Surviving, not living: The workers taking second jobs in cost-of-living crisis | ITV News

[@endlessglizzys_.0233]

Just working to pay bills, no life at all. Impossible to save.

[@shauncameron8390]

Not completely as people don't help their own causes with their lack of budgeting.

[@silvertain1978]

​@shauncameron8390 how can you budget if bills have risen and some people were just barely getting by as it was

[@rake483]

@@shauncameron8390 "Lack of budgeting"? There is nothing to budget when you need 100% of you income for essential expenses.

[@lesliefuller1456]

@@rake483do you have a tv, mobile phone, internet, a car? Children?

[@mikehawk302]

@@lesliefuller1456You need a phone in todays society unfortunately.

[@nicksmith2911]

It’s like Victorian Britain in the 1800’s working 12 hours a day, 6 days a week just to earn enough money for bread and lodgings! Very sad.

[@dbee8085]

It actually is, most economists now agree.

[@secretagentcat]

@@dbee8085 its disgusting, we are walking into the fire. england will just be the first to fall, welcome to climate change everybody

[@bonniebluebell5940]

So true BUT as abhorrent as the situation was, there were real jobs then. There was real money backed by gold. * LIVE FREE OR DIE *

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

As designed welcome to mass immigration a d wo,e new world,d order agenda and endles fiat money printing iv been stacking g fold since 2003 at 250 a o its now 1800 I buy gold every month because I understand what money is a y shares or bitcoin profit I convert to gold coins so wen the syet collapses il be holding the gold.. younor ies ate so out of touch with realityand up the comunist woke agendas ass its pathetic.

[@lovejoypeace6174]

A little different though..

[@noname-ps2mm]

There was a time when the man would work and that would be enough. Now, Both parents need a full time job and a side hustle. Poor Bloke.

[@alexandrabellerose3550]

managing as a single person is hard enough, let alone trying to keep up with family. Have no tips for families really.

[@hewhorocketh]

Sadly it was what was called for by certain groups. Once the workforce was doubled the cost of housing was only ever going to increase. The woman wanting to stay home and look after her children has great instincts. It doesn’t make sense to out source raising your children. I know for some it isn’t possible but child care costs vs wages are numbers that need to be crunched. She could possibly bring in some money from home that flexible around children with so a fair amount of remote work these days.

[@intello8953]

Say thank you to feminism 🤷‍♂️🙄

[@yofinance1777]

When Nixon took us off the gold standard, this was always inevitable. Women have been sold an independence lie and fell for it. Joke is on society, sad thing is, over 40% of debt is new to the economy. This inflation with manipulated CPI is only the start of your wage purchasing power being demonised. Atb everyone

[@williamhall8460]

A lot of that is because of how people spend money!……

[@thewolverine1913]

There's money to fund wars abroad but not to help people in this country live a decent life.

[@trueseeker262]

Rothschild!

[@SmokyOle]

"Plenty of money for wars but no money to feed the poors" - Tupac

[@UnCoolDad]

Stop thinking the short game. If those evil leaders starting wars get away with it, our economy will be in a much worse position for the long term.

[@helenooft9664]

has nothing to do with the war. The reacent years the government have been make social cuts, and taxes higher, and the brexit has made groceries more expensive and no inflation increase for salaries.

[@UnCoolDad]

@@helenooft9664 nothing to do with Brexit. Food inflation has gone up around the world.

[@realest-12]

If you have worked 40hours a week you have paid your dues. Overtime should be tax free

[@dattatrayalimaye2756]

😂😂😂

[@realest-12]

@@dattatrayalimaye2756 weirdo

[@TheAppleLoadout]

An excellent thought.

[@spinwaus]

Working above 40 gets taxed alot more in the netherlands. So barely anyone does it.

[@255gmoney]

@@johncheetham4607 you mug🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@flamezodiac5736]

2024 Rules: Do not get a car Do not go on holidays Do not buy clothes Do not buy healthy meals stick to budget and get cheap food Do not buy any entertainment Do not buy a house Do not rent a house Rent a studio And most importantly do not have children And if you want a pet get a snail Have a fun life everyone!

[@janejessy853]

Love this! 😊 Apart from I'd change rent a studio to rent a bedroom!

[@rayblack2004]

@@janejessy853 Rent a cupboard

[@Network126]

Can't even afford to rent a bedroom... Plus I need more freedom as an adult... I hate being single and I want to be able to date and bring women over.

[@AnnetteCurtain-tc4mh]

You will own nothing,and be happy.Heard that anywhere before?

[@lucianorider6748]

WEF: "You will own nothing and be happy"

[@CDN1975]

Nothing but respect for Jamie doing everything to provide for his family. Hope life eases up for him so he can enjoy his son while he is young.

[@cliftonbrown8764]

Amen!

[@janejessy853]

This bleeding country is turning into a nightmare! It is disgusting that people are having to work two jobs just to be able to pay for VERY basic things like groceries, bills, rent and childcare. Childcare is not even ANYWHERE NEAR affordable even with a second job. Why are wages so low and meagre when the cost of everything else is so high? There is nothing that is cheap in this country anymore.

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

If people stopped having children, it may make things easier for them. Children are expensive.

[@redsable6119]

Britain is hardly the only country going through this.

[@juergenweidner1]

@@ColdHardTruthNews ... and who will be paying your pensions then?

