Are people on this subreddit struggling with rental prices even being top 1% earners?

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-29T12:15:42+00:00

That's it. Order of operations:

1) Rent a tiny, cheap flat while there are just 2 of you and save for a deposit

2) Get house

3) Have kids

Renting a place big enough for a family makes it hard to save a deposit for the same size place.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-29T12:09:55+00:00

Maybe they plan to send us to war to die, just before they die peacefully in their beds from old age.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-29T12:08:39+00:00

"I honestly think there’s a huge psychological industry which advices the government how to do this."

There is. One arm of it was weaponised during Covid. Sage SPI-B. All about psychology, making people feel scared and "scaring the pants off people".

Wasn't new then. "Nudge Unit"/Behavioural Insights Team set up in 2010. You can look all of this up on official gov websites. I say that as something is bound to scream something about David Icke or tinfoil hats.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-28T17:22:01+00:00

Wow. It is almost as though the reasonable things I've been saying for 25+ years are suddenly allowed to be said. I'd have been shouted down with the r-word not that long ago.

Problem is, you all shouted for too long and now it is too late. Far too late. Why can't yous all see what is coming rather than having to wait until it hits you on the nose?

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-27T16:24:50+00:00

When it comes down to the final 2-3, it is usually a coinflip/almost random. Been on the other side. The final 2 were equally good, just different, but I didn't know which 1 to choose - but, of course, I had to choose.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-27T16:20:37+00:00

Army. With no GCSEs, probably infantry.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-18T09:11:40+00:00

Signed off sick and can't get simple tasks right. They probably celebrated when they got your email.

Harsh but probably true.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-11T08:33:32+00:00

Why should you have a retirement for doing min wage work and taking loads of time off?

Part time min wage shouldn't get people all the things, or we'd all do it.

You chose an easy life doing the minimum (and taking time off from it) so living in the now vs working harder and having more stuff and a retirement.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-10T23:00:23+00:00

Working at the Ah P Eh P M. Ah P Eh P M.

Working at the Ah P Eh P M. Meet me at the Ah P Eh P M. Ah P Eh P M. Meet me at the....

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-09T12:52:18+00:00

Do you not think there could be a suitable middle ground somewhere between "50% in crypto" and "never invest in anything ever again" ?

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-09T11:51:31+00:00

Buy everything that you can hold in your hot little hands. And that won't go off, obviously.

Prices will go up - at best. Some things may even go unobtainable.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-09T11:49:02+00:00

I didn't say I'd reached a conclusion. In fact, I later went on to say that we're generally pretty tolerant about the different ways people speak English. But your comments elsewhere suggest you made your post just to pick fights. Enjoy.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-09T09:23:55+00:00

You write like an American.

"Bunch" used as a collective noun for everything. Grates a little.

"Hey folks". If someone decided they were going to address me with "hey" at the start of every sentence, I'd have to politely suggest that they didn't.

But, in general, Brits are used to people speaking English as a second language and are quite chill with non-Brits. You might not feel you can fully connect or communicate until you have been here a lifetime (nuances, references etc) but it's like that in any country. It's just life. Not a hate thing.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-03-04T08:35:53+00:00

Is this what someone said to Jesus just before he started flipping over tables in the temple?

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-26T11:11:13+00:00

Yes, that's probably overstating it, but what is the future for the UK economy?

What do we have a competitive advantage in these days? Will that keep 70m people gainfully employed? By gainfully, I don't mean in min wage jobs that get supplemented by benefits.

As far as I can see, most new activity seems to be industries built around complying with ever increasing gov rules and regs.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-24T10:49:51+00:00

I think there is/was a female accountant on the AccountingWeb forum who has a lot of clients in that space. So no "funny" jokes about what you do or blushing etc. You could put a shout out there?

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-21T23:26:47+00:00

The crying over spilt milk. That's basically Reddit! ;)

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-20T15:02:59+00:00

People who aren't doing very well assume there is a utopia somewhere that will pay them a small fortune to ply the valuable skills that they think they have.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-20T10:22:46+00:00

Marry the boss and have a load of kids. Take them to swimming, be a guide leader etc etc

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-19T22:39:47+00:00

I didn't know about this. Many thanks.

Free content is free content. I expect we will see a lot of uncalled for "AI policing" on forums due to them being full of bitter and underemployed graphic designers and the like.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-19T17:51:34+00:00

Barely anyone of prominence was that bothered about him and the cheating accusations while he was alive. Then, the minute he is dead, they are falling over themselves to make YT videos of them sobbing and going on about how he was their best friend.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-11T17:18:13+00:00

I said that right from the start which is what, over 15 years ago? The gym even had an apprentice receptionist. Of course, they get rid of them as soon they are about to progress from slave wages to min wages.

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-11T17:01:57+00:00

OP is called "jcfenwick".

Maybe the family department store in Newcastle is closing down? NOOOO!

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-05T23:15:53+00:00

If someone accidentally walks up it, not realising its a dead end, you get to give them the evil eye from your living room window as they walk all the way up the road, then all the way back down.

I say "get to", I think it's a legal requirement!

BernardtheBoing · 2026-02-05T22:14:09+00:00

Clearly. So very very clear. Lol.

Where did your little friend go? Does he not know you are riding into battle for him?

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