I am from the UK, and have been living abroad for 5 years now. I am in my early 30s. What you are saying is correct, however I do not think the UK is as doomed as all these videos on youtube state. I am typing this while visiting my parents over the xmas/NYE period in the UK. I think people need to realize (1) life in general is becoming more difficult overall in almost most countries. living expensives are increasing so much, quality of services are decreasing and the government is still at times incompetent, and (2) the real reason people are complaining is not that the UK is finished per say, but rather people can save less money for personal expenses. I cannot comment on your work per say, but provided someones salary is not enough, there are potential remidies which may be called more necessary now. Living with parents can save rent, working from home or remote work, cutting down on costs, £630 on food for a single person per month? bit too much. I remember I paid £400 and that was generous, a key is to cook more. From Sainsburys I can get frozen vegetables, two steaks for around £7-8 which covers two dinners. A key important for this generation more so, and also for future generations is the importance of saving. Saving now, and benefitting later such as money that can be used on a house, pension, or investments/stocks/family. Despite me saying this, I am fully aware the UK is expensive, but small changes can have big effects. The UK is still a fantastic place to be, some of the nicest people, no extreme weather conditions, great educational schools and universities, still a functioning NHS, selection of international food, its english speaking, and best of all great alcohol selection :) Note I am a little biased as I am from the sticks, so cost of living is much cheaper here. Hope it all works out for you Rixan! On a side note, moving abroad has a lure which can blind reality. Meeting new people, settling into a new country, going to a country which has worse services and more corruption is not great. Yes you may be able to buy a cheap nasi lemak and pad thai in SEA (while having access to beaches), but when push comes to shove and you need to see a doctor, or get a legal document sorted, or require assistance from the police (in a foreign country) you will realize the level of corruption and bureaucracy is much worse ompared to the UK. Have a great day! :) Happy NY!
@@Dublinby thanks for your thoughts on the matter! I think yes 630 on food is a little on the high side but I very rarely drink so probably evens things out with the average person when combined. I agree there is a lot of negativity and unbalanced takes on life in the UK from people that don't know better ie what a real struggle looks like in other countries. It's probably easier to have a more realistic take when not always in the UK. Cheers
@@shabbos-goy9407 Not sure where you get the rubbish from, many people in their 20s and early 30s live with parents to save money on rent for a house. I see nothing wrong with that. Very common in many other countries. That was sarcasm when saying best, but the alcohol is great within the UK. I actually don't live in the UK or england.
It’s all down to earning capacity. Starting your own business in the service industry is the best and cheapest option. Decide what line you interested in, self educate or either spend 12 months working in what you’ve decided. Get a van some tools and operate. Whilst doing this sacrifice setup sacrifice all pleasures and comforts . 1st and 2nd year will be tough but there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
@HeyRixan well, I'm 51 and this place wasn't given to me. I paid £83,000 for it in spring 2010 and paid that off single handed by spring 2023. It took a lot of "doing without" for years to make the overpayments. I was putting in 68% of my take home pay for the final 5 years. It wasn't fun.
@@HeyRixan I was lucky to get a 3 bedroom house in 1996 for £28,000 just before the crazy house prices started. It`s next to a Roman Canal in a nice village. My bills are about £280 a month, I only have to work 24 hours a week with free wood from work to heat the house, Solar panels to save some money. Free hot water off the wood and solar. I don`t even have a gas supply. We was the lucky ones but it`s not our fault for being lucky. We have been trying to warn all the young people for years but we was just called names. Now they know what we was warning them about.
If you are on a bad salary in any country it's always going to be difficult. Australia has gotten a lot worse in the last 10 years. Since the 1980s the population has literally doubled - and cost of living/quality of life is also in significant decline.
Fair point, i wonder if and when the tied will turn.....as in quality of life relative to the say the median wage.... definitely gone downwards the last few years. At least Oz has the weather 😎
£500 a month for rental in Thailand is a huge expense relative to the salaries of someone working there. It would be interesting if you can do all these comparisons to all the countries you been to using both the lowest pay and average salaries and see how the results are.
@@ChrisLivingInYork 500 would be for somewhere in the center of chang mai for example for a serviced apartment. I'm sure the locals would pay less than a third for their place but the standard would not be what we are used to as westerners.
