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Do you think life will be better for you in 5 years time?

75 replies

brasty · 03/06/2017 16:10

I think my life will be worse. Wages continue to stagnate, I think there will be a rise in food prices and housing, so I will be poorer. And I suspect the NHS and public services will get worse.

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finnthepink · 03/06/2017 16:10

I try not to think about it too much but no, I think we're probably not going anywhere good.

DilberryPancake · 03/06/2017 16:11

No

Zoflorabore · 03/06/2017 16:11

Bloody hope so! Best to be positive and all that...

icclemunchy · 03/06/2017 16:13

Nope. I'm disabled, and rely on the NHS for medication that keeps me alive. It's getting to the point that I don't actually expect to see my children grow up. My partner also relies on the NHS to keep him alive but he works so we would have to prioritise medication for him to keep a roof over our heads

PotteringAlong · 03/06/2017 16:14

Yes. The children will be older and more independent. No nursery fees by that time so a better standard of living. Probably real term wage cut but promotion plus the aforementioned lack of nursery fees will still mean an increase in disposable income.

TheBrilloPad · 03/06/2017 16:14

I pay over £1K a month in childcare for my 1yr old and 2yr old. I earn 1K a month. Ha. With less/no childcare in 5years time, I feel like life could be infinitely easier. I hope so anyway.

StillDrivingMeBonkers · 03/06/2017 16:15

Is this what you want OP, another political bun fight, as if there aren't enough threads on the go.

Tell me - which shill are you, Labour or Tory?

bigbluebus · 03/06/2017 16:15

Financially - yes. Mortgage will be paid off and DS will have finished Uni and hopefully be supporting himself. DH could also potentially be retired if he goes at his earliest possible date. But who knows how everything else will be. None of us know if we will have good health and as you say OP, what will the state of the NHS be like should we need it?

Rhayader · 03/06/2017 16:16

Same as pottering. Our childcare bill is more than 30k a year right now. I can't wait for them to be in school and we actually have some money to save for a deposit. Things will be better in a few years for us.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 03/06/2017 16:17

I seriously hope so. DP in the process of changing careers and we are trying to buy a house and we have our wedding next year. My stress levels are through the roof right now. I'm hoping it will have all sorted itself out soon.

PaperdollCartoon · 03/06/2017 16:17

For me personally? Most likely. My wages are likely to keep increasing, as are DPs. We're in some debt but comfortable enough already. His parents are wealthy and own developable land so we have some safety net. I can get private healthcare through work if I wanted to, don't currently feel I need it.

For the country? Not if the Tory's get in again. Im happy to vote against what might be my own personal self interest because it's not all about me.

Oysterbabe · 03/06/2017 16:18

Like others, we'll be better off financially as the kids will be out of nursery. Hopefully we'll have a bit more fun too with them being older and more able to enjoy days out and things.

dontbesillyhenry · 03/06/2017 16:18

Better I hope! But of course we will be older so that's not always a great thing!

Noofly · 03/06/2017 16:19

Probably much the same. I have a 10 year plan to get DH retired at 50. In 5 years time I'll be halfway through that and will hopefully know whether or not it's achievable.

vickibee · 03/06/2017 16:19

For us our mortgage end December 2018, that will be so liberating. However we have a disabled 10 year old and I fear for his future.

EezerGoode · 03/06/2017 16:19

No...I've not got the bottle to do the necessary

HollyBollyBooBoo · 03/06/2017 16:20

Probably the same unless there are any health issues, deaths etc.

Hopefully I'll be in the same company although we have a round of redundancy 2 years so that is a big risk.

We plan to be in the same house, might need to replace the car but are saving for it.

DD will be entering teens so no idea what fresh hell that will bring but I'll just have to deal with it like everything else!

DarkFloodRises · 03/06/2017 16:21

Life is pretty good now - marriage, job, kids all doing fine - so I'm not aiming for great things in the next 5 years. Just hoping for more of the same really!

lilydaisyrose · 03/06/2017 16:23

Yes as our debts will be paid off and we'll be approx. £820 p/m better off! Added to that, we'll save another £300 or on childcare as DD2 will have started school and DD1 and DS will have started high school so no after school club. I guess that figure may change if/when we need to buy a car or move house after the debt is paid off but the thought of having some disposable income is fab!

pipsqueak25 · 03/06/2017 16:25

hope so, dh and me are planing to house down size and emigrate - to the isle of wight Grin.
whatever the next five years bring it will be different for everyone.

DioneTheDiabolist · 03/06/2017 16:28

I am pregnant and very sick with it. In 5 years time I will not be pregnancy sick. That'll be an improvement.

Kursk · 03/06/2017 16:36

I am hoping personally that we will be much better off, debt paid off. We will have paid off the mortgage on our second home.

The wider world, I think the U.K. Will be screwed, no matter who wins the election

pipsqueak25 · 03/06/2017 16:36

dione don't count your chickens, you might be expecting another dc Smile,

CleopatraTheCatLover · 03/06/2017 16:40

No! I have a life long medical condition and 2 disabled dcs. I think my life will be considerably worse, especially under the Tories Sad

Moussemoose · 03/06/2017 16:41

Personally yes, low mortgage, savings, good jobs. Kids will get into uni (touch wood) cos I can help them. Money saved so they have a house deposit.

The rest of the UK? No way you're fucked. Other people's kids not as fortunate as mine, nope they're screwed. The young people I work with will likely never own a house or have a permanent full time job.

It's bloody awful and yes I would happily pay more in tax to even it out.