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jakarta
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Amazingly enough I'm not any worse off, guess it is because my main job involves H&S compliance which has to be done if the site remains open and second job is being a Distance Learning Lecturer at a University who doesn't interface with his Students in any case.
Very aware we are lucky, Mrs Jakarta has a very good pension (as she should having been a Head Teacher for almost 20 years) we have paid off mortgage and have no significant debts, could probably knock my work on the head and still live a reasonable life but personally want to get my pension pot up to a decent figure in the next couple of years while I'm still (reasonably) happy to get up at 5AM for work!
Very aware we are lucky, Mrs Jakarta has a very good pension (as she should having been a Head Teacher for almost 20 years) we have paid off mortgage and have no significant debts, could probably knock my work on the head and still live a reasonable life but personally want to get my pension pot up to a decent figure in the next couple of years while I'm still (reasonably) happy to get up at 5AM for work!
SeagullDubai
Well-known member
- May 13, 2016
- 3,560
Congrats. Must have been tough. A mate of mine was made redundant a year ago. Still struggling to find a job.
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redoubtable seagull
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- Oct 27, 2004
- 2,600
http://https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/04/martin-lewis--working-from-home-due-to-coronavirus--claim-p6-wk-/
Don’t forget to claim your tax relief rebate from WFH. You can claim for a whole year even if you’ve worked just the one day.
I knew this already but the pandemic has illustrated how much I spent on football - season tickets for me and my 2 lads; food and drink plus a healthy number of away games each season.
Luckily my job seems secure so I’m actually better off as we are just not spending any money although I’d prefer ‘back to normal’ than a bit of extra money in the bank. I am very aware that i am fortunate. About 10 years ago I decided to make a career change to a sector that offered more stability. If I’d stayed in the previous sector - where I’d worked for 20 years -I would be truly ****ed now.
schmunk
Centrist Dad
Yes, leaf springs for one.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
is a spring that has sprung still a spring .......and what's the difference between sprung and sprang is it simply plural vs singular .
anyway for every coiled fiscal spring i would suggest there is a burned out financial wheelie bin / basket case .....speaking metaphorically of course.
all very well having cash to spend but many businesses have gone under due to restrictions buy govt.
anyway for every coiled fiscal spring i would suggest there is a burned out financial wheelie bin / basket case .....speaking metaphorically of course.
all very well having cash to spend but many businesses have gone under due to restrictions buy govt.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,186
Spring v sprang is a conundrum ? Had terrible issues a few years back, I used to fish with a pal called Doug, and we would dig our own lug worm for bait. On Monday a fellow fisherman asked if I had fished that weekend and where did we dig the bait.... So my reply was " Me and Doug dag... Er no, me and Doug dug... Er that can't be right"
schmunk
Centrist Dad
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,186
"Doug and I dug" or indeed "We dug"...
One of Doug's nicknames was in fact " Doug Doug " as he was a bit deaf.... so we could have had " Doug Doug and I dug "
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,186
I wouldn't know what that is even if it sprang/sprung out at me.
HastingsSeagull
Well-known member
Same
nicko31
Well-known member
Anti-debt? This lot in charge are piling on the debt like no tomorrow. Fiscal responsibility has gone out of the window
Their best hope is to inflate our way out of it, take care of your savings folks
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Wine and takeaways have replaced holidays in the last year, planned a few for this year though (may or may not happen obviously)
Good point re driving - have driven 12 miles so far this year so car expenses are quite limitedDid take the wife’s 14 year old Hyundai out yesterday and thrashed it up and down the A23 for a bit though because the battery was flat
Less income ? Hah. No income...........took redundancy in September and not working
You drove a car to charge the battery? that genius
not exactly the best and cheapest way to do it, but at least it was an essential journey.
You drove a car to charge the battery? that genius
It’d been on the drive unused for a month, needed a run.......was never more than 10 mins from home either
You drove a car to charge the battery? that genius
If he needs it in an emergency and it starts, he’d be fairly satisfied that indeed it was an essential journey [emoji106]
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Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
It was reference that it would have been far easier to stick a charger on it rather that the grief of driving it around. With this cold weather assuming the heater was on with all the other electrical gizmos the charge put in on a 20 mins drive would be limited.
Just tickled me the inefficiency of it
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Investing in businesses throughout the country is a different thing though. I bet there are thousands that would be claiming universal credit and mental health help now without the INVESTMENT that they have given.
I can not physically count how many business owners that said without the support they have received that they would have been destroyed financially and mentally.
How do you think Labour would have dealt with it?