I have sold my house back in August. Still waiting for the paperwork to finalize. Then, back to Spain. Maybe Barcelona or Palma de Majorca. I have been here in Cambridge since 2001. Enough of the mess this country has become.
@@HeyRixanspain is getting ridiculous with all the anti tourist bullshit...I been there last summer travelling all around whole august thinking about moving from London glad i didnt... UK still dinamic compared to ancient southern europe ...Portugal looks more interesting next time I will have a look...my last time in Lisbon was back in 2002
A few people have said this. Appreciate the feedback, I thought it was on the higher side of normal but maybe I was wrong. I have a high protein diet but even so I suspect i could be more sensible......food for thought (no pun intended) 😊
Thought I was the only one that thought 600 quid was high A good sized chicken is about £8. Vegetables are not that expensive. Value brand bread is quite low.
@@jossratcliffe8908 crazy isn't it. I really can't see how insurance went up so much since before the pandemic and never came down. Especially with everyone driving so conservatively due to all the speed cameras 🤣
@@tomaszsadowski1916 but not doing any fun or leisure activities is not good in the long term if you have no money left over.....about the migration, I guess the government didn't realise people would come here and say "thanks for benefits part, but I leave the work part" 🫣
@@tomaszsadowski1916 also interested in which places you had in mind that are more expensive? And if so do they have the same issues and general feeling of unhappyness.
@@HeyRixanor if they do work , it's low skilled low pay topped up by universal credits , that means they cost us yet they think they help us and we are all lazy
@@HeyRixan I pay £500 in rent, £50 in bills (lodger in a English family home, way better than a shared house with who knows who from who knows where), works van so zero transport, fuel or insurance costs, £9 on my phone, and my Crockpot and meal planning. First thing I have when I get paid is a direct debit into another account for £125 per week. (I get paid weekly). That's for me to invest. I have my emergency fund already. That's £6k a year right there. Minus my rent, and paying myself, and food. Okay I'm left with maybe £25-35 a week for entertainment, and it's 3 for £12 in my local. Job done
Your numbers are barmy. £630 a month on food. Are you dining at the Ritz? £150 on leccy? Gas is cheaper. £150 council tax? Are you claiming single person allowance? £40 a month for water? Have you got a swimming pool? Mine is £20. My home and contents insurance is £100 a year. £40 for a phone!! I pay £6 a month with a Smarty card. Cancel Amazon prime, Spotify, Audible and RUclips Premium. Completely unnecessary. Complete waste of money on gym membership. Go jogging and work out at home. Your van is a luxury. £140 a month on fuel? WTF? Work in the town you live in. £2 bus fare each way or cycle. It's your lifestyle choices that are making you broke.
You're missing my point Steve. This isn't about me personally, I'm not claiming I'm broke. I gave 2 versions, 1 frugal and 1 mid range for this reason. People can then draw their own conclusions relative to their situation and adjust accordingly. I appreciate your input though, I'm also a frugal guy naturally (apart from food maybe 😉)
We are fortunate in that we have a 3 bed semi and we are mortgage free. We're not wealthy just quite frugal. Worked hard, saved our money. But l am noticing it more now, cost wise. Especially on utility bills. Probably one of 5 most expensive countries to live in. We have a house but when we had a flat, there was this ever increasing estate/management charge to pay. And council tax now, costs a lot more. Its almost the price of what it costs to rent a one bed flat, or and it seems it. Motoring very expensive. If it was my choice l would sell up and live in France or Spain. But l know my other half wouldnt entertain that.
That's the problem with lease hold you can be sure a lot of them they are making a tidy profit for themselves by unscrupulous means. Yeah understand why you would prefer France / Spain.....Spain is looking like option number 1 for me.
Thing is in the UK. Property prices/rents are beyond. And forget it if you have your name on the council waiting list. It's not going to happen. You will have to rent privately, and that's even more expensive due to the supply and demand. Mainly down to huge levels of immigration. I really feel for a young couple in their 20's. It's ok for me and the Mrs as we are in our late 50's and we don't have the property hassle one. That's probably the main when it comes to being able to live successfully in terms of finances in the UK. @@HeyRixan
Dude seriously needs to invest in a Crockpot. £630 a month on food??? What are you eating, Champaign and caviar!? M and S finest range? Batch cooking in my Crockpot costs about £35 per week. And I pad them out with excess veg that would otherwise get thrown away. Soups, broths, stews, nothing goes to waste.