[@alexandrabellerose3550]

@@juergenweidner1 most won't get to retire fully unless you save few million to adjust to inflation and state pension will be gone by the time Gen Z / younger millenial is old. My plan is not to have kids and opt out of life when time comes. Or try to move abroad away from britain at best.

[@moa8121]

Don’t you think that the British billionaires who made their fortunes in Britain could help the low income and unemployed mothers pay for their childcare costs and subsidize their rents for at least one year? Doing this would help the poorest mothers get some financial relief.

[@RinpochesRose]

That bloke Jamie has a truly admirable spirit, good for him, he is not backing down from it.

[@pondeify]

he's working to support others who are gaming the system and don't even belong in the country

[@arcan762]

@user-hv5so6qz9z bot username

[@LauraSnow-in3nx]

Right?! So much respect for him.

[@CUNDUNDO]

When your life is work but work is not enough to live something has gone horribly wrong !

[@bermudarailway]

It's called slavery.

[@lenanicole2837]

2+2=4 then your life is only survival. Like it is for the majority of people right now, worried, trying to survive

[@lovejoypeace6174]

But there are still many people who will just bring it upon themselves. They will waste money on drugs, booze and gambling.

[@CUNDUNDO]

@@lovejoypeace6174 The ones you mention will end up on the streets in no time, I am talking about the ones who get up every single morning to go to work to pay their bills.

[@loadapish]

​@@lovejoypeace6174its all their fauot isnt it

[@superdougie4637]

This country isn’t getting nicknamed Broken Britain for nothing, I know a lot of people leaving the country because they start to realise it’s actually cheaper to move in the long term than to live here.

[@LauraSnow-in3nx]

It’s heartbreaking to see even from here in the US.

[@blazzz13]

Where are they going given you now need visas to move anywhere as a British migrant?

[@blueamenaa749]

Same in France.... we are taxed to death....

[@Holion5604]

Leaving to where? The rest of the world is just as broken.

[@kyliepechler]

Where would they go? High housing costs, stagnant wages and inflation, is happening world wide.

[@clairemcmahon9392]

This is the position most of us are in. I was working 75 hours per week doing 3 jobs. I burned myself out. It’s not worth it, I had to go on the sick as I was heading for a. Breakdown. We would be better off on Benefits bc work DOESN’T PAY.

[@boky6021]

So sad 😔How much do you earn per hour?

[@YuckFoutube-e1z]

If everyone goes on benefits who pays for the benefits?

[@scottwebb4722]

@@YuckFoutube-e1z the magic money tree

[@Bitcoin_Gold]

Sad illegals Aliens that corrupted Joe Biden open border policy are receiving food stamps and American Citizens Taxpayers are paying for it. This is not right.

[@Austin-wz5xk]

@@YuckFoutube-e1z let the system crash its course. It's long overdue for a change.

[@todorkolev7565]

The insult added to injury is that he'll pay more tax because the tax system is rigged AGAINST work. People working overtime ought to have their tax adjusted because many of them are on minimal wage but getting taxed the 40% level...

[@criessmiles3620]

Europe always sponged on everyone else especially Africa and Asia Those days are over reason why the king has no clothes Cheers from west Africa 🦅

[@cliffontheroad]

Good idea, but ineffective to convince those who spend that tax money. Is this a place to mention that so much wealth is held by such a small percentage of the people? That seqment does not give a darn about others/society. (U got a bunch of upvotes)

[@leinster22]

The more you work the more tax you pay. That’s no incentive to work more

[@cliffontheroad]

@@leinster22 30% is 30% no matter what the actual dollars are. The "more you pay" makes it sound as if paying 90 dollars is worse than paying 30 dollars. Logic of more $$ in ones pocket IS an incentive to work overtime. Leinster22, please think. If adjustable tables apply or lower paid workers pay no taxes, then I have to think about this.

[@cliffontheroad]

@@leinster22 If welfare is free money, then the solution is no one should bother to work; lets live off other people. Generations in ghettos have done such.

[@MegaRage92]

It’s scary honestly. I work full time and do extra work. My wife works full time and runs a business in therapy and works as a Samaritan to just help the ones in need. Just seen anyone working hard to just make a living is not the way in life. Can be mentally draining, and physically.

[@MarianLivingLife]

A lot of the time though it also depends on lifestyle. I run a counselling business and that’s my whole income as a single person. I live in a location near the city so my rent is high. I drive a basic car with no finance. I have no debts, credit cards or loans because I live within my means and budget for everything even holidays. Most people are not honest about their expenditure and that conversation needs to happen for any changes to happen.

[@MarianLivingLife]

@@MegaRage92 it could be that your full time jobs don’t earn enough salaries. I previously worked full-time as a social worker and the salary was £36,000. I felt rich at that point and that was without an extra job and just me. If both you and your wife have income from 2 full-time jobs , plus 2 additional side hustles and still struggling? Something’s not adding up. Where is your income going? edit: sorry that was a bit judgmental of me.

[@MegaRage92]

@@MarianLivingLife Bills mostly, and our mortgage was due for renewal, and we were shocked by how much it was going to go up. We have spoken to a financial advisor recently, and gave us a bit of peace of mind now. 👍

[@MarianLivingLife]

@@MegaRage92 I hear you. Sorry, wasn’t being rude but yes, bills definitely can make a big difference. I got rid of my Sky TV, decided not to have Netflix, I do whatever I can to cut down on bills but I hear you, it’s not easy. I can relate to being a therapist and not earning enough money because I have to create multiple contracts to earn enough. At least you’ve spoken to a financial advisor which is good.

