{"id":1914,"date":"2012-09-15T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/do-britons-feel-rich-or-poor\/"},"modified":"2016-01-19T12:35:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T05:35:40","slug":"do-britons-feel-rich-or-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/do-britons-feel-rich-or-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Britons feel rich or poor?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf your household income is \u00a31m a year, you’re well-off, right? And if it’s \u00a317,000, you must be hard up? Not necessarily\u2026 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 \u00a38,500 from an inheritance and in savings from a\u00a0part-time waitressing job. Parents \u2013 a semi-retired teacher and nurse \u2013 earn \u00a350,000 a year combined. Do you feel rich or poor? “Poor compared with my\u00a0friends, but not compared with poor people.” Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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