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[Andy B]

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That can't be right, Aaron. Those figures put me in the top 1%.

I am fortunate to own more than one property but they are quite modest.

I consider myself pretty average.

I'm in the top 5% (just) then but that's only because of my house .....

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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Oh to be in the top 0.5%

(See where you fall - remember it includes the value of your home: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_the_United_Kingdom#Wealth)

There was one of these telly programmes the other day where 2 families, poles apart, swapped lifestyles. Can't think what the 'poor' family did, but he earned c£25k, but in the 'rich' family, he was a surgeon/consultant  and she was a general 'entrepreneur' and were in the top 1% of earners.
They swapped holidays ... a week in Isle of Wight vs a week's safari in Africa. The 'cheap holiday' was a little under £1000 but the expensive holiday was just shy of £27000 ....  for a week's holiday!!!!!

There are definitely the HAVES and the HAVE NOTS

I consider a wet week in Rhyl to be a good holiday.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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That can't be right, Aaron. Those figures put me in the top 1%.

I am fortunate to own more than one property but they are quite modest.

I consider myself pretty average.

I'm in the top 5% (just) then but that's only because of my house .....

It looks like those figures are from 2004/5.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

If you take the whole world as your reference point rather than the UK, I imagine everyone on here would be in the top 1%

There are literally billions of 'properly poor' people in the world.

[aaronjb]

If you take the whole world as your reference point rather than the UK, I imagine everyone on here would be in the top 1%

Exactly

[STEMO]

Oh to be wealthy.

Wealthy starts lower down than you think - if you own your own home, many would consider you wealthy

I definitely fall into that category, which means the tax man bends me over ever year and, trust me, there is no escaping that.

I think what you mean is either:
Oh to be a business with a large turnover, or;
Oh to be in the top 0.5%

(See where you fall - remember it includes the value of your home: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_in_the_United_Kingdom#Wealth)

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That can't be right, Aaron. Those figures put me in the top 1%.

I am fortunate to own more than one property but they are quite modest.

I consider myself pretty average.

Because we live in Yorkshire and the Humber, where house prices are very low, we come way down on that list, but in the top 5% for after tax household income. You can't just take one set of figures. People in the north would be very wealthy on about 30% of what you would need in the south. Demographics come into it and it's silly to give figures for the whole of the UK.

[STEMO]

And as for you considering yourself average, Opti, driving around in a car costing twice the average wage.......

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

If you take the whole world as your reference point rather than the UK, I imagine everyone on here would be in the top 1%

Exactly

Yes.....it's all relative.

Billions don't own a house, or car. They live in a shack with a mud floor located right next to an open sewer, where their barefoot kids only form of entertainment is to play with the rabid dogs that roam about.

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

And as for you considering yourself average, Opti, driving around in a car costing twice the average wage.......

When it was new.

Worth SFA now.

[STEMO]

https://youtu.be/hcxs-CH4kG0   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/hcxs-CH4kG0   

I like the ' brown baby' sketch.

Probably wouldn't show it these days.

[STEMO]

https://youtu.be/hcxs-CH4kG0   

I like the ' brown baby' sketch.

Probably wouldn't show it these days.

Don't change the subject, you are considerably richer than 99% of the population. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/hcxs-CH4kG0   

I like the ' brown baby' sketch.

Probably wouldn't show it these days.

Don't change the subject, you are considerably richer than 99% of the population. 

Well, even by your own figures, you are 'considerably richer' than 95% of  people in the UK.

Rich bastard.

[STEMO]

https://youtu.be/hcxs-CH4kG0   

I like the ' brown baby' sketch.

Probably wouldn't show it these days.

Don't change the subject, you are considerably richer than 99% of the population. 

Well, even by your own figures, you are 'considerably richer' than 95% of  people in the UK.

Rich bastard.

I have a high maintenance dog.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Speaking of which. My boss told me yesterday that he spends £350 a month on meds for his 12 year old dog. He looked a bitpissed off when I opined that surely a new dog would be a far cheaper option.
Don't mind people loving their dogs, but £350 a month for meds is beyond ridiculous ffs. They aren't people.