@HeyRixan it is an initial layout cost, herbs and spices, plastic containers that are freezer, microwave and dishwasher safe. They're probably £5 each. By the time you've got 20 of them, £200 probably before you've even made anything. It is something you have to keep at otherwise it's a total waste of money. I got myself a smart plug so I can turn it off or on from anywhere I am. Turn on at 10am off again at 18:00. Which is handy if you went to work at 8am. A timer plug would also work. It does require some meal planning but overtime you just know what to buy and make every week. I cook one week of the month, the other 3 I'm just ploughing through the frozen leftovers. Say 4 chicken breasts cost £7 a packet, I could buy two whole chickens for £8 get the four breasts plus four legs, four thighs, four wings. Or a beef joint, cut it half and have diced beef for a stew, cook the other half and have beef sandwiches for the week.
The UK just gets worse and worse every year, nothing gets better. I'm trying to gain some better qualifications to help me possibly move to a better country, but the cost of living is going up all over Europe isn't it. Am going to start looking at Vietnam as I'm studying for my TEFL certificate, and there's work for English teachers out there.
@@oskarsbambalis1766 Lucky you, with a UK passport it seems we cannot do much nowadays apart from visit countries for a short period of time, guess we will have to stick to 90 days out of 180.
@@seantuaima understood, for me a small property with some land and some good weather is the appeal and then to be able to eat out with it hitting the wallet to hard would be ideal. I'm debating it through. Agreed I can definitely be more frugal though.
If you think that it’s expensive to live in the UK this will only get far worse. Check out the new car tax rates this year this will make your eyes pop out.
£630pm on FOOD for a single man? Mate, what the hell are you eating? I spend less than £100 on food PerMonth. You can buy flats & even houses in the UK for under $120K. If you put down £20K or £30K you are looking at monthly payments of between £450 & £500 per month. That's insanely affordable. Living in the centre of a major city is a luxury that most people can't afford.
@@AA-Crow you make a fair point.....Wow 100 a month, honestly wouldn't have thoughts that's possible. Is that vegetarian? I do eat a lot of meat, fruit and coffee related products. 😵💫
Be careful about content insureance. Coffeezilla was paying into that insurance and they didnt pay out. Gotta vet and thoroughly analyze the fine print on what they cover and what they don't. Evil shit insurance is. Edit: build wealth or find anyway to get a online only job and move to southeast Asia. Indo, Philippines, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, etc. Taking a trip there opened my eyes how fucked westerners get with prices. $1.20 usd for a 15 min grab (Uber) ride in Indonesia, fresh produce for a couple thousand pesos for groceries a month in Philippines. 70-100 USD/month for a nice condo near manila. Get the life you deserve 🙏
@@SpydrByte agreed, I despise insurance. Yeah it's the taxis and Ubers that really blow my mind. South East Asian life on a good solid income is a very good life......time to get grinding 👌
@@leojohn6702 🤣 fair enough. I don't blame you, if it had some more sun and a decent house and a small bit of land wasn't half a million quid I'd probably stay myself.
Nice video. There is no doubt that there is a cost of living crisis in the UK. Unfortunately wages have not kept up with inflation for the last 10-15 years at least. It's a serious problem. Just a shame you started the video with a mini-rant about immigrants., The cost of living crisis is nothing to do with the high levels of immigration. Immigration is probably too high at the moment but most studies show that on average they are net contributors to tax since most are net contributors of tax. That is probably not true for the small proportion of illegal immigrants ('the boats') but the vast majority of immigrants are legally let into the country by the government and are coming here to work.
@@stephenwestland942 thanks for the feedback. My research was indicating that immigration is driving up housing costs. Also that whilst immigration in the past was a net positive to the economy that that has not been the case of late. I'll certainly dig deeper. Cheers
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I am from the UK, and have been living abroad for 5 years now. I am in my early 30s. What you are saying is correct, however I do not think the UK is as doomed as all these videos on youtube state. I am typing this while visiting my parents over the xmas/NYE period in the UK. I think people need to realize (1) life in general is becoming more difficult overall in almost most countries. living expensives are increasing so much, quality of services are decreasing and the government is still at times incompetent, and (2) the real reason people are complaining is not that the UK is finished per say, but rather people can save less money for personal expenses. I cannot comment on your work per say, but provided someones salary is not enough, there are potential remidies which may be called more necessary now. Living with parents can save rent, working from home or remote work, cutting down on costs, £630 on food for a single person per month? bit too much. I remember I paid £400 and that was generous, a key is to cook more. From Sainsburys I can get frozen vegetables, two steaks for around £7-8 which covers two dinners. A key important for this generation more so, and also for future generations is the importance of saving. Saving now, and benefitting later such as money that can be used on a house, pension, or investments/stocks/family. Despite me saying this, I am fully aware the UK is expensive, but small changes can have big effects. The UK is still a fantastic place to be, some of the nicest people, no extreme weather conditions, great educational schools and universities, still a functioning NHS, selection of international food, its english speaking, and best of all great alcohol selection :) Note I am a little biased as I am from the sticks, so cost of living is much cheaper here. Hope it all works out for you Rixan! On a side note, moving abroad has a lure which can blind reality. Meeting new people, settling into a new country, going to a country which has worse services and more corruption is not great. Yes you may be able to buy a cheap nasi lemak and pad thai in SEA (while having access to beaches), but when push comes to shove and you need to see a doctor, or get a legal document sorted, or require assistance from the police (in a foreign country) you will realize the level of corruption and bureaucracy is much worse ompared to the UK. Have a great day! :) Happy NY!
@@Dublinby thanks for your thoughts on the matter! I think yes 630 on food is a little on the high side but I very rarely drink so probably evens things out with the average person when combined.
I agree there is a lot of negativity and unbalanced takes on life in the UK from people that don't know better ie what a real struggle looks like in other countries. It's probably easier to have a more realistic take when not always in the UK. Cheers
You talk utter rubbish.
Living with parents? skimping on food. best of all the booze selection?
Have a nice life in Englandistan.
@@shabbos-goy9407 Not sure where you get the rubbish from, many people in their 20s and early 30s live with parents to save money on rent for a house. I see nothing wrong with that. Very common in many other countries. That was sarcasm when saying best, but the alcohol is great within the UK. I actually don't live in the UK or england.
I agree with a lot of what you said. The grass is not always greener, and life is becoming more difficult in a lot of countries. Its not just the UK
@@HeyRixanyes I thought that even for a family that's an awful lot
It’s all down to earning capacity.
Starting your own business in the service industry is the best and cheapest option.
Decide what line you interested in, self educate or either spend 12 months working in what you’ve decided.
Get a van some tools and operate.
Whilst doing this sacrifice setup sacrifice all pleasures and comforts .
1st and 2nd year will be tough but there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
I always wanted to visit the U.K. but nowadays I feel uncomfortable visiting a 3rd world muslim country.
It’s not that bad. That’s social media image. In reality it’s a great place.
I got payed 2 day . Me and my wife . We are left with 200 pound after we have paid everything out . Times are really hard at moment .
Shocking 😮
If you are debt free and own your house outright it's not too bad.
The boomers got in at the right time.
@HeyRixan well, I'm 51 and this place wasn't given to me. I paid £83,000 for it in spring 2010 and paid that off single handed by spring 2023.
It took a lot of "doing without" for years to make the overpayments. I was putting in 68% of my take home pay for the final 5 years. It wasn't fun.
@@HeyRixan I was lucky to get a 3 bedroom house in 1996 for £28,000 just before the crazy house prices started. It`s next to a Roman Canal in a nice village. My bills are about £280 a month, I only have to work 24 hours a week with free wood from work to heat the house, Solar panels to save some money. Free hot water off the wood and solar. I don`t even have a gas supply. We was the lucky ones but it`s not our fault for being lucky. We have been trying to warn all the young people for years but we was just called names. Now they know what we was warning them about.
@@ep1929yes but ...could you afford to buy it now on your current wage . That's the question
@@whatsleft100 what do banks lend now X salary?
If you are on a bad salary in any country it's always going to be difficult. Australia has gotten a lot worse in the last 10 years. Since the 1980s the population has literally doubled - and cost of living/quality of life is also in significant decline.
