Trout

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Apparently this is the average wage of a double income household in the UK. Some see it as well off and others see it as a real struggle?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15197860

Average weekly expenditure is around £500 per week.

Lisawrx

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I'd be more than happy with that.

RobsyUK

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Selfish cow ... New car every 2yrs! No wonder why their business failed...

Without our loan we could easily live off £40k a year - we have already tightened the belt on everything... With our loan we couldn't...

NOSSY_89

lmaooooooooooooo I earn less then £4 000 a year. Now tell me thats not a struggle. I'm not on benifits either.

kingofturds

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£40 a year where do you live in the 1600's

cster

Sounds like a pretty standard pension off the Civil Service to me.
I'm sure they manage somehow.

RobsyUK

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I couldn't be bothered to add a k or a few 000 but I'll edit it.

zip106

'...30% of UK households owning two or more vehicles.'

Really?
30%?

Greedy *******.

billythekid

How the help do they have a £300k+ mortgage on £40k a year?
My bank might lend £150k, tops on £40k. Even 5 years ago. Today, £120k if you have £30k deposit. Wtf.

zip106

And 3 package holidays a year?
And a new car every 2 years.....

Dunno, perhaps she's also a hooker.

black ctr

why selfish cow its there money and they both work,have a pop at the tramps that have 4 kids claiming benifits,and cant afford a pot noodle because honest people work hard to support the parasites that has and will bring this country to its knees

t16mbo

40k a yr I'd be happy. My wife won 25k on gmtv last yr. Went to try get mortgage with the money and was told not enough try when you have more. Wtf. All gone now on not much. Oh did pay for wedding lol

black ctr

so youve spunked 25k in a year because you could'nt get a morgage?

Trout

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They were earning more before and had a business. But it went bust.

t16mbo

25k does not last long mate. Paid few debts, few treats and wedding. Soon goes.
Sad as it is only way I will own a house is when my folks pass away
I know some real dodge ppl and they can't even get me a mortgage.

Trout

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It may also be an old mortgage and was self cert.

Mind you a mortgage of that size would eat most of their 40k

t16mbo

Way this country is going I think we have more of those riots to come. Something will happen as cost of living is going up so much. I'm in building trade and struggling like f***.
I spend nearly £90 a wk on fuel just for work which is stupid.even food gone up lots.
Then I get taxed 20% on what I earn grrr

zip106

Only 20%?

You're not working hard enough.

what would scooby do

£40k is my expense account
ooooooooooooooooooy

t16mbo

Lucky u

black ctr

was'nt knocking you mate but as you say it does'nt go along way,after paying off debts (as i know from experience),its sad state of uk that we live in when the only winners are the dole seeking tramps that have 4 kids and no intention of working

-shane-

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Im 26 and my Partner is 25, Together we earn around 45kish a year sometimes a little more as my wage varies, We have just bought are 2nd house 180k with a 40k deposit, We spend careful and do what we want within reason, I wouldn't say we are rich but wouldn't say struggling i cant see how people can say its a struggle

lozgti1

Well its complete bollocks and a grand example of why gordon Brown dropped us right in it.

If people had been sensible and realised you should only borrow 3x income we wouldn't have a stupid housing market and the stupid country in a right mess

But no,and look where we are.£40,000 is a bloody good income but it doesn't enable you to deal with the economy we (Gordon)have created

t16mbo

Totally agree mate. My wife lost her job months ago. Went to jobseekers and they basically said pee off. Yet someone she knows who I hate for this reason: single parent, 3 kids, 3 different dads, claims she really really ill, has a really bad back, and registered disabled yet can go gym everyday on the weights, clubbing all the time and running the list goes on. Gets a car, house paid for, council tax paid for and tax credits. Wtf. Pops in now and then but when I get home soon goes as I let rip at her. Money grabbing scum

davyboy

Get a car that does more mpg....but yes spending 90 a week on fuel and complaining you can't afford a house sounds pretty stupid! Especially when you let 25k slip through your hands.

eelz

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without being vulgar me and the mrs have a combined wage of 70k and we still just about get by.!! 160k new build house (1st time owners scheme) and the payments are just under 1k/month then there's the bills,food,fuel etc. we don't go out rarely buy clothes, no savings.,, it soon goes.

in my eyes, its gonna be a lot worse in the future for the younger generation in this country ( the sole reason we may not be having kids)

Jamz3k

Mate I'm SURROUNDED by them. Out of my 4 neighbours I have got to know in my new neighbourhood, 1 works, 2 are doing the double and the other is a troll.

t16mbo

Does 58mpg

t16mbo

Also how on earth in these hard times can we save money.

eelz

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grass on the lot of 'em.

YOU ARE PAYING FOR IT ALL.