To not want to buy property for fear of WW3?

[Vizella]

Hi all,

I’m finally getting to a stage where I’ve saved enough for a house deposit, earn well in a remote finance job and am willing to leave London to go to South Yorkshire and buy a house.

Then a niggling thought in my mind says, if your house is destroyed in WW3, all your savings will go down the drain and you will be left destitute.

I appreciate that it’s a crazy thought to have but Iran and Israel are at each other’s throats and Russia has no intention of backing out of Ukraine. When people had their cities bombed in the past, how did they survive?

Tell me if I’m being unreasonable? If so, why?

Just when you think MN couldn’t possibly get any more batshit, someone surprises you.

Well done, OP. You’ve raised the bar.

I think you need to stop buying so much tin foil and wake up! There’s a reason we’ve had a cold and not hot war since after WW2. Mutually assured destruction…. Ignore the hysteria in the press

I think Monty Don did an episode on this recently 😂

I don’t think they will let you in.

Better to convert your money into something that will be useful post apocalyptic war. Bottled water is my go to. Small bottles that I will be able to barter for other things. And before anyone starts going on about plastic bottles and landfill can I just remind them that in a post nuclear world items in landfill will be a resource not a liability.

Will money be worth anything if WW3, because if I had food I wouldn’t sell for a million pounds. It’s just plastic paper with no real value!

Money is virtual now.

Unless you keep your savings in cash under the bed, it won't survive the technological collapse should WW3 wipe out the banking and commerce computer systems.

If you're that worried, rent a place on a remote Scottish island, and convert your cash savings into gold bullion. Then worry about where to stash your gold bullion safely.

You buying your house or not will make no difference in the event of WW3

There won't be ww3 though will there? A nuclear bomb here and there would put an abrupt end to it

I can't see why Stirling would be any more vulnerable than any other Scottish city.

I sometimes think that on Mumsnet, if there's nothing in life to worry about, some members will think of something anyway!
Sorry OP! Just try to enjoy this position you're in and don't let fear take over.

well that's a bit dim..how do you get food water and protection when it's in extremely short supply in a war situation? By spending money on it. A few thousand in the bank would be more useful in the immediate short term than a house that you can't sell

I have good enough survival skills to safely get myself water from nature, but everything would probably be so contaminated it would be beyond salvage. Any bottled supplies won't last long. If it came to a serious attack, it really doesn't matter what you do or don't have. We're all going to suffer. Might as well have enjoyed a nice house and garden while the going was good!

You've got two choices, convert your savings into gold or buy shares in arms manufacturing companies. The second one might be more reliable.

So where are you going to live DURING WWII?

I mean you are either going to die or still need somewhere to live.

Everyone else with a mortgage would have similar issues about how they pay. The banks aren't just going to kick everyone out. Who is going to enforce it? Squat for a few years.

You'll be destitute but have somewhere to live!

If ww3 starts who says you’re even able to get to America? Or that they wouldn’t also be involved.

not buying a house on a fantasy ww3 situation is bonkers, if you have the opportunity to get out of renting don’t let this anxious thought stop you.

Mate. Really? And Yellowstone could blow up...

Thanks op, I really needed this laugh

Just search for properties with cellars, you'll be fine.

I'm starting to worry about WW4.

Thinking about it my house has see 2 world wars, or the people who live here have.

You are nuts. Don't let fear rule your life.

Statistically its not.

I've always said to my kids not to do "what ifs". You think of 20 & I could think of 20 more. Just not worth it. Live your life & let things happen. You cant stop the world turning so why try.

You'd own the land if your house got bombed if it's freehold

Plus how do you know the computers or banks won't collapse in some ww3 apocalypse. Then where would your savings be?

...if you're going to really go for the slightly potentially irrational thinking...