I live in the UK and the cost of living situation is really bad at the moment, it is sad to see so many people struggling, even those who work more than one job and work more hours than they should have to are struggling worse than I have ever seen.
If I had the chance to move to a country that was cheaper to live I would jump at the chance and would not look back. This is torture that I am seeing people go through at the moment in countries where you would not have ever expected it.
Living in Dorset/Sandbanks area currently, in Poole. The weather is really nice in the Summer but it attracts a lot of other citizens from cities to either Bournemouth or Poole Beaches. It’s one of the most expensive places to live in the world, with rent for a 4 bed house starting at 1500$. Buying a house? In the millions of dollars.
I’d probably want eventually move to Australia, however, the biggest challenge that I am facing is finding the funds to arrange the move and leaving everything behind including family.
The cost of living has drastically increased, including energy. Just take a look at how much my monthly electricity comes to. It costs 0.75p per KW, where
@C.Grigg was stating it was 90% cheaper in South Carolina, in the state of Clover.
What really makes me sad, is wages are actually dropping. While the minimum wage of £10.42 has been raise in accordance with inflationary figures, the tax free threshold has been frozen for 8 years meaning you’re actually getting a 10% pay cut on top of inflation figures.
I also don’t believe the inflation is 10%, I think the ONS are lying 🤥 and that it’s more like 25 or 30% but don’t want to announce it officially as it will cause massive panic by consumers and businesses thus further damage to the economy.
The amount of homeless people on the streets with massive housing shortages, I thought the UK was a Tier 1 country to live in; and not a third world one.
The government needs to get their shi* together.
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