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22-07-2014, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce ->
It matters little to a house owner what the actual value of their home is because it will cost the same to buy another so fluctuating house prices are not a concern. A house is not a pile of cash until they die and their children benefit from it.

The people it really does concern is those with a mortgage who don't want house prices to drop and certainly not below the value of their mortgage. Once it is paid off who cares?
I agree with you sadly though that isn't what I see around me, people brag about their luck and hard work and how much their house is worth. Not attractive sight I can tell you.
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22-07-2014, 11:22 AM
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I decided it wasn't worth it for a small amount of pension each year you so you are benefiting from my 10 years NI contributions with no benefit to me. So just be grateful.
With your 10 years and my extra 10 years and receiving absolutely nothing, I'm certainly not grateful.
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22-07-2014, 12:08 PM
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Shouldn't we all be grateful ? even down here with no savings and NMW struggling with cost of living going up we are not starving, some countries in the world they would consider us all rich beyond their wildest dreams.
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22-07-2014, 01:11 PM
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Shouldn't we all be grateful ? even down here with no savings and NMW struggling with cost of living going up we are not starving, some countries in the world they would consider us all rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Well said.
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Shouldn't we all be grateful ? even down here with no savings and NMW struggling with cost of living going up we are not starving, some countries in the world they would consider us all rich beyond their wildest dreams.
On a global scale, you are absolutely correct but in the domestic arena, I cannot agree.
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23-07-2014, 09:07 AM
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On a global scale, you are absolutely correct but in the domestic arena, I cannot agree.
But you should still be able to find something to be grateful for - are you working 16 hours a day in a manual job with a knee 3 times the size it should be on tramadol and knowing you have another 10 years at least to keep working because of pension age changes ? because bad as that sounds my husband somehow finds he is grateful he has a job and one if he weren't in so much pain he would enjoy.

There is always something to be grateful for, you are alive have savings and a pension, many in England will never have that.
 
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