I mainly just complain about everything nowadays with the occasional funny tweet.
Pontefract
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Employers in 2026 be like:
“We really care about our employees.”
Then proceed to pay you the absolute legal minimum, offer zero sick pay, give you unpaid breaks and the bare minimum holiday entitlement allowed by law.
But don't forget, you're all one big family.
You know the UK is fucked when people are arguing that £300 a month for food for a single person is too much. It's fucking £10 a day.
Clocks go back on Sunday. Hopefully they go back to when £40 filled the car, £60 filled a trolley not a basket and working full time actually paid the bills without leaving you skint 6 minutes after being paid.
The annual tradition of sitting in a freezing house, pretending you're not cold because you refuse to put the heating on yet, has officially begun.
Only in the UK can you work full time, earn a "good wage" and still be worried you can't afford to turn the fucking heating on.
Clocks go back soon. That means the clock on my oven, microwave and in my car will finally be the right time again.
I quit drinking coffee today so if the older generations advice is correct I should have a deposit for a house by next week.
Can we settle a debate please. How much do you spend on food per month in the UK? And for how many people?
People who think spending £10 a day on food is too much are fucking mental. What are you eating if you're spending less? Fucking rice sandwiches?
Minimum wage in the UK is £12.71 an hour.
How the fuck is a single person meant to survive on that?
That's just under £21k a year after tax, national insurance and pension.
Let's do the maths.
Rent: £750 a month (£9,000 a year).
Council tax: £130 (£1,560 a year).
Utilities: £150 (£1,800 a year).
Phone: £50 (£600 a year).
WiFi: £30 (£360 a year).
Fuel, insurance and road tax: £350 (£4,200 a year).
Food shop: £300 (£3,600 a year).
Total: £21,120 a year. You're already £120 in the red, before clothes, toiletries, car repairs, emergencies or socialising.
One of the richest countries in the world, yet minimum wage doesn't cover the minimum cost of living.
Something needs to change.
It wouldn't suprise me if the government found a way to tax us on the extra hour we get when the clocks go back.
What things should cost in the UK:
Tax: 10%
Rent: £400
Bills: £100
Fuel: 70p a litre
Council Tax: £50
Weekly food shop: £30
A house: £40k
Phone bill: £10
Weekend away in the UK: £60
Meal deal: £2
Return train to London: £20
Freddos: 10p
Carrier bags: Free
To all of the parents out there trying to hold everything together...
You cannot work full time, get the kids ready for school by 8:30am, collect them at 3pm, keep the house tidy, cook every night, maintain a relationship, stay in touch with friends, exercise, save money, build a future and still find time for yourself without eventually burning out.
All while dealing with endless washing, food shopping and a never-ending list of things that need doing.
You haven't failed. You're simply being expected to do too much with too little time.
Everyone deserves to enjoy their life, not spend every day exhausted trying to keep everything together.