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To not want to buy property for fear of WW3?

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Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:06

Hi all,

I’m finally getting to a stage where I’ve saved enough for a house deposit, earn well in a remote finance job and am willing to leave London to go to South Yorkshire and buy a house.

Then a niggling thought in my mind says, if your house is destroyed in WW3, all your savings will go down the drain and you will be left destitute.

I appreciate that it’s a crazy thought to have but Iran and Israel are at each other’s throats and Russia has no intention of backing out of Ukraine. When people had their cities bombed in the past, how did they survive?

Tell me if I’m being unreasonable? If so, why?

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Dinosweetpea · 07/08/2024 22:25

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:19

America- somewhere remote and with a good enough climate- no tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes.

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Yeah because America definitely won't be involved in any war and they definitely don't have earthquakes, hurricanes or tornadoes 🙄 Safest place on earth...

Greenbike · 07/08/2024 22:25

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:19

America- somewhere remote and with a good enough climate- no tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes.

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America has all three of these things

Love51 · 07/08/2024 22:23

HowIrresponsible · 07/08/2024 22:21

Insurance doesn't cover damage caused by war.

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What? Really?
Clearly I've not been worrying enough and I'd better up my game.

NigelHarmansNewWife · 07/08/2024 22:23

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:10

Not necessarily. If my savings are liquid, then I can pay to escape somewhere safer. If they’re locked in a mortgage then I’m no better off than a poor person.

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Liquid where though? Honestly, you're being barmy. Live your life and buy a place.

Kipperthedawg · 07/08/2024 22:22

Ww3 is financial and tech based. I think we lost.

Love51 · 07/08/2024 22:21

Catsbreakfast · 07/08/2024 22:16

Like a refugee? Good luck to you if other countries return the favour like we do.

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Most of South Yorkshire are very welcoming to refugees. Shame on the thugs who attacked their home.

WhatMe123 · 07/08/2024 22:21

And you think America is safe?
I'm a cbt therapist op and I think you may need to speak to someone about your worries, they're a tad out of control I'd say and I mean this in the nicest way possible 🙂

HowIrresponsible · 07/08/2024 22:21

Imperrysmum · 07/08/2024 22:08

Hmmmm won’t you have house insurance.

what if there’s a cyber attack (equally likely) and your digital bank balance is deleted :D

don let fear stop you from living your life. The worst things usually only happen in our heads :-)

Insurance doesn't cover damage caused by war.

Terriblegizzard · 07/08/2024 22:20

I’ve not re-seeded my back lawn for the same reason. It’s a lot of work, and what’s the point if the Russian’s nuke it?

SaintHonoria · 07/08/2024 22:20

Buy it and build a secret bunker in the garden.

Catsbreakfast · 07/08/2024 22:20

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:19

America- somewhere remote and with a good enough climate- no tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes.

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Ahaha you cannot be serious!

brightonrock123456789 · 07/08/2024 22:20

Love51 · 07/08/2024 22:19

If you survive you can claim on the insurance.
In WW2 people with spare bedrooms were forced to take in evacuees so maybe you could end up with some more Londoners with you in Yorkshire.

I honestly thought I was prone to worrying but this has literally never occurred to me before. I think the chances of you living to rue home ownership in a post apocalyptic world are slim enough to discount.

😂Yes I imagine airbnb business will be booming in Yorkshire during WW3. I'll rent a room off you!

LiterallyOnFire · 07/08/2024 22:20

If there's going to be a world war, being a tenant through it will just be an extra layer of aggro.

blackcherryconserve · 07/08/2024 22:20

This is just nuts.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 07/08/2024 22:20

We're a' doomed!!
Don't do anything, sit in yer wee house rocking back n forth.
Don't do anything
Nothing

WinterMorn · 07/08/2024 22:19

namenamification · 07/08/2024 22:18

You know this an irrational worry, right?

Exactly. I half think this is a wind up.

brightonrock123456789 · 07/08/2024 22:19

TheYearOfSmallThings · 07/08/2024 22:15

I think the question is, what will happen if WW3 doesn't start. You keep on renting, house prices rise over time, the value of your savings is nibbled away by inflation and in 20 years time where will you be?

We tend to consider the risk of taking an action while failing to recognise the risk of inaction.

This !!!

Love51 · 07/08/2024 22:19

If you survive you can claim on the insurance.
In WW2 people with spare bedrooms were forced to take in evacuees so maybe you could end up with some more Londoners with you in Yorkshire.

I honestly thought I was prone to worrying but this has literally never occurred to me before. I think the chances of you living to rue home ownership in a post apocalyptic world are slim enough to discount.

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Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:19

PoopedAndScooped · 07/08/2024 22:14

WW3 - Where are you escaping to ? And how do you plan to get there 😂

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America- somewhere remote and with a good enough climate- no tornadoes, hurricanes or earthquakes.

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namenamification · 07/08/2024 22:18

You know this an irrational worry, right?

Catsbreakfast · 07/08/2024 22:16

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:10

Not necessarily. If my savings are liquid, then I can pay to escape somewhere safer. If they’re locked in a mortgage then I’m no better off than a poor person.

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Like a refugee? Good luck to you if other countries return the favour like we do.

ChickenNuggetDreamland · 07/08/2024 22:16

Well, the house I live in survived WW1 and WW2...so you'll probably be alright.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 07/08/2024 22:15

I think the question is, what will happen if WW3 doesn't start. You keep on renting, house prices rise over time, the value of your savings is nibbled away by inflation and in 20 years time where will you be?

We tend to consider the risk of taking an action while failing to recognise the risk of inaction.

PoopedAndScooped · 07/08/2024 22:14

Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:10

Not necessarily. If my savings are liquid, then I can pay to escape somewhere safer. If they’re locked in a mortgage then I’m no better off than a poor person.

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WW3 - Where are you escaping to ? And how do you plan to get there 😂

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Vizella · 07/08/2024 22:14

PoopedAndScooped · 07/08/2024 22:10

But what about if you buy a house then get hit by a bus?

You really cant live like this OP

Somehow in my mind, WW3 is much more likely to happen than being hit by a bus 😅 It’s crazy, I know.

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