To ask how 'privalledged' are you?

[GiantGapingAxeWound]

Thought this might be fun. I'll start.

I'm a property owner - of a derelict, empty bedsit (inherited) with smashed in windows, so much mould that it looks like the walls have been spray painted black and even the squatters don't go near it.

I'm a business owner - of a failing tiny business which barely brings in enough money to buy a food shop every week, and I'm in debt up to my eyeballs.

I live in a detached four bedroomed house in an affluent and desirable area - in a council house.

I own three cars - all of which are old bangers worth a couple of hundred each, and two of them don't work at all, but I don't have the energy to get rid of them.

I have a massive flat screen TV, the latest iPhone and my children have all of the latest gadgets - mostly all on finance from Brighthouse or put on the Argos card I can't afford to pay off.

I have a wardrobe full of designer clothes - from Oxfam.

I own 61 pairs of shoes - from Primark.

I have regular holidays abroad - camping in Europe, paid for by Sun £9 holidays.

I have a university education - in a pointless subject sociology that I've never used.

I drink champagne regularly - from Aldi.

Privileged

I'm privileged because I have a loving and supportive upbringing and a good education.

I'm in Britain, where on a global scale we are rich, and never really have to think about things like clean water

Are you trying to start a row?

As you have loads of debt I think you should lay off the champagne, even if it is from Aldi.

I've got Netflix on my iPad, headphones and have three hours to kill

I got a good education, two degrees, and I'm now an ABC1. I'm from a loving family. I'm white and english is my first language. I'm in a job that generally commands respect.

Why do you have the latest iPhone from Brighthouse though? There's been basically no real change in iPhones in the past two or three years

You're in debt but buy pointless gadgets on credit?! And you can't be bothered to sell the cars even though they'd go towards your debt? Is this a wind-up?

I'm privileged because I go for quality not quantity and would rather have 10 pairs of comfortable well fitting shoes instead of 61 pairs of rubbish ones from Primark.

But all my gadgets and TV are old or small but are paid for in full.

Why on earth are you getting into debt for "the latest gadgets"?!

The only thing I can see a problem with on that list, is that you got your tech from Brighthouse.

They are the scum of the earth exploiting the poorer people in society.

Please anyone thinking of going tp Brighthouse - join a credit union. They offer all kinds to their members these days.

Your priorities need reassessing. Champagne (I don’t care where it’s from) and 61 pairs of shoes when you’re in debt. Even if every pair of shoe was £1 that’s £61 spent and only 2 feet

61 pairs of shoes

I own six pairs of shoes. One pair each of
Knee boots
Ankle boots
Mary Jane's
Heels
Trainers
Hiking boots

My house isn't big enough for 61 pairs of shoes

Instead of buying gadgets on credit, why don't you do up the bedsit and rent it out or sell it on?

Apparently I’m privileged because I saved every penny when times were lean instead of wasting it on tat and takeaways.

My 61 pairs of shoes are shoes I've bought over the years, btw. And my cars are worth £50 scrap. I apologise for the shocking spelling error

I guess what you lack in common sense and brain cells is being made up for in debt and tat.

I thought the OP was joking?

Gosh, I missed the bit about the latest iPhone from bright house. The thousand quid one?

OP, are you nuts?

this is fake, tell me it is fake

I am "privileged" because I can spell

Oh that was a spelling error?? I was hoping you wrote it like that on purpose. Who the feck buys 61 shitty pairs of shoes from Primark? And who would even consider getting ANYTHING from Brighthouse. Hey, come this way, instead of £600 for an iphone, you can pay £2,000 instead. Bargain. And how do you own a bedsit yet at the same time be entitled to a 4 bed council house? Bizarre.

Op- I totally get your thread being like " this is what I have but really it's not all it seems etc " but,...

This.will.not.end.well

The bedsit was inherited from a family member who passed away. No one's lived in it for years and I can't afford to do it up, it would cost tens of thousands.

Lord I can see that now. Shame there's no delete button on MN