We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

Debate House Prices


In order to help keep the Forum a useful, safe and friendly place for our users, discussions around non MoneySaving matters are no longer permitted. This includes wider debates about general house prices, the economy and politics. As a result, we have taken the decision to keep this board permanently closed, but it remains viewable for users who may find some useful information in it. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

£1m house but “on the breadline”.

1234568

Comments

  • paye
    paye Posts: 449 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    well simple answer is for them to sell up their £1m house and buy a smaller house which they can afford. love the kitchen btw. Nothing wrong with state schooling. If kids want to learn they will learn.
    Save Save Save:o

    SPC 593 paye:o
  • RuthnJasper
    RuthnJasper Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    ytfcmad wrote: »
    The picture's got a touch of Jockey Wilson about it.

    "Look at what you could have won." ;)

    I'm sorry, I know it's cruel; but I couldn't resist.
  • kinger101
    kinger101 Posts: 6,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 28 November 2014 at 12:24AM
    LydiaJ wrote: »
    Interesting. I still think you'll find a higher proportion of DM readers among C1 than A, so I still don't think the DM is mainly read by "upper middle class". If anyone has stats to show otherwise, I'd be interested, though.

    ETA Just noticed that the flying pig posted something similar. :)

    Some stats here

    http://resource.ancreative.co.uk/1pd6aw233yf40ww04k0kwo0swgogkksg/22-40039

    But whoever compiled them didn't quite understand Sundays.
    "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
  • Generali
    Generali Posts: 36,411 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    the_flying_pig wrote: »
    i certainly cannot imagine more than a token few male As under the age of say 60 & female As under about the age of say 45 reading the Mail, other than on an airplane. i just find the idea implausible.

    The DM used to be known as the Daily 'My Husband is something in the City'
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,511 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    This is getting embarrassing, we have a very similar vertical radiator next to our bi-folds and the same valuted extension with rooflights and the kitchen units on the LH wall facing an island with the hob on it (although strangely they don't seem to have an extractor over the hob.)

    However I am very glad to say that my DW is definitely an upgrade on Jocky Wilson :)
    I think....
  • the_flying_pig
    the_flying_pig Posts: 2,349 Forumite
    Generali wrote: »
    The DM used to be known as the Daily 'My Husband is something in the City'

    To be honest I should think that places well outside London account for most/many sales. There certainly aren't 3m city wives out there in total.But yeah.

    Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; the Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.

    Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?

    Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.
    FACT.
  • LydiaJ
    LydiaJ Posts: 8,083 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Generali wrote: »
    The DM used to be known as the Daily 'My Husband is something in the City'

    I was forgetting the existence of couples where the wife is less intellectual/educated than the husband. I don't know many people like that, if any at all.
    Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
    Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
    Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.     :)
  • RuthnJasper
    RuthnJasper Posts: 4,033 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    michaels wrote: »
    This is getting embarrassing, we have a very similar vertical radiator next to our bi-folds and the same valuted extension with rooflights and the kitchen units on the LH wall facing an island with the hob on it (although strangely they don't seem to have an extractor over the hob.)

    However I am very glad to say that my DW is definitely an upgrade on Jocky Wilson :)

    I've got no complaint about the decor, Michaels - I'm sure your kitchen looks lovely. But it's the journalist in the article having it and then whining about her "poverty" that gets me. Maybe a new 'reality tv' show where she does a house-swap with White Dee off Benefits Street...? THAT'D be worth a look. ;)
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    LydiaJ wrote: »
    I was forgetting the existence of couples where the wife is less intellectual/educated than the husband. I don't know many people like that, if any at all.

    If I ever get married, I'll give you the nod on that.
    :)
  • carefullycautious
    carefullycautious Posts: 2,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    PasturesNew wrote: »
    I never saw it X years ago - but I've been watching it in the past 1-2 weeks... no idea whether I'm watching a re-run or something new.

    Looks like it's a new series: Life is Toff http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/tv-news/news/the-effing-fulfords-to-return-in-bbc-threes-life-is-toff



    Thanks for the link I wondered how they were getting on
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 354K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.3K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 247K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603.7K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.3K Life & Family
  • 261.2K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture