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I'd propose "houseless" but that would describe like 20 million people
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Aug 31, 2021 12:53
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Marion Millar trial today for posting transphobic shite on Twitter. Hope they throw the book at her.
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Aug 31, 2021 12:54
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Failed Imagineer posted:How am I going to explain this to my kids? Starmer TB Llama destroyed after drama, farmers calmer.
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Aug 31, 2021 12:54
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Failed Imagineer posted:How am I going to explain this to my kids? Labour leader laments lancing of lousey llama, listened to Lancet.
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Aug 31, 2021 12:57
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Wonder why this was pushed through today when the news in the grocer magazine was saying that schools need to prepare for food shortages. Weird how the alpaca story is dominating
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Aug 31, 2021 12:57
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Red Oktober posted:Labour leader laments lancing of lousey llama, listened to Lancet. josh04 posted:Starmer TB Llama destroyed after drama, farmers calmer. Oh great, I just showed them these posts and now my horrible ugly children are crying even harder, thanks a lot
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Aug 31, 2021 12:58
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serious gaylord posted:Wonder why this was pushed through today when the news in the grocer magazine was saying that schools need to prepare for food shortages. How can you say the media is biased when they're covering all the big dead-pet stories, at home and abroad?
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Aug 31, 2021 13:00
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It's no co-incidence Afghanistan Dog and Cat saviour Pen Farting saved all (100%) of the dogs and cats and none (0%) of the people. He knows what flies with the British Public.
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Aug 31, 2021 13:06
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serious gaylord posted:Wonder why this was pushed through today when the news in the grocer magazine was saying that schools need to prepare for food shortages. we can eat the alpaca
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Aug 31, 2021 13:08
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Everyone was so worries about the chlorinated chicken they didn't prepare for chlorinated TB-positive alpaca lasagne in Sainsburys
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Aug 31, 2021 13:17
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josh04 posted:Starmer TB Llama destroyed after drama, farmers calmer. the sequel to the rural juror is intriguing
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Aug 31, 2021 13:30
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My dog died peacefully when he was put down, with me hugging him. I still feel upset about it 10 years later though, he was a good dog
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Aug 31, 2021 13:34
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defra mc mystery meat, in association with mcdonalds
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Aug 31, 2021 13:36
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The alpaca story reminds me a bit of when a couple of decades ago a pretty, blonde teenager disappeared (can't remember the name, Milly? I'll use the name) and the papers were full on with the search for days, weeks on end. Then a body was found. The front page headline in at least one paper was "It's not Milly!" (like 'hip hip hoorah, it's ok it's not her") and I'm thinking, "It's some other poor kid who noone is looking for - well at least not if you rely on the media."
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Aug 31, 2021 13:37
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Glad to hear that Kieth has personally punched the llama to death
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Aug 31, 2021 13:38
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:The alpaca story reminds me a bit of when a couple of decades ago a pretty, blonde teenager disappeared (can't remember the name, Milly? I'll use the name) and the papers were full on with the search for days, weeks on end. Then a body was found. Milly Dowler? That was the case that brought down the News of the World, was it not?
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Aug 31, 2021 13:41
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Jedit posted:Milly Dowler? That was the case that brought down the News of the World, was it not? Yes, but I'm not sure if she was the one referred to in the 'it's not {name}' headline. Probably. Sounds about right.
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Aug 31, 2021 13:42
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Keith "The Killer" Starmer
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Aug 31, 2021 13:53
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Skull Servant posted:Keith "The Killer" Starmer First that cyclist, then the alpaca, next will probably be someones nan.
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Aug 31, 2021 13:57
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Private Speech posted:Oh. Yeah, totally reasonable level of cash savings for the average person on the UK median income of £31.5k a year. I'll, uhh, I'll get right on that. I mean, i don't think it's wrong to suggest that having a lot of money in the bank is the only way I would feel "financially secure" but it does suggest that financial security is just something you can't have, like a lot of things.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:06
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Private Speech posted:
I'm curious how they got to this number. The usual advice is 3-6 months living expenses, £17k is far more than that for most adults I'd have thought.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:16
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Jedit posted:Milly Dowler? That was the case that brought down the News of the World, was it not? The death of Milly Dowler made me stop buying or reading newspapers as they were nearly all too corrupt for me to stomach. The alpaca had TB, it's no longer a risk.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:28
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Mega Comrade posted:I'm curious how they got to this number. The usual advice is 3-6 months living expenses, £17k is far more than that for most adults I'd have thought. Survey of the newsroom?
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Aug 31, 2021 14:33
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Private Speech posted:I wonder what £371bn corresponds to? Well ok, at first glance it seems like an unachievable goal, but is it? Obviously caveat this with not having kids, or other financial dependents, existing debts, and stable employment making the median income of £31k p/a, and not living somewhere with stupid rental costs like London or Edinburgh. Your take home pay would be around £25k after deductions, budget about a third of that for rent, and another third for living costs and expenses (so 1,388 p/m). That leaves just under £700 p/m to put aside for savings. Which would mean you could have that £17k nest egg in just over 2 years. It'd be tough and you'd need to keep a tight reign on your spending but I wouldn't say it was unreasonable for a lot of people.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:35
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Mega Comrade posted:I'm curious how they got to this number. The usual advice is 3-6 months living expenses, £17k is far more than that for most adults I'd have thought. have you looked at house prices lately
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Aug 31, 2021 14:36
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Private Speech posted:Britain faces £371bn savings shortfall, says bank God that's such a lovely headline from the BBC. Like, I think it'd reasonable to say "most people would need to sit on a 5-figure sum to feel financially secure". Having 6 months income for your family is one way to feel secure. But calling it a "savings blackhole" that people "need to solve", and putting savings tips at the end like asking people to save £100 is going to solve all problems is just terrible "journalism".
