Are you a jam?

another ridiculous label from the loons there,ll be plenty of people on a 100 grand plus not just about managing b ut going under because their trying to pay school fees etc,on another thread multi millionaire footballers going bankrupt,whatever wage your on if your lifestyle means you spend 99% of it your just about managing

People overstretching themselves is a fairly recent trait.No spare money for the" nicer" things in life because they have mortgaged themselves up to the hilt.Instead of making do ie: buying second hand furniture,second hand car etc everything has to be top of the range and brand new.

Justified Agents of Mu Mu?

If you don't like what we're going to do, you'd better not stop us 'cause we're coming through.

the mortgage chickens will becoming home to roost in the next 5 yrs

James O'Brien doing this now.

One caller said he earns double the average wage but is struggling and will have to relocate from London because of the cost of rents and mortgages. He went on to say that they've made the choice for his wife to stay at home and look after their seven children.

Can't she take the kids and earn some extra money now it's Panto season?

by earns did he mean he earns or gets along with benefits for his 7 kids twice the average wagembig differfence

Crisp

Bloke on bbc this morning , earns about £30k......wife at home with 5 kids.

....not the best example if you're looking for sympathy.

Lol @ Crisp

If you're just about managing, what exactly is the problem then?

Too many youngsters think it's their given right to have a job, car, holidays(abroad)and eat in restaurants..and I'm not talking shelf stacker, MK 1 fiesta, benidorm and Nando's...nope, they want a highly paid work with little responsibility as possible, Audi, Dubai break, skiing and Nando's.

I appreciate the cost of buying/renting a house is ridiculous nowadays, but the expectations of JAM changes every couple of years.It can now be scientifically measured by the size of the TV, people will be fighting over this Friday.

the era of cheap money will be ending in the next 5 years,strap yourself in its going to be a bumpy ride,6% plus mortgage rates on the way,credit cards sizzling with the rate increases