[@MKiurinuRigold]

Everyone is trying to survive Most aren’t living

[@RobertOSullivan-f9l]

The key is to get Rich

[@suebraun9403]

@@RobertOSullivan-f9l That does not (most of the time) work. Make your money stretch and do the most good for you and your family. That is a reasonable reach.

[@thomaswilliams1097]

This is savage. Respect to this bloke.

[@ShutterSpeedGaming]

Why do you all say bloke? Why not just say man? Is that just the culture there?

[@thomaswilliams1097]

This is savage. Respect to this man.

[@ashotofmercury]

@@ShutterSpeedGaming Bloke is a well-used British idiom. 🤷🏻‍♀

[@pmc9194]

@@ShutterSpeedGaming Yes, it's a culture here

[@RalphLewis-j4q]

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[@stevepetty3458]

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[@faraboverubieskerry]

It will look more like the US 😢

[@hellobot67]

Wtf? How choose that life. He chose not to get an education. He chose to keep having kids.

[@user-bi8ko7kc6h]

@@hellobot67he has one kid. 5 years old. Cost of living crisis started way after that. Also, education doesn’t give you money. My classmates and I achieved master degree in Engineering. Guess what? Many of us are working in retails with minimum wage with student debts.

[@ZenKaizen7]

Great Dad! Great man! Salute 🫡

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

That alarm going off at the start. It triggered my morning dread. It’s the same alarm sound I use.

[@JP-oe4ry]

The call to arms of the apple sheeple

[@R53Hole]

Use music instead. And/or lighting, vibrating wristwatch, or maybe... ...slapping machine.

[@myday2704]

It's so sad how we force mothers apart from their infants in our society.

[@EstherFisher-lv6rq]

this lady already had 2 children.why she want another one in this bad financially situation???? UK is not a third world country, she can have contraception choice, but she just bring a child to this world even before they did not had enough money . Why she get pregnant? that was her choice.

[@rachyeeeeha]

​@EstherFisher-lv6rq quite normal for a married couple to have sex and contraception I.e. coils etc to fail. As they said it was a surprise.

[@bettygrable6440]

@@EstherFisher-lv6rqBabies come whether you’re planning them or not. Which one of her children should she give back? Ghoul.

[@everythingisfine9988]

​@@bettygrable6440 yeah, in Afghanistan. Not a first world country where we have contraceptives. Plan b, etc. It's one thing to have one or two kids. When you hit number three, you need to be rich

[@ashotofmercury]

@@bettygrable6440 No, they don't! Never heard of abortion? 🤷🏻‍♀😖

[@JessicaKeith-uj1jq]

The cost of living seems to be increasing every year, making it harder to keep up.

[@LeahLewis-ny9iu]

I've actually managed to stay ahead of the curve. I'm even contemplating early retirement.

[@LeahLewis-ny9iu]

@BrianAlbert-hh3pi Our family got introduced to a financial consultant”DESIREE RUTH HOFFMAN .” about four years before my dad retired. That was what changed things, and I think my retirement income will be on the right track, luxury cars and trips

[@HRMColoniallifeinsurance]

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Wow, that's impressive! I've heard of them I'm excited to hear about their success stories. I've actually had my mortgage paid off by following their guidelines calls.

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[@TC8787-yq7og]

I work 100 hours a week in 2 full time jobs, I’ve had 1 day off this year so far, all so I can rent and be able to save. I have A-Levels, went to University and have 10+ years of experience in office jobs, and I will never own a home as a single person in my 30s. Best thing I can do is never procreate, which thankfully I never will. It’s not a great situation but people have it a lot worse than I do. What a mess we’re in. Finished country. Asset stripped by billionaires while the working class blame the Hindu down the road. Hopefully the next life is fairer.

[@charie491]

Sadly, you're right.

[@JBTEvans]

If you are working 100 hours a week that is at least £1,144 a week which is £59,650 a year. Either you can't do maths or you are telling lies.

[@Swanseaguy1979]

You’ve probably racked up loads of debt so not really the fault of anyone but yourself

[@rb1062]

Oh dear! But "Refugees Welcome", eh?

[@JBTEvans]

@@Unknown24466 somebody earning that figure is a high end earner

[@crow22zero]

Gd bless those hardworking families, it’s so sad to see them struggling 😢

[@AHundred-ec5yq]

Really? Donate then😂😂😂

[@MoMotivation0304]

Are u struggling? If not, what do u do for a living?

[@cliftonbrown8764]

Amen!

[@MissAnthropeR6]

Disgusting state of the world!

[@Juice558]

By design!

