
        
        their choice (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 14:03:01
        
        In what way? (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 14:20:34
        
        they just need to get on their eBikes and move to where the jobs are (General Chat) - CWC, Nov 3, 15:57:19
        
        There's a huge number of unfilled jobs in this country at the moment (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 3, 21:23:02
        
        cod shake (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 15:40:37
        
        Unless they earn a lot of money, obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:36:37
        
        or inherit it (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 3, 12:43:33
        
        or rob it (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Nov 3, 14:07:12
        
        and that (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 3, 12:46:35

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