I'm so confused by what I'm hearing compared to how people seem to be living their lives.
On the one hand, it's everywhere about job losses, redundancies, people not being able to pay mortgages. But on the other - a lot of people I know/vague acquaintances are going on holiday at every opportunity, buying a lot of stuff and spending a lot of money on house renovations.
Our household has been hit badly by all of this, with a massive drop in income.
Of course it's different for everyone and up to people how they spend, but I'm so uncertain what to think. Are there really so many households (normal as opposed to very rich) who have been able to carry on as normal? I thought we were very typical in terms of having taken a big hit, but now I don't know what to think and whether this is a short term or long term thing.
I wanted to ask what others are finding to be the case - are a lot of people you know carrying on as normal, or has there been a big financial impact?
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How are so many people still spending as normal?
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nc1962 · 30/10/2020 15:38
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