[@loadapish]

Men in suits shaking hands and laughing

[@DonDon45-i5h]

this is only the state in your country. In my country everything is going fine

[@vadusnisky]

I gave up my flat almost 3 years ago and I live in my van,I work full time, I don't really have any bills apart from the running costs of my van so I keep most of what I earn,and I seriously don't know how people living in houses, bringing up kids and paying for everything manage, I feel so sorry for them 😢❤

[@CalleStreet-ym1jp]

When we got married in 1979 both of us were working in basic type jobs (hospital cook and office admin). We had a car, rented a flat, went on holidays, had a social life and were able to save for a deposit for a mortgage (2.5 x main earners wage) to buy an affordable terrace house with a garden in a nice area. This was the norm then. When we had a child we were able to live on one wage until they started school, albeit with my husband doing occasional overtime when we needed extra funds. We didn’t need or receive any state help apart from child benefit. Fast forward to today and this is not the case anymore. What have we collectively allowed to happen over time to our country and people?

[@johnmathieson6233]

The guy working non stop with the 5 year old.... heartbreaking 😢

[@foyz1690]

Respect to this man, will do what it takes to support the family 🙏

[@kheptril]

That last line of this report is the real kicker for working class people: "When your life work, but work is not enough to live, something has gone horribly wrong for people just trying to do the right thing"...

[@Ryoko007]

"trying to do the right thing..." how long will that last as clearly the government doesn't care for anyone but themselves😢.

[@tradingwizard562]

Brexit and sanction your energy supplier and other commodity supplier aka big bear .

[@Ms9mmBeretta]

I just saw a viral video of a lady caught on surveillance in a thrift store finding a bag of money and she kept it instead of turning it in and they tried to villainize that woman. In THIS economy. People were brutal, saying how they hate thieves and she should've turned it in and been honest. In an economy that is currently pushing people to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do. Smh. In my opinion, more shame is due to them than her. Whoever left that bag of money sitting there either was trying to set someone up for embarrassment or they didn't need the money as bad as the person who found it.

[@NerdyRodent]

Thanks, Rishi, Boris & team!

[@truth4u551]

So much respect to you Jamie for standing by your family, for being responsible and being committed, for sticking around as a parent and for setting a working example by grafting as much as you do God bless you. You shouldn't have to work this much it is so sad but the fact that you get up and do it- is just simply amazing. I hope things get better for you.

[@AllisonSherman657]

This administration is putting many families in difficult situations. A lot of people are financially struggling to live, put a roof over their head and put food on the table. Things are getting worse these days, if you don't find means of multiplying your money you might wake up a day to realise you didn't plan well for yourself and family…

[@kaylat63]

I agree with you and I believe that the secret to financial stability is having the right investment ideas to enable you earn more money, I don’t know who agrees with me but either way I recommend either real estate or bitcoin and stocks..

[@mnthunder]

I’ve been diligently working, saving and contributing towards early retirement and financial freedom, but since covid outbreak, the economy so far has caused my portfolio to underperform, do I keep contributing to my 401k or look at alternative sectors to meet my goals?

[@AllisonSherman657]

@@mnthunder Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances...

[@mnthunder]

@@AllisonSherman657 How can one find a verifiable financial planner? I would not mind looking up the professional that helped you. I will be retiring in two years and I might need some management on my much larger portfolio. Don't want to take any chances.

[@AllisonSherman657]

@@mnthunder *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

[@kay6257]

in the same country, the royal family is worth Trillions of pounds

[@pennyc8252]

Peoples ✋️ wait 10 hours to glimpse the princess and prince of this country 😂😂😂😂

[@luns486]

Would be nice if they could use some of their stolen wealth to make a dent in this issue.

[@yvonneholmes2990]

Oh shut up....

[@r.brooks5287]

They aren't worth trillions.

[@r.brooks5287]

@@luns486 They didn't steal it. Queen Vic made it all through insider trading and then they weren't taxed until the 1980's. I'm not saying these are ok but they weren't hidden.

[@supermajink]

The greed of the ultra wealthy few and combined incompetence of our leaders has created this mess. Gary Stevenson articulates this very well on his channel. I pray this man and his son experience a much fairer world in the coming years.

[@Iloveallmsc]

This is part of the reason why the birth rate is decreasing. Can't afford to have children. Very sad situation for the entire world.

[@Anon1370]

well no not the entire world because muslims are having them no matter what

but people still have them

[@dscott6616]

Ya & my tax dollars are paying for them 🙄

[@arabellamayer9195]

Infertile

[@stuartfitch7093]

When I'm on a day shift I'm up out of bed at 3.30am. At 5am I drive the five miles to work. Start actually working at 6am. Finish at 6pm. Drive home. Have a bath because of the nature of the job. So by the time I sit down to my tea (the meal) it's usually 7.30pm. Then by 10pm it's back to bed to get just over five hours sleep so I can get up the next day to repeat the process. I work a rota system that is a mix of days and nights which runs 24/7 365 days oer year so often I have to work this kind of routine even on Christmas day, New year's day and bank holidays. All for £30k per year. Which is a high wage in the northern town where I live. I don't think many people realise the massive regional inequalities that exist in the UK.

[@richardburns1287]

30k? Wow, Is there any jobs going dude? I commute to York from Sheffield 6 days a week, 760 miles a week £120 in fuel. I come out with £391 in the bank a week. Take £120 fuel off that. I set off at 5am and am not back till 5pm, can take two hours to get home in traffic. I steam clean trains underneath and am wet, cold and filthy from head to foot all day, covered in oxalic acid and rail grease every day. If my work was five miles away, I would get shut of the car and cycle 100% dream job, cycling to work, there's mountain bikes and road bikes sat at home gathering dust. I'm in bed for 8pm sometimes earlier, so getting up at 3:30am would be no problem 👍

[@claudiamariebermudez6727]

prices go up but not your paycheck

[@redroselace9545]

Uk slowly becoming the new USA so sad. He doesn't even see his child all day. There's only so much human body can take.