Fair point, i wonder if and when the tied will turn.....as in quality of life relative to the say the median wage.... definitely gone downwards the last few years. At least Oz has the weather 😎
£500 a month for rental in Thailand is a huge expense relative to the salaries of someone working there. It would be interesting if you can do all these comparisons to all the countries you been to using both the lowest pay and average salaries and see how the results are.
@@ChrisLivingInYork 500 would be for somewhere in the center of chang mai for example for a serviced apartment. I'm sure the locals would pay less than a third for their place but the standard would not be what we are used to as westerners.
I have sold my house back in August. Still waiting for the paperwork to finalize. Then, back to Spain. Maybe Barcelona or Palma de Majorca. I have been here in Cambridge since 2001. Enough of the mess this country has become.
Don't blame you. I'm off to Spain soon on a scouting mission for a potential long term base.
Are you an EU citizen?
Palma 👌
Barcelona is a shithole!
@@HeyRixanspain is getting ridiculous with all the anti tourist bullshit...I been there last summer travelling all around whole august thinking about moving from London glad i didnt... UK still dinamic compared to ancient southern europe ...Portugal looks more interesting next time I will have a look...my last time in Lisbon was back in 2002
UK wages are too low to live anywhere in the first world.
@@nathanielcarreon5634 not sure about that. You're being a little too general with that statement.
Don't know your living situation but £600 p.m. just on groceries is rediculous. I never spend more than £100 p.w. with two children.
A few people have said this. Appreciate the feedback, I thought it was on the higher side of normal but maybe I was wrong. I have a high protein diet but even so I suspect i could be more sensible......food for thought (no pun intended) 😊
Thought I was the only one that thought 600 quid was high
A good sized chicken is about £8.
Vegetables are not that expensive. Value brand bread is quite low.
Great vid, Mush
Cheers fella
I'm shipping out this year
Have you decided where to yet?
@@HeyRixan Either Isle of Man or Bulgaria. I'm currently on the IoM for 3 months checking it out.
@@MrRiteEO Cool Bulgaria is on my Radar also.
It’s how expensive it is to run a car as well
@@jossratcliffe8908 crazy isn't it. I really can't see how insurance went up so much since before the pandemic and never came down. Especially with everyone driving so conservatively due to all the speed cameras 🤣
@@HeyRixan we are getting raped left right and centre mate great vid
Agree with you! Cheers fella.
GBP 1000/m is not so bad. There are places that are more expensive. btw UK left EU and still the migration increases XD
@@tomaszsadowski1916 but not doing any fun or leisure activities is not good in the long term if you have no money left over.....about the migration, I guess the government didn't realise people would come here and say "thanks for benefits part, but I leave the work part" 🫣
@@tomaszsadowski1916 also interested in which places you had in mind that are more expensive? And if so do they have the same issues and general feeling of unhappyness.
@@HeyRixanor if they do work , it's low skilled low pay topped up by universal credits , that means they cost us yet they think they help us and we are all lazy
If you have any job paying less than £ 40k for a single person NO.
Yeah definitely a struggle especially in city centres where prices are higher
I get living wage and still bank £6k a year.
What are you doing wrong?
@Christina-g4s Fair play. Hard to comprehend, you must be super disciplined.
@@HeyRixan I pay £500 in rent, £50 in bills (lodger in a English family home, way better than a shared house with who knows who from who knows where), works van so zero transport, fuel or insurance costs, £9 on my phone, and my Crockpot and meal planning.
First thing I have when I get paid is a direct debit into another account for £125 per week. (I get paid weekly). That's for me to invest. I have my emergency fund already. That's £6k a year right there.
Minus my rent, and paying myself, and food.
Okay I'm left with maybe £25-35 a week for entertainment, and it's 3 for £12 in my local.
Job done
Your numbers are barmy. £630 a month on food. Are you dining at the Ritz? £150 on leccy? Gas is cheaper. £150 council tax? Are you claiming single person allowance? £40 a month for water? Have you got a swimming pool? Mine is £20. My home and contents insurance is £100 a year. £40 for a phone!! I pay £6 a month with a Smarty card. Cancel Amazon prime, Spotify, Audible and RUclips Premium. Completely unnecessary. Complete waste of money on gym membership. Go jogging and work out at home. Your van is a luxury. £140 a month on fuel? WTF? Work in the town you live in. £2 bus fare each way or cycle. It's your lifestyle choices that are making you broke.
