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A quarter of home owners live on 'financial precipice'

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  • before_hollywood
    before_hollywood Posts: 20,686 Forumite
    i bought last year at 27
    things arent the way they were before, you wouldnt even recognise me anymore- not that you knew me back then ;)
    MercilessKiller wrote: »
    BH is my best mate too, its ok :)

    I trust BH even if he's from Manchester.. ;)

    all your base are belong to us :eek:
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I bought when I was 40. I lived in a high house price area, where wages for "the common oiks" weren't great... as a single person I could never quite ever earn enough to buy the cheapest houses. Then I moved close to the bottom of the last lull, to an area where houses were cheaper ... and got my first (only - and short-lived) good job/career break. It didn't last though, company was bought out and I've been bumbling about on poor pay ever since.

    I had one once though :)
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    Pobby wrote: »
    Or how about the 70`s when much younger people bought. Me, at 25.
    My dad bought his first ever house in 1970 ... aged 40.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Mr.Brown wrote: »
    You don't half visit some boring websites.
    that is true - MSE is getting very boring.

    the quality of poster has seriously deteriorated since house prices have risen.
    there's definitely a direct correlation
  • carolt
    carolt Posts: 8,531 Forumite
    What, too many bulls?

    That's very true.
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    Seem to have dropped a bit around here but also seem to be static, Certainly not seen any real rises.
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