[@EsiriE]

Not in the slightest lol, the US pays wayyyyy more for most jobs that are poorly paid here - Carers, nurses, doctors etc

[@Tevron_]

You guys in the US get paid more than UK doing most of the same job roles. It’s been documented

[@VirajYeager]

​@@Tevron_ this usa people don't even come out of their houses 😂 s

[@grizzlybear2702]

​@@EsiriEexactly. Even Jackson Mississippi which is the most impoverished please in America has higher wages than UK

[@EsiriE]

@@grizzlybear2702 wild

[@phyllis9750]

It's just ridiculous what the rich have done to us.

[@almasahmed4631]

such a great father , why can't we help people who work so hard and still struggling

[@jenniferpierno6108]

Because those who are working are supporting the free-loaders who have entered the country

[@mtrest4]

Central banking destroys the working class turning it into fhe working poor.

[@anthonyroberts6839]

I work 2 manufacturing jobs, swing shifts 12 hours days 7 days a week night shift. My soul is broken 😞 miss the days family could live off one job and family times and holidays miss those to.

[@keropi193]

Sending strength dear. I don't work very physically demanding work, but I have a 10 hour shift industrial sewing job and work an additional 30+ hours a week on my embroidery business and even still I just hobble along and am slated to rent until I die. Workers need to stick together and bring back strong unions again.

[@dscott6616]

All by design

[@enkhbold9626]

I was in the same situation back in 2003.

[@anthonyroberts6839]

@@enkhbold9626 hope you made it threw it my freind, believe in times get tuff you got get tuff.

[@bleakryan]

Something has indeed gone horribly wrong. This country is beyond broken

[@latashadavis9098]

That’s crazy because it’s the same in America. Everything is overpriced, everyone is overworked and just not enough to enjoy yourself.

[@PAUL-wv6vu]

Corporate greed. Energy, food, insurance, tax

[@yofinance1777]

Puppet society

[@Dark_Embracer]

Cost of living crisis with everything going up and up now doing 2 or 3 jobs and even with two person working in a family it's not enough. That's what I'm talking about.

[@cliftonbrown8764]

Sad!

[@cliffsofmoher4220]

Well what caused the cost of living crisis it's something that the British voted for and its called brexit

[@superdougie4637]

Rent is so ridiculous here that I’m realising that it might slightly cheaper to do a mortgage for the current house I’m living in and buy my mums house. Because if I move my Mum can’t afford the rent by herself and I can’t afford the rent if I move anywhere else. So unless I win the lottery I quite literally have no other option. I literally can’t afford to have my own place.

[@davidbeswick900]

This is what a man looks like, he is doing what is required to take care of his family. not complaining. Your son has a great role model in both you and your partner, and will become a good man because of your efforts. Keep going, you will get there!

[@mrstephenpariah]

There's nowhere to go. Private equity wants his house so Gov will keep making conditions harder until he falls into arrears and winds up homeless. That's how the economy functions now. Don't be a dupe.

[@etiennedelaunois1737]

Yep good man! All those food men working 2-3 jobs, barely able to survive and having no perspective of future because those jobs help to survive so no saving, no perspective of property unless mommy and daddy are helping. He is doing what he has to do, like others but this is exactly what those who aren't working as hard as him want him to do... not complaining, then they can carry on living better and better. If you think it will get better you are deeply mistaken! We are not in a crisis like ant other before. For the first time, this is a production crisis. We reach the limit! But our bosses (I'm not talking about our local garage boss, but the huge billionaires) keep maintaining their lifestyle. After each crisis those last two decades, things were supposed to be better. 2008, banks would be reformed and things would get better. Banks never more freedom than today! After covid, we were supposed to have a better quality of life as we realised that a worker with a food family life balance is more productive. Things are getting worse. His kids are going to live in hell!

[@greenknitter]

Don't normalise working two or more jobs, that favours no-one but capital and govt who will see you burn out and die without giving a damn. Where will his son be when he does, because you can only work that many hours for so long? There is no "getting there" any more, there's only more work and pay that does not keep up with the cost of living. Wake up

[@tbc9096]

This isn’t something to be proud of. This is a failure of humanity and greed.

[@aprilfox1057]

I would get up at 4am go to a bakery and pack fruit cakes. I finished at 9am. I then rushed to my day job, a mile away, and started my day job 9am to 5.30pm, i usually finished at 6pm. I drove home slept for 30 minutes then left for my bar job 7pm to 11.30pm. Interest rates were through the roof at 17.5%. I managed to keep my flat but sold it with small arrears. You get through the tough times. Good luck to you young man, it will get better.

[@Enigmatus23]

Just wishing good luck isn’t really good enough though is it?

[@Jonpoo1]

And i walked uphill both ways!

[@rb1062]

The Reform Party will get you out of this. No income tax under £20k for a start.

[@mrstephenpariah]

​@@rb1062Reform are strong advocates for the sort of economics that created this situation.

[@thomasmcd81]

@@rb1062 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡

[@Veteransolo]

I'm 27, and all my life we been just surviving, not living, It is what it is.

