to hate the phrase 'ive worked for every single penny'

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Usually said buy someone well off to justify having such wealth. I've worked in jobs where I take home 800 a month and 6k a month. The lowest paid one (pot washer) was by far the hardest and the most well paid job was much easier in comparison (although had plenty of testing times!).

A great deal of people affected by the bedroom tax are also " hard working families" paying taxes.

Not to mention single people, couples without children, retired people, people who can't work or aren't currently working, etc...

Not trft but I've used this phrase before,

People often assume my job is a fuck about, and they make remarks like 'you get paid just for doing that '

Its bloody hard work I can tell you, physically and mentally.

I agree iciclewinter.

"nothing brings out the self-rightous quite like a mother spending her money on something just for her that others deem 'wasteful'. "

Dino, it has nothing to do with being a mother. It's about spending a stupid amount on something and then bragging about it.

"4* self catering breaks in school holidays for a family of 4 in Spain, something that quite frankly you'll struggle to get for under £1.5k"

Ok, but this seems like a reasonable price for the holiday.

"(Except art, which is also deemed ok, possibly because everyone else gets to see it too, even if they don't care about it). "

Personally, I don't like people talking about spending lots of money on art either, but then I'm not very good at appreciating art and I also understand that it's an investment because its value can go up.

This is the sort of shitty thing people say that usually gets the 'phrase I have worked hard for it' response.

I agree with this response to that comment.

I don't know if it is a particularly British thing, but as someone who grew up in another country I believe it's not just manners that causes people here to be afraid to mention money, it's a well-justified fear of the nastiness they will encounter from a proportion of the population.

I have, as a semi-ignorant foreigner, made light-hearted comments that were meant to be in praise and admiration of what people have, or have achieved, and then been horrified to realise I've committed a major error, as they immediately rush to justify themselves. Successful people seem primed to encounter envy and anger.