Property News · September 15, 2012

Do Britons feel rich or poor?


If your household income is £1m a year, you’re well-off, right? And if it’s £17,000, you must be hard up? Not necessarily… We ask people living in Britain, from all walks of life, whether they feel rich or poor, with surprising resultsLives with her parents during holidays, while she commutes to a charity internship; rents a room in a university houseshare in term-time. Household income: none, plus a student loan. Has £8,500 from an inheritance and in savings from a part-time waitressing job. Parents – a semi-retired teacher and nurse – earn £50,000 a year combined. Do you feel rich or poor? “Poor compared with my friends, but not compared with poor people.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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