[@stormchaser419]

US worker here. 50 to 70 hour weeks. Im mid 50s and getting destroyed mentally. Destroyed. Meanwhile the Boeing CEO in charge of failing planes killing people is getting 30 million in compensation. Its sick. Greed kills.

[@7415_Gamer]

That is an American Nightmare

[@no_one2197]

I feel depressed when I realized Imjust working to be able to affort to...keep working (? My money is used to pay rent for a house I barely spend time in, buy food, pay ytilities and transportation (mostly used to get to work). I'm just 27 and I'm already exhausted and hopeless.

[@banzaiman1]

Hit the nail on the head, its surviving. and its bloody shocking

[@michaeltebandeke4593]

Salaries in United Kingdom are rubbish compared to the rest of Europe and United States. Absolutely ridiculous

[@magesalmanac6424]

Salaries are rubbish in the US too. People refuse to accept that wages have not kept pace with cost of living.

[@zouzoudeparis1354]

@@magesalmanac6424salaries are rubbish everywhere now even in Japan !

[@bettygrable6440]

They’re rubbish in the US too. Nobody can afford a house. My same house would cost me twice as much as I paid for it five years ago. Can’t afford to move anywhere

[@benfreiler4054]

@@bettygrable6440the salaries are REALLY bad in the UK though. I am American with UK family. I am grateful for the UK system (affordable healthcare, bereavement, universal credit, etc) because without that, my UK family would really be in dire straights. In the US, we have less government supports, but our salaries are sometimes 3x-4x higher than our UK peers, especially in skilled and educated industries. I’d argue it’s harder to be poor in the US. But if you can make it into the US middle class, you’re in a better position than what the UK defines as “middle class”.

[@thenightporter]

I'm in a large city in the midwest. Same. That's probably why there is no housing inventory where Iive. ​@@bettygrable6440

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I don't understand how people manage to get one job let alone two.

[@thebrunetteinroom7]

👏🏻👏🏻💯💥

[@ShutterSpeedGaming]

Blessing to these beautiful people 😢it’s hard out here.

[@JustChill_1031]

I feel like there’s going to be a time when everything in the world will cost millions of dollars and nobody in the world will be able to afford to survive ever again.

[@janeeden919]

What an awesome Dad

[@JSRTales]

this sums up life in canda as well 😢

[@jellibear2011]

3:34 sorry did I hear right? Robyn Owen already has two children 13yo girl and 9yo boy...and then she has another baby??? What happened did the condom break? Or didn't anyone inform her that having a kid is bleeding EXPENSIVE!! Why have more kids if you can't afford them? The mind boggles 🙄

[@SBa-wy8dq]

This is exactly what I say. People just assume they can do what they want and then everyone owes them. What a state WE have become by blaming everyone else. If you want change go and do it. I came from nothing, having very left totally destitute by a controlling bullying ex. Who controlled my bank accounts etc. 5 years later I have a house which I bought, a car and a nice life. I did it because I wanted to do. I sacrificed to get to where I am. People just don't want to do this.

[@PamelaD963]

Life is not all about money and “treats”. Saving humanity is more important than money. Ask the third world people we are importing .

[@theallseeingkats6321]

The poor have the most kids,lol

[@sp123]

Someone has to keep humans from being extinct

[@matrixberzins465]

No kids = no future!

[@JBTEvans]

Respect to all of them, trying their hardest to get by. All of them in what should be decent paying jobs too, should be enough to get by for sure.

[@clk76]

Low end jobs don't pay well regardless but credit to everyone on this program for trying, taking 2nd jobs etc. If the government didn't spend money on people from Ukraine and all the 6 star hotels for asylum seekers then there would be money to help our own people get back on their feet - good people like in the program who aren't lazy and want to contribute and pay their way...but no, the government can't see that we have enough problems of our own and they still let in asylum seekers at a huge cost and still send foreign aid to countries like India who have a larger GDP than us!

[@TC8787-yq7og]

There’s no such thing as a 6 star hotel in the UK, stop reading the daily mail

[@pennyc8252]

When your country invaded them and they come to your country it fair game. Stop getting involved with their internal issued and live better life in your country but govt don't think that way 😂

[@terrisewell4729]

Cost of living is real and it's a global situation every one is talking about without giving a right solution on how to savaged through this situation, i have sat down and think. In the same environment where we have people doing two jobs but still struggling to make a living there are still people living successful financial life, that's why In these uncertain times, it's more important than ever to have a solid understanding of how to manage your finances because even the bank is insured, invest wisely and navigate economic downturns, investing with the little you have can give you a future you don't need to work again. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mebbellaforden8091]

You're absolutely right, you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.

[@KleinMoore]

Yeah there's a lot of sense in these comments but so many people will view it as not reasonable enough due to the fact that many are middle class living paycheck to paycheck

[@thomassarah6626]

​@@KleinMooreWhy don't the poor / lower middle class simply save a small amount each month into a stocks and shares ISA? Tax free growth, invested in a wide range of stocks including energy and commercial property, totally passive investment with huge upside growth potential over many decades. £25 per month can grow and compound slowly into £300k - £500k with little effort other than the discipline to save a little every month. And before you say that you need to spend every penny 'to put food on the table' then some people with never have any level of wealth no matter how much they earn as they will always spend every penny they earn. There are many tax-free savings and investment accounts available (ISA / SIPP etc) that are available to EVERYONE and not just for the rich

[@philominafashi1662]

Going into any Investment without a proper guidance of a financial advisor is such a great risk too.