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Aug 31, 2021 14:36
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keep punching joe posted:Well ok, at first glance it seems like an unachievable goal, but is it? if you're not living in somewhere like London or Edinburgh then your opportunities to make £31k are much, much more restricted
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Aug 31, 2021 14:36
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Julio Cruz posted:have you looked at house prices lately If they meant in regards to a deposit on a house then £17k would be far too little in most cases though. So I think they just mean a basic emergency fund to avoid "financial vulnerability" as the article puts it. Just seems far more than most people would need to me.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:42
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Julio Cruz posted:if you're not living in somewhere like London or Edinburgh then your opportunities to make £31k are much, much more restricted Okswitch to minimum wage job, 37.5 hpw in Glasgow and renting a lovely 1 bed flat for £450 p/m. You could save the same amount in 3.5 years, and get a 20% deposit pulled together for a 80k flat. Obviously a miserable and joyless existence but again not unrealistic if you were strict with your spending. keep punching joe fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Aug 31, 2021 |
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Aug 31, 2021 14:48
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keep punching joe posted:Ok same switch to minimum wage job, 37.5 hpw in Glasgow and renting a lovely 1 bed flat for £450 p/m. You could save the same amount in 3.5 years. If only people would stop buying avocado toast, Starbucks, and 55" plasma screen tvs with a full Sky sports package.   Round my way, you'd be lucky to find a full time job. It's all near NMW part-time. The most hours I've seen advertised are 20 (I think learnin explained that is because something happens to UC after 20 hours but I can't recall what). Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Aug 31, 2021 |
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Aug 31, 2021 14:51
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keep punching joe posted:Ok same switch to minimum wage job, 37.5 hpw in Glasgow and renting a lovely 1 bed flat for £450 p/m. You could save the same amount in 3.5 years. I think 3.5 years of a miserable and joyless existence is entirely unrealistic for a lot of people, really
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Aug 31, 2021 14:52
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The internet advice to have X months expenses or Y thousand as an emergency fund is hugely skewed by US views, where healthcare is super expensive and always has some out-of-pocket component to be covered, IMO. If you have more than a few thousand saved up it should go into an ISA or your pension, or something like that. In the UK there just isn't the same risk of a big potentially bankrupting expense coming out of nowhere.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:57
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:If only people would stop buying avocado toast, Starbucks, and 55" plasma screen tvs with a full Sky sports package. All I'm saying is Avocados are overrated, and with Brexit probably off the menu for the short term anyway. And you can totally get by with Nescafe instant, Pirate Bay, and a bag of cans down the park.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:57
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knox_harrington posted:The internet advice to have X months expenses or Y thousand as an emergency fund is hugely skewed by US views, where healthcare is super expensive and always has some out-of-pocket component to be covered, IMO. Dentist. Dental emergency a few weeks ago cost me a total of £1650. If I were on part-time NMW or benefits, and did not have savings accrued over 40 years of working life, I would have been either fed to the loan sharks or bankrupt. No chance of an NHS dentist round here - the waiting list for the one that is is now years long.
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Aug 31, 2021 14:59
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While not being able to be fired without a months notice definitely helps because you don't need to have as much cash sitting around just in case it's still certainly a concern, especially for families etc with mortgages.
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Aug 31, 2021 15:01
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Venomous posted:Marion Millar trial today for posting transphobic shite on Twitter. Hope they throw the book at her. Bailed until October. Being defended by Cherry because of course. She didn't enter a plea, interesting plan.
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Aug 31, 2021 15:01
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If you have an actual dental emergency, which should be fairly rare, there should be some way to get treatment. Not saying I don't believe you but it isn't really worth most people keeping thousands specifically in liquid £ for. https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/our-services/university-dental-hospital/emergency-dental-treatment-at-udh/
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Aug 31, 2021 15:04
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:Dentist. Yeah NHS dentistry has completely collapsed here too. The exact same dentists do somehow have time for you if you're paying privately though
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Aug 31, 2021 15:06
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I'd say with Covid around and the state of the job market, there's every reason to try and have as big a safety net as possible at the moment.
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keep punching joe posted:All I'm saying is Avocados are overrated, and with Brexit probably off the menu for the short term anyway. And you can totally get by with Nescafe instant, Pirate Bay, and a bag of cans down the park. Some supermarkets do frozen avocadoes now. I already use Nescafe instant - which btw is £2.99 for 230g in Home Bargains instead of whatever outrageous price is charged elsewhere. The script on the labels includes quite a bit of Italian. Hm. I use my Roku and 'freesat from sky' for my tv (one off £29 for the roku thingummy, one off £15 for the sky card to get a few more of the free channels, and about £20 for a remote-controlled HDMI switch because either (a) I'm too lazy to keep getting up or (b) pulling cables in and out of sockets all the time to switch between input gadgets is bad for the ends which have a posh word which escapes me now :oldblokeinwheelchairemoticonwhichIcantfindorremembernameofjustnow:  Oh found it. I thought it was :carstairs: but it isn't it's  Jaeluni Asjil fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Aug 31, 2021 |
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