You're missing my point Steve. This isn't about me personally, I'm not claiming I'm broke. I gave 2 versions, 1 frugal and 1 mid range for this reason. People can then draw their own conclusions relative to their situation and adjust accordingly. I appreciate your input though, I'm also a frugal guy naturally (apart from food maybe 😉)
@@HeyRixan Fair play.
We are fortunate in that we have a 3 bed semi and we are mortgage free.
We're not wealthy just quite frugal. Worked hard, saved our money.
But l am noticing it more now, cost wise.
Especially on utility bills. Probably one of 5 most expensive countries to live in.
We have a house but when we had a flat, there was this ever increasing estate/management charge to pay.
And council tax now, costs a lot more.
Its almost the price of what it costs to rent a one bed flat, or and it seems it.
Motoring very expensive.
If it was my choice l would sell up and live in France or Spain.
But l know my other half wouldnt entertain that.
That's the problem with lease hold you can be sure a lot of them they are making a tidy profit for themselves by unscrupulous means. Yeah understand why you would prefer France / Spain.....Spain is looking like option number 1 for me.
Thing is in the UK.
Property prices/rents are beyond.
And forget it if you have your name on the council waiting list.
It's not going to happen.
You will have to rent privately, and that's even more expensive due to the supply and demand. Mainly down to huge levels of immigration.
I really feel for a young couple in their 20's.
It's ok for me and the Mrs as we are in our late 50's and we don't have the property hassle one.
That's probably the main when it comes to being able to live successfully in terms of finances in the UK. @@HeyRixan
Tobacco is nearly more expensive than Silver weight by weight.
@@damianbutterworth2434 I just looked up how much a packet of cigarettes were these days......wow. 17 quid.
@@HeyRixan £23.50 for 1 Ounce of Baccy and £30 for an Ounce of Silver. Idid grow some Baccy plants last year but never dried out properly.
@damianbutterworth2434 wow crazy that. The vast majority of that 23.50 will be tax I suspect
Just found your channel, would it be possible to give tips to working remotely please & some ideas?
@@andrewtaylor6737 sure, next few video's will touch more on this. Stay tuned.
Dude seriously needs to invest in a Crockpot.
£630 a month on food??? What are you eating, Champaign and caviar!?
M and S finest range?
Batch cooking in my Crockpot costs about £35 per week. And I pad them out with excess veg that would otherwise get thrown away.
Soups, broths, stews, nothing goes to waste.
I was shopping a little too frequently at M&S i must admit 🙂.....Thanks for the crockpot tip I'll check it out.
@HeyRixan it is an initial layout cost,
herbs and spices,
plastic containers that are freezer, microwave and dishwasher safe.
They're probably £5 each. By the time you've got 20 of them,
£200 probably before you've even made anything.
It is something you have to keep at otherwise it's a total waste of money.
I got myself a smart plug so I can turn it off or on from anywhere I am. Turn on at 10am off again at 18:00. Which is handy if you went to work at 8am.
A timer plug would also work.
It does require some meal planning but overtime you just know what to buy and make every week.
I cook one week of the month, the other 3 I'm just ploughing through the frozen leftovers.
Say 4 chicken breasts cost £7 a packet, I could buy two whole chickens for £8 get the four breasts plus four legs, four thighs, four wings.
Or a beef joint, cut it half and have diced beef for a stew, cook the other half and have beef sandwiches for the week.
@Christina-g4s thank you for the detailed information, appreciated 😊
@@HeyRixan anyone can be poor, but not everyone learns HOW to be poor.
its not a quick fix, it takes time, effort, practice and perseverance.
The UK just gets worse and worse every year, nothing gets better. I'm trying to gain some better qualifications to help me possibly move to a better country, but the cost of living is going up all over Europe isn't it. Am going to start looking at Vietnam as I'm studying for my TEFL certificate, and there's work for English teachers out there.
@@DarkFruit I think Vietnam is a great option. A few people I know that are done with the crowds and price rises in Bali are moving there.
