Callum Lyon

"When I was your age I owned my own house" Shut the fuck up Pauline they cost about 6 grand back then you fucking fossil.

Debating if I should continue my healing journey or just go off the rails for the plot

You can tell how disconnected the king and government is when they deliver a huge speech about the future of the country and completely ignore the things actually ruining everyday life for people. No mention of the cost of living crisis, no mention of weekly food shops costing a fortune, no mention of wages failing to keep up with basic living costs, and nothing about rent prices becoming borderline unaffordable. Fuel prices still hurt everyone, illegal immigration still gets ignored, but somehow Digital ID was important enough to push. Feels like the priorities in this country are completely backwards.

UK weather is so unpredictable. One day you're sunbathing applying factor 30 and the next day your house is flooding.

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The King’s speech pretty much confirmed how out of touch the people running this country really are. Families are watching food shopping bills double, rents are becoming impossible, fuel costs are ridiculous, and people working full-time are still barely scraping by. A lot of people can’t even afford to live alone anymore without falling behind somewhere. There was also nothing said about illegal immigration or the pressure people already living here are under. Instead, we get more talk about Digital ID while the country feels like it’s falling apart around us.

Last week in the UK we were all sunbathing and enjoying the sun This week in the UK it's raining that much I'm expecting Noah to float by in his fucking Ark.

UK weather be like: 11am - Sunny 12pm - Cloudy and windy 1pm - Rain 2pm - Sunny 4pm - hailstone 5pm - Sunny 8pm - wind and heavy rain

*Your Evri driver has successfully volleyed your parcel in the direction of your house from 5 miles away*

I hope temu start selling houses soon

We've reached the point in the UK where working full time doesn't actually mean anything anymore. It used to mean stability. It used to mean you could afford a home, eat properly, maybe go away once a year and not panic if your car made a weird noise. Now it just means nothing. You wake up early, work all day, come home tired, and still somehow sit there wondering how you're going afford everything. Rent is ridiculous. Bills are constant. Food prices change depending on the mood of the supermarket. And wages? Basically frozen in time. You're not lazy. You're not bad with money. You're just trying to survive in a system where everything goes up except what you get paid.

Dating in this economy be like: “I live with my ex but we put pillows between us when we sleep”

i'm definitely way too young to be experiencing two pandemics in my lifetime

Being single isn't the issue, the cost of existing alone in this economy is. One income to cover full rent, full bills, full responsibility, no backup. Then you get told to "budget better" by people who've never had to carry 100% of the load on their own. The system is broken and it's becoming almost impossible for anyone doing it solo.

If these fuel prices keep rising I'm cutting a hole in the floor of my car and driving it around like Fred Flintstone.

Getting to that point on a Sunday where you're considering going and shaking hands with everyone on board that cruise ship with the new virus.

Being single right now is financially brutal. Everything is designed for two incomes: Split rent. Split bills. Split pressure. But if you’re on your own? You’re paying full price for everything on one income that hasn’t kept up with anything. Bills have doubled Rent has doubled Food prices constantly go up And people will just tell you to "budget better" Budget what? There's nothing left 2 weeks after payday.

@chrismhardy @ames_clem CBA

@CallumLyon @ames_clem How about working more than a 40 hour week?

How the fuck are people on minimum wage in the UK meant to survive alone? The maths just doesn’t work. Take home pay for a 37.5 hour week (because nobody's paying breaks anymore) is around £1,700 after tax, national insurance and pension contributions, but rent alone somewhere cheap is around £800. Add £220 council tax, £350 utilities, and at least £70 a week on food, and you’re left with about £50 for the whole month and that's before transport or anything going wrong. Minimum wage doesn’t even cover basic living anymore.

My fuel light was on so I put £20 of fuel in and my fuel light is still on. We're done.

*your Evri driver has successfully launched your parcel into orbit*

Working full time used to mean you could at least afford a life. Now you work 40+ hours a week just to open your banking app and wonder who robbed you. Rent takes half, food and bills takes the rest, and then the government has the audacity to tell you to "budget better" like we're blowing our wages on anything other than surviving. You graft all month and still end up choosing between heating your house or being able to eat. What's the point of working full time when it doesn't even pay for the basics anymore?