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Apathy?

Graham_Devon · 2010-04-15 10:55:29

My half brothers wife has just reduced her hours from 5 days a week to 3 days a week. She wants to spend more time at home now that outgoings are not as high. They have a mortgage, and from what dads been told, they are paying about a third of what they used to. So she's reducing hours. Which although nice for the family…

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Graham_Devon Posts: 58,560 Forumite

15 April 2010 at 1:52PM

Emy1501 wrote: »

Principles are the same. What the OP is simply asking is are people with low interest rates getting used to them as being normal and adjusting to them. Many women with kids work because they have to therefore if one believes the lets say £600 savings a month are here to stay in the longterm then maybe some will reduce hourse etc.

I don't think it's that hard to understand the question. Thankfully, you and others have understood fine.

Some people (always the same people) simply want to make out that they don't understand the question.

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