Marty
Well-Known Member
You can easily live on £5 a day
I did like this quote though :
This does not mean asylum seekers live in luxury; far from it; people have no say in where they live and are often left to survive on around £5 a day.
You can easily live on £5 a day
Going a bit off topic but this kind of thing drives me mad. I work full time in a decent job but after rent, bills and daycare (not to mention paying off a divorce!) I'm lucky if there's anything left.I remember a single mum at the school whinging that after her bills came out she was only left with £600 for the month to live off with 2 kids and was disgusted by it.
Probably that, tbf!or people are happily running up huge debts they never intend to pay
Yes Nick, I was once involved in running a course funded by the job centre to support job seekers in updating their skills to improve their job prospects. One day I found a document left in the photocopier by one of the clients - it was a benefit statement. I was absolutely flabbergasted when I saw that this youngish, single mum 'earned' more in benefits than me and my current partner combined per month. This same girl arrived by taxi funded by the job centre! She understandably, in terms of her own financial situation was not interested in finding work unless it paid considerably more. This was several years ago so they system may be very different now I hasten to add.I remember a single mum at the school whinging that after her bills came out she was only left with £600 for the month to live off with 2 kids and was disgusted by it.
£5 a day isn't actually that bad if there aren't any bills to pay. Obviously it isn't a life of luxury but its do-able.
A lot of people seem to think they have to keep up with others. I have been asked several times why I drive older cars. Most have new/nearly new. My cars are 1997, 2003 and 2008. If I was to buy similar new it would cost me about 75k or a lot on rental like most people do these days. They cost me a total of £3,800. The car I have been considering for ages costs about 70k for a base model and most spend thousands on top. I have been looking around the 8k mark....about 7 to 8 years old.Going a bit off topic but this kind of thing drives me mad. I work full time in a decent job but after rent, bills and daycare (not to mention paying off a divorce!) I'm lucky if there's anything left.
Either I'm missing a trick or people are happily running up huge debts they never intend to pay as I see people on facebook and the like, ex colleagues and school mates etc, who are throwing money round left, right and centre despite being in jobs that wouldn't pay as well as mine if they've even got a job. And I'm not talking occasional nights out, its new cars every couple of years, expensive holidays multiple times a year. Its nuts.
You can easily live on £5 a day
A lot of people seem to think they have to keep up with others. I have been asked several times why I drive older cars. Most have new/nearly new. My cars are 1997, 2003 and 2008. If I was to buy similar new it would cost me about 75k or a lot on rental like most people do these days. They cost me a total of £3,800. The car I have been considering for ages costs about 70k for a base model and most spend thousands on top. I have been looking around the 8k mark....about 7 to 8 years old.
I don't need to keep up with others. This way I can afford to pay cash. And they are nearly as reliable as new cars.
VW Phaeton. Been looking for a W12 6ltr with low mileage for ages. Can't find one. So been considering the v6 3ltr. But it is diesel. And not sure when VW started their crap with the diesel engines. Similar base to a Bentley but with different body and VW badge. Doesn't look flash.I'm in the market for a new car. What car is it that you're looking at?
VW Phaeton. Been looking for a W12 6ltr with low mileage for ages. Can't find one. So been considering the v6 3ltr. But it is diesel. And not sure when VW started their crap with the diesel engines. Similar base to a Bentley but with different body and VW badge. Doesn't look flash.
A lot of people seem to think they have to keep up with others. I have been asked several times why I drive older cars. Most have new/nearly new. My cars are 1997, 2003 and 2008. If I was to buy similar new it would cost me about 75k or a lot on rental like most people do these days. They cost me a total of £3,800. The car I have been considering for ages costs about 70k for a base model and most spend thousands on top. I have been looking around the 8k mark....about 7 to 8 years old.
I don't need to keep up with others. This way I can afford to pay cash. And they are nearly as reliable as new cars.
Anyway.
Fiver a day we were talking about was it?
With my age I have to be careful what I drive. Would look like my midlife crisis :joyful: And I like to blend in. That is what is good about the Phaeton. It is mainly bought by business people who travel a lot but don't want to look flash when they go to meetings.Looks really smart car that. Been looking for a Aston Martin DB9 or Porsche 911, or I may keep similar to what I have currently and go for a Lancer Evolution.
Homeless are homeless for a reason. Many are not seen as a priority for housing so end up on the streets. We have ex military that were sent to war by Bliar who suffered badly then never qualified for housing on leaving the forces. They have also paid into the system for years. But if you come here illegally and then be told you shouldn't be here you qualify for housing.Let's really break that down.
60p for a loaf of bread. £1.30 for 30 slices of ham. £1 for butter/spread. Bottle of 2L water, 50p? £1.50ish left for a bag of sweets/treat.
I bet genuine homeless people would love that everyday.
If they were coming here to escape war/famine I would say give them much more. But we are on about those who have left a safe country to get here. There are people that work hard and end up with about the same after paying rent/bills. My concerns are more with those who should be here and on a very low amount than those who chose to come here to get what they can.Anyway.
Fiver a day we were talking about was it?
Homeless are homeless for a reason. Many are not seen as a priority for housing so end up on the streets. We have ex military that were sent to war by Bliar who suffered badly then never qualified for housing on leaving the forces. They have also paid into the system for years. But if you come here illegally and then be told you shouldn't be here you qualify for housing.
Something wrong there.
I'm not taking dietary advice from you any time soon.Let's really break that down.
60p for a loaf of bread. £1.30 for 30 slices of ham. £1 for butter/spread. Bottle of 2L water, 50p? £1.50ish left for a bag of sweets/treat.
I bet genuine homeless people would love that everyday.
lmao
the dream. £5 a day
rejoice
Worth travelling across treacherous seas in dangerous craft for.lmao
the dream. £5 a day
rejoice
Worth travelling across treacherous seas in dangerous craft for.
I'm not taking dietary advice from you any time soon.
another positive!couldnt go to a cov match
lmao
the dream. £5 a day
rejoice
Give um 100. Take it off the white people I sayMaybe we should up it to £10, or even £20 per day, per person?
couldnt go to a cov match
couldnt buy a good toy for their kid
its not ideal is my point, whether they should be here or not end of day they are worse off than me and i got compassion for that
In all seriousness do other EU countries offer support as we do?Don’t they get that in France then?
In all seriousness do other EU countries offer support as we do?
Genuine question.
The French also recently took a couple of Immigrants and ILLEGALLY dropped them off in Italy as it was where they arrived first in the EU.Would be interesting to know.
Googling France it looks like they get detained: This immigration law has exposed the brutal limits of Macron’s liberalism | Gabriel Bristow
I'd imagine when weighing up the pros and cons of leaving your home country seeing City is number one reason with escaping ISIS second and no access to water and health care third!
I think that's part of the issue though. How many are actually from Syria getting away from ISIS?
For the record I would also probably rather be there than have to watch city play anyway.
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