[@perefeghaandrew8076]

that's why I always urge everyone to start investing somewhere now no matter how small, this is literally the time for that, forget material things, don't get tempted,i became more better the moment i realized this.

[@philipgrombliniak5651]

I'm favoured, $50K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my communitv and also support God's work and the church.God bless America

[@SantiagoGarcia-up7hm]

How ..? Am a newbie in cry pto investment, please can you guide me through on how you made profit?

[@philipgrombliniak5651]

I think all you need is an expert assigned by a brokerage company that will trade for you and handle your capital professionally and give you weekly returns of investment without any extra fees attached

[@philipgrombliniak5651]

Thanks to Mrs Deborah Davis.

[@philipgrombliniak5651]

She's a licensed broker here in the states

[@bradleywellington8624]

YES!!! That's exactly her name (Deborah Davis) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her 😊 from Brisbane Australia🇦🇺

[@waqasahmad8015]

What's really sad the mps and the Westminster goons are getting richer and sadly people are getting poor and neglected

[@rb1062]

You waking up yet?

[@yofinance1777]

Good on them, they know the system whilst the puppets moan on KZbin whilst being divided and distracted. Blunt but true.

[@user-xg4td3gg7e]

‘To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all’ - Oscar Wilde

[@Username-ze1ux]

Thank you to the banks and government for this stitch up

[@Danten90]

Britain 2024. Unbelievable.

[@EstherFisher-lv6rq]

I feel sorry for the UK citizens, but they want to do Brexit. and they get more worst then before.

[@Danten90]

@@EstherFisher-lv6rq Not all of us wanted Brexit. We were sold on lies and left to dry out!

[@realest-12]

​@@EstherFisher-lv6rqBrexit we voted for was never delivered

[@66kaisersoza]

​@@EstherFisher-lv6rq Germany is in its worst economic crisis in decades. Experts even say they can't see the end of it and they are at the head of the EU

[@cliffsofmoher4220]

​@realest-12 this is what you have been told will happen the prices will rise after brexit and now you are here crying in comments. Have u ever thought of what's causing the prices to rise only 1 WORD B-R-E-X-I-T that's what's causing all these problems if brexit didn't happen then you would actually be living.

[@faraboverubieskerry]

So sad to see this in the UK and Europe. In the US we have had to have 2-3 jobs for years now. Many of us have left the country just to be able to find some affordable housing and not end up living in our cars. A few years ago there was a documentary about teachers in Oklahoma driving Uber or Lyft in the morning before teaching school, working in a cafe afterwards and having another job on the weekend!! These were teachers with families who had been teaching for years. Unacceptable and dystopian 😢😢😢

[@MoMotivation0304]

Agreed and all by design

[@jeanbissettfayse8844]

This was so heartbreaking to watch and there are lots of people in this position. Respect to those hard working people in the video

[@Nellia.20x]

I’m working a second job and can’t even buy new clothes.

[@AHundred-ec5yq]

Work harder then brokey

[@cliftonbrown8764]

That is Insane,wow.

[@cliffsofmoher4220]

Well maybe rejoining EU is a solution.

[@gratefulagoraphobe]

You're heading to US levels, 70/ 80 Yr olds living in cars bc they can't afford to rent. It's disgusting. No one who works full time should have to count pennies like this

[@keropi193]

Also from the US, and yeah its bad. Many of the lucky ones working at McDonalds until they die, and eating cat food to afford their meds.

[@josephinebournes8212]

I'm in the US and life is great!

[@FatRedMonkey]

When life is work, but work is not enough to live, then people refuse to work. That’s the biggest cause of unemployment. You can’t blame them. They are not ‘lazy’. The whole thing is systemically flawed. As soon as it said he ‘rents’ a 1 bedroomed flat, I knew he was in high water. The government needs to cap these high rent rates. If he was paying less rent, he could just work one job and have precious family time. You should work to live, not live to work.

[@AHundred-ec5yq]

Thats why u claim uc and housing benefit and pip for anxiety and depression and work part time no more then 16 hours u earn more then full time 💪🏻💪🏻

[@cliftonbrown8764]

Amen!

[@abtarmiah3799]

Breaks my heart 💔

[@OctoberOctopusM]

They are fast moving towards a victorian style of life and hard work.

[@J.Marrs76]

I'd say we are already in Victorian times.

[@Jesusofsuburbia768]

The conservatives love it

[@Jimraynor45]

The reason why we initially got out of victorian times was because of new inventions which increased the productivity of labor. For example, this man was moving stuff that weighed thousands of pounds by himself just using a forklift. It would of taken much longer and many more men for people to do the same in victorian times if they could it at all. Why things are regressing is because the money we are earning is worth less. It's inflation caused by central banks. Say no to Central banks. They are robbing us blind and destroying our futures, and few can see it.

