Bigfishlittlefishcardboardbox39 ·
05/02/2025 20:40
Long story short we bought a property 8 years ago that was over inflated (in hindsight a terrible decision) and now we’re looking at negative equity.
It’s too small for us and when we eventually move out we will be moving in with in-laws to save.
we don’t come from money nor do we have outstandingly well paid jobs, we make enough to get buy but we pretty much live pay cheque to pay cheque.
Our whole social circle has lovely houses, regularly spend money on home improvements and talk about things ie how much things cost (not in a crass way) like it’s nothing. We need a new bath and have been quoted 1k and I don’t even know how we’re going to afford it.
I work PT and my DH FT. His job is particularly labour intensive and long long days. Our mortgage and rent alone is 1800 a month on a 2 bed 1 bath flat (not in London or a particularly sought after location)
We have the gift of health which I know is worth way more than anything material but I can’t help but feel down when I think about my situation. I was with a lovely group of friends today who all have lovely homes and space and a garden etc, then there’s us. We both work so hard and it’s just feels relentless!