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

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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.

Sorry, respective economic policies

I am mid 50s. Being this age has some benefits, but finding new jobs and career progression is much harder. Fine for those who have been well off and are fine with lots of savings though.

I hope so. You never know what life will bring, I choose to hope it will be something good.

For me personally, yes definitely and that is regardless of which party is wins the election.

I won't be paying for childcare anymore, but I think I'll be poorer anyway with rising prices, stagnant wages, and the shit shower that is brexit. I don't know how most people will afford children.

Life could be better in other ways though, that's up to me. I'm positive that I can always find a way to make life enjoyable.

Dawnofthemombie - you're doing a great thing, keep going! I'm at Uni with a toddler and the help (financial, mental health, everything really!) is so much better once you get to Uni xx

For me, probably yes.

I'll be qualified so should be able to afford to work part time.

I've bought a house and have no need to move soon, so unless there's been a circumstance change negative equity and rising rents shouldn't do me too much damage. I'm paying into a pension and can afford a big rise in mortgage repayments if interest rates rise.

I've got family nearby to help me if my long term illness gets worse and I'm insured with work in case I can't work.

Overall, for me, the future is pretty bright. But I'm extremely privileged to be in this position, and whenever I hear about cuts to disability benefits and others it's very much a there but for the grace of god go I moment. I know the future is much less bright for other people.

Yay, a stealth politics post, we haven't had one of these in a while

God no, hopefully will be dead !

Better, both personally and countrywide but im not in the UK.

Hmm I retrained and am currently only working in temporary positions so I hope I have more job security. That said, financially I was better off 5 years ago (even after paying childcare) but I didn't enjoy my job. I am much happier now.

I suppose what I mean to say is..... Who knows?!

God I hope so - my husband died 2 months ago and things are just crap at the moment.

(Ignores political nature of the thread)

My children will be at seconday school. I understand from others that this is a very stressful difficult time and I think I will miss being a mum to young children but I hope that I regain some of me, perhaps at work with more career and fulfilment there. There is always good and bad at all times.

I have great hopes for my future. The past 10 years we've steadily increased our wages and job prospects. Me and dp both start university this year. We're working hard to pay our debts off (which I know will be replaced with student loans but means to an end, it's better than credit card debt) and both are saving hard too. Our kids will be that bit older so we can regain abit of freedom and hopefully have some money to enjoy it.
Perhaps because the last 4 years or so have been pretty dire it's easier to be optimistic.

Yes. Well have no nursery fees, ds will be at school and at an easier stage I hope (he's 1) ss will be 17 and hopefully will have done well at school and have some idea of what he wants to do. Hopefully things will be better re his mum (whether that means he sees her and they get on or he cuts her off). We should have a new house. I should have a promotion. If everything goes to plan.

I really hope so, yes.

In 5 yrs time my children will both be teenagers, no longer needing childcare, which makes working a bit easier.

We've just paid off our mortgage and car loan, so have no debt.

But on flip side, DH works for a large European engineering firm - who knows what Brexit will mean for his job? And I work in the voluntary sector, funding is disappearing but social need is ever increasing. Seeing many volunteer roles advertised that would previously have been paid.

I rarely think 5 days ahead let alone 5 years. I just hope I'll be in a good place and enjoying life.

No.

Yes. In five years I could retire - early. Both DC will be through uni and working. We may however be caring pretty much full time for two mothers in their late eighties by then though.

House is paid for. DH is already winding down. I've just been promoted.

I expect it will be - DS will hopefully have re-entered the human race after the teenage years and may be living away from home - DH & I should be on the verge of retirement & our plan is to downsize to release capital (we are fortunate in that mortgage is paid off) - depends on my elderly parents though - they may no longer be with us (mid 80s now) or may be needing a lot of care and help.

Snap OhTheRoes

Like others, wages for DH and I have been flatlining for a while now and can't see that changing. So financially in much the same position, provided we both have a job.

Ragwort . I've seen you around for years. We've done our hard yards. I think things will improve for our children.

chasing I'm so sorry.

I think probably worse. Brexit could mean a job loss for either dh or me.

Kids won't need as much childcare but I dread to think what state the local secondary school will be in in 5 years time.