[@MoMotivation0304]

​@@Jesusofsuburbia768whose Administration are we under? I had more money in my pocket when Trump was in office. Everytime a Democrat gets in office, the world suffers, and I'm black 😅

[@cliffsofmoher4220]

And whose fault is that it's the british public for voting brexit. You mocked us and laughed at us when we warned you and now you are commenting here and complaining crying about it. You sleep on the type of bed you make. So u made the bed you sleep on it

[@Felled-angel]

This is why i take great measures to avoid tax

[@bvanderford]

Shout out from Austin Texas I’m in the same grind guys. Respect for you all

[@mortie638]

Trickle down economics at work…

[@pipoo1]

The conservatives forgot to turn the tap on, or rather they made damned sure from 2010 onwards the tap was turned off.

[@mrleafbeef634]

Governments at work. Dollar devalued

[@xxxx-ep1tj]

And it doesn't work.

[@Jimraynor45]

There is no school of economics known as "trickle down." This is caused by inflation btw. And if you want to know what causes inflation, it's the central bank. And if you want to know what the central bank is, look it up.

[@NS-ms5eg]

Sadly Australia has already turned out like this.

[@rb1062]

The world is now run by wef billionaires but so many people can't see this.

[@lhippocamperouge7845]

France and soon Switzerland too

[@PODstudent438]

I'm going through very similar circumstances even though I budget very tightly. I don't do takeaways, alcohol, holidays etc as I consider them luxuries. Most day i'll jump from supermarket to supermarket to find discounted items that I can eat that day or the next day and things I can freeze for the future. I see no way out at the moment, the system ain't designed to reward hard work in the labour market sadly.

[@MyKharli]

Uk has openly welcomed Americanisation since i can remember and now were surprised its come to this ?

[@mrstephenpariah]

It's gone way beyond that now. The UK is essentially a failed company taken over and asset stripped by American private equity. Worse than a colony, they'll literally own everything in ten or twenty years. Including all the 'human capital'.

[@msx3]

Perhaps these last years of Tory rule has something to do with it.

[@mrleafbeef634]

Dollar devalued like 08

[@blackagent4754]

When even American culture has colonized the British, you know things are really bad. 💀

[@MyKharli]

@@msx3 Look at the American `advisor` in every avenue of government .

[@tycobb2580]

01:31 what's "graphing"?

[@kirbyak47]

London is falling down

[@Chicago48]

He's working himself to an early death. Govts should give UBI's to help families that qualify.

[@shauncameron8390]

@user-hv5so6qz9z And manage what he has better.

[@orangemanbad9723]

Jamie is in this position because he is a hard working, tax paying citizen. If he was an illegal immigrant he would have it easier....

[@jenniferpierno6108]

So how are all those illegal migrants surviving? Answer: free accommodation, free food, free medical. That's what these broken wages are doing: paying to keep this going.

[@BDECOR96]

I will never understand people who have kids when they know they can’t afford to look after themselves

[@weepingangel6805]

Thank you. Education is free. Condoms are free. Morning after is readily available. What more do people need to not have kids they can’t afford? What is their excuse?

[@kashdiscovers1050]

Having kids is in our DNA, not wanting to have them that's social conditioning , I totally disagree with you. You clearly don't understand human nature.

[@BDECOR96]

@@kashdiscovers1050 right but if you struggling to feed yourself and pay bills having a child is the most stupidest idea ever because the child will grow up in poverty what about being financially stable THEN having kids ?

[@mach1nefan]

@@weepingangel6805 children are not a financial decision, if that was the case then nobody would have kids. It’s an existential and natural need many have.

[@OdachiRain]

some parents have kids so that they have a retirement plan, if you know you are on a low wage for the rest of your life you might as well have a kid then wait 20+ years for the investment to pay off. im actually one of those kids, my parents pushed me so hard and now we're comfortable but its hard to forget the poverty we used to have. my parents shouldnt have had kids at all, they could barely support themselves but when you have kids in the uk you get help

[@janeeden919]

Is Mum working while the little boy is in school?

[@mpat100]

Blessings for Jamie, his family, and Imogen and her family.

[@Rick-xp5sy]

I’m borrowing lots going into the first 3 weeks of a month, cut down on everything, no chance of it changing either.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I live in France, I've never heard of a French person needing a second job.

[@manjushagongale]

Maybe cost of living in France is low or the average wages are better.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

@@manjushagongale food is twice the price of the UK, the rest of the bills are similar.

[@J.Marrs76]

House prices and rent much lower in francevthsn rip off uk

[@rb1062]

Benefits are more generous in France paid for by high taxes.

[@rb1062]

@@J.Marrs76 Property prices are going up, though. The French are fleeing Paris and desperately looking elsewhere. My parents' apartment has practically doubled in the past 5 years.

[@marfu1119]

The salary is not enough to survive in this economy. Have to get different income now to survive and save.

[@RickGrahn]

I admire Jamie’s hard work to provide for his family. Hang in there bud.

[@biashacker]

I do not understand why people in Britain tolerate the Royal Family having all that wealth while they suffer. The Royal Family could easily share some of their ill gotten gains with hard working Britain's. Your problem is not the immigrants it is the Royal Family and the Church of England that hordes all the money.

[@lisahertel2415]

Those poor kids. These people breed with no family planning.

[@Plaganomica]

Money to set Isreal but not for the UK workers.

[@in-x-orable2769]

I can't even get a second job.

[@branislavbosak]

after watching this i am actually happy i never had any kids. cant imagine stress levels

[@incognito96]

My heart goes out to him, and others doing there bit.

[@grafito4438]

It's the only way to keep up. I recommend it rather than seeking out loans.