I sow were it going and left early in 2022 .
Where is home now out of interest?
@@HeyRixan I Live in Riga Latvia , but will move this year to lower tax country
@@oskarsbambalis1766 PLease tell us where you are going, every route out seems to be blocked.
@@MotorsportUK2009 I have EU passport
@@oskarsbambalis1766 Lucky you, with a UK passport it seems we cannot do much nowadays apart from visit countries for a short period of time, guess we will have to stick to 90 days out of 180.
How are you spending £600 on food each month ? Bit high.
@@Ebawoaz i think I was getting carried away on fancy chocolate and fancy coconut water. 🫣
You are really spending alot in the UK though.
I have managed spending less although I live in quite a deprived city called Liverpool, Merseyside!
@@seantuaima understood, for me a small property with some land and some good weather is the appeal and then to be able to eat out with it hitting the wallet to hard would be ideal. I'm debating it through. Agreed I can definitely be more frugal though.
Issue is is most people can't earn money abroad, so people are stuck, unless you do some scammy online business.
If you think that it’s expensive to live in the UK this will only get far worse. Check out the new car tax rates this year this will make your eyes pop out.
Oh really 🫣
@ 🤣
No it’s depression in every area. If you can leave then absolutely go for it!
@@NibberKSmooth are you in the UK or have you now left?
£630pm on FOOD for a single man? Mate, what the hell are you eating? I spend less than £100 on food PerMonth.
You can buy flats & even houses in the UK for under $120K. If you put down £20K or £30K you are looking at monthly payments of between £450 & £500 per month. That's insanely affordable. Living in the centre of a major city is a luxury that most people can't afford.
@@AA-Crow you make a fair point.....Wow 100 a month, honestly wouldn't have thoughts that's possible. Is that vegetarian? I do eat a lot of meat, fruit and coffee related products. 😵💫
roads are good? not any more!
@@bartimay8543 compared with other countries I find them to be good. But maybe where you live that isn't the case?
@ most of the Europe…
Be careful about content insureance. Coffeezilla was paying into that insurance and they didnt pay out. Gotta vet and thoroughly analyze the fine print on what they cover and what they don't. Evil shit insurance is.
Edit: build wealth or find anyway to get a online only job and move to southeast Asia. Indo, Philippines, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, etc. Taking a trip there opened my eyes how fucked westerners get with prices. $1.20 usd for a 15 min grab (Uber) ride in Indonesia, fresh produce for a couple thousand pesos for groceries a month in Philippines. 70-100 USD/month for a nice condo near manila. Get the life you deserve 🙏
@@SpydrByte agreed, I despise insurance. Yeah it's the taxis and Ubers that really blow my mind. South East Asian life on a good solid income is a very good life......time to get grinding 👌
It does worth it. Im romanian and just got the passport. I wont leave. 😂
@@leojohn6702 🤣 fair enough. I don't blame you, if it had some more sun and a decent house and a small bit of land wasn't half a million quid I'd probably stay myself.
@ why don’t you start investing than? Investing doesn’t mean you need that much money. You can do it with even 200£ monthly
Nice video. There is no doubt that there is a cost of living crisis in the UK. Unfortunately wages have not kept up with inflation for the last 10-15 years at least. It's a serious problem.
Just a shame you started the video with a mini-rant about immigrants., The cost of living crisis is nothing to do with the high levels of immigration. Immigration is probably too high at the moment but most studies show that on average they are net contributors to tax since most are net contributors of tax. That is probably not true for the small proportion of illegal immigrants ('the boats') but the vast majority of immigrants are legally let into the country by the government and are coming here to work.
@@stephenwestland942 thanks for the feedback. My research was indicating that immigration is driving up housing costs. Also that whilst immigration in the past was a net positive to the economy that that has not been the case of late. I'll certainly dig deeper. Cheers
England is a terrible place to live
Come on..., the food is awesome here!? be serious! quality here is an absolute joke!
@@bartimay8543 have you travelled much?
@@HeyRixan yes, for example good in
South Asia much better quality and much more affordable.
@@bartimay8543 I love food in south east Asia and definitely more affordable but to say the quality is poor over here is wrong in my opinion.
@ Food quality in Thailand or Bali is much better. In general food there is better than is Europe in my option.