What financial state is you & your family in?

[Metric1]

Are you struggling?
No
Did you start struggling as soon as the recession came?
No
Do you think you are average? (have an average house and car, never have to starve or be cold, get the odd games console/games etc).
I would class myself as above average.
Would you class yourself as rich? If so, why?
I would say we are very well off. My family has everything it needs. I am the only one left at home so it's just me and my mom. We don't do without anything and we live in a large house in a upper-class area. My mom also buys a new car every year, and she usually gets an SUV for the winter.
Do you live in a house owned by the council?
No
Are you on benefits?
Not currently, I could apply for them but I feel bad.
And anything else you can think of regarding your financial state.
I am thankful that my mom made her money before the recession. She started her career during the high point in the real estate market.

[N!ck]

Are you struggling?

Not really.

Did you start struggling as soon as the recession came?

No difference.

Do you think you are average? (have an average house and car, never have to starve or be cold, get the odd games console/games etc).

A fair bit below average, but we're pretty smart with money so it seems better than we are.

Would you class yourself as rich? If so, why?

No way.

Do you live in a house owned by the council?

Nope.

Are you on benefits?

No. (just literally a few pounds over most of the boundaries for benefit type of things - we'd be better off if my parent's earned slightly less)

And anything else you can think of regarding your financial state.

My mum is probably going to lose her job within the next few weeks due to where she works laying people off.

[Mint]

So mint can try bluff his rich's with his brothers skyline GT that the picture was faked lolol

Not the right place or time really, if you had any problems you could always of just PM'd me and we could end this privately. I enjoy proving people wrong, especially the jealous type.

[Alkaz]

Mint could I ask you to answer the questions you've put to the people of the forum?

[Seatherny]

What exactly do people class as poor, average and rich?
How much income would you class as poor or being average or rich? I think asking people if they are average or not is a common question but no one states how much income they are referring to.

[Jin]

Are you struggling?
Not really.

Did you start struggling as soon as the recession came?
Nope.

Do you think you are average? (have an average house and car, never have to starve or be cold, get the odd games console/games etc).

I think I live a little bit in luxury at the moment. I don't live on supermarket brand foods (though I do buy for the silly little things) Up until 1 month ago I had 5 vehicles in my driveway for a household that only had 2 people. Sold a few of these now just to free up some space, save money (on mot and tax etc) and also have some extra cash to spend.


Would you class yourself as rich? If so, why?
Not rich but certainly better of than others. Some smart investments in the past have paid off plus myself and my gf have good jobs (my employment only being on a sort of seasonal/as-needed basis) and I also benefit from student loans.

Do you live in a house owned by the council?
No

Are you on benefits?
I don't count student loans as benefits, its a damn right! Other then that I don't.

And anything else you can think of regarding your financial state.

Cost of petrol isn't helping anyone at the moment, it costs me about £70 for my weekly commute. Then 40 more in parking charges.

[Mint]

Mint could I ask you to answer the questions you've put to the people of the forum?

Yeh sure.

Are you struggling?
No.
Did you start struggling as soon as the recession came?
No.
Do you think you are average? (have an average house and car, never have to starve or be cold, get the odd games console/games etc).
In terms of what I am allowed to get, I would say average. It's not like I could randomly ask my parents for something worth a couple of hundred pounds and expect to get it. It would have to be for a reason such as Christmas or my Birthday. House and car isn't really important because thats all my parents.
Would you class yourself as rich? If so, why?
Compared to most of the people I know, Probably. They don't really know though and I prefer to keep things like that.
Do you live in a house owned by the council?
Nope.
Are you on benefits?
Nope.
And anything else you can think of regarding your financial state.
My parents have been lucky enough to own and run Businesses, it has only been in the last 10 years where we have started to do well. Several years before good things started to happen just before I was born, money was very tight.

[brandon]

Are you struggling?
No

Did you start struggling as soon as the recession came?
No

Do you think you are average? (have an average house and car, never have to starve or be cold, get the odd games console/games etc).
Average or above

Would you class yourself as rich? If so, why?
No

Do you live in a house owned by the council?
No

Are you on benefits?
No