Seriously? This is The Times idea of an average family being squeezed for cash?

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How fucking out of touch are these people? Given that some families literally can't feed themselves?

Genuinely thought this was a joke

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/were-swapping-a-40k-nanny-for-a-10k-au-pair-preparing-for-the-cost-of-living-squeeze-cgpb3ssbl

In case there is any doubt....

But... but she may have to her delivery from the "upmarket' supermarket... 😱😭

Genuinely thought this was a joke

You and me both.

That has to be satire. Reads like an article in The Onion.

'She and her husband, a hedge fund manager, are also planning to give up their Audi A3, which is mainly only used for the school run, and considering hiring a Tesla.'

Oh the humanity! And her £18 veg boxes

It’s ridiculous

Have to stop her delivery that is!

Who do you imagine reads The Times, an expensive paywalled broadsheet newspaper? People who can’t feed themselves are hardly the target demographic. I can’t read the whole thing, but I can’t see anywhere where it is claimed she’s an average or typical family in a national sense, but I bet she’s a fairly typical reader of The Times! Nor does she seem to be claiming poverty or tragedy, just describing changes she plans to make - fair enough.

at The Times not previous post!

How are they out of touch?

They were asked what they were doing to help with the current cost of living squeeze

Should they have lied?

It doesn’t claim they’re an average family tho

Believe it or not there are people in all pay brackets who are tightening their belts. That may look different for some families than others but doesn’t make it a less valid or true experience.

Oh how stunning and brave they are to downgrade their lives so much 🙄

These people should be forced to swap lives for a week with people who are really on the breadline. It pisses me off so much how selfish and blind to the reality of millions of people, people like this are.

@ItsSnowJokes

Oh how stunning and brave they are to downgrade their lives so much 🙄

These people should be forced to swap lives for a week with people who are really on the breadline. It pisses me off so much how selfish and blind to the reality of millions of people, people like this are.

How are they blind to the struggles of others?

They were asked a question and answered

Should they have lied?

You're aware the demographic for the times isn't the same as the daily Mail right?

Our income is less than they pay their au pair.

It's the target demographic though isn't it?

People who read the times don't want to know how to feed a family for peanuts, that's not their lives

Dear God, how big and draughty is their house if they are expecting a 30k fuel bill next year ?

@TheLovelinessOfDemons

Our income is less than they pay their au pair.

If your income is less than 10k a year then I presume you're not working full time and are eligible for financial support?

It sounds like they’re going to exploit an au pair to save money by expecting her to be a nanny.

Financial times has a regular weekend insert called how to spend it

That always strikes me as a bit much but again, it's who buys it

Also the times never said this was an average family

Looks like the OP could do with a trip to specsavers

“She and her husband, a hedge fund manager” annoyed me a lot- surely if they have a full time nanny she has a job too?!

Not a ridiculous article - there is a cost of living squeeze and it affects almost everyone. Of course it isn’t a tragedy if the changes you have to make are swapping out a nanny for an au pair, but it still illustrates what is happening. And probably is relatable for a lot of Times readers.

@Confusedteacher

“She and her husband, a hedge fund manager” annoyed me a lot- surely if they have a full time nanny she has a job too?!

You think a hedge fund manager doesn't earn enough to fully fund a nanny!?

It sounds like they’re going to exploit an au pair to save money by expecting her to be a nanny.

That was my thought too n

Who do you imagine reads The Times, an expensive paywalled broadsheet newspaper? People who can’t feed themselves are hardly the target demographic.

It should have been worded differently then.

“Living squeeze”??
Yeah right.