HollowKnight
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I was underwhelmed by tonight's candidate. It just all seemed so obvious.
I was underwhelmed by tonight's candidate. It just all seemed so obvious.
Eoin has acknowledged that it is now getting beyond the reaches of our twenty somethings to own and run a car or get a foot on the property ladder
even if the trip was for business.
Most companies reimburse the travel expenses of their staff. Travel time is work time, so if a taxi saves them even 30 minutes over public transport, it's (usually) money well spent.
Or could it be the opposite? Houses prices are out of reach for many (especially in Dublin) so they just spend their money as they like rather than being a bean counter.The only thing stopping a large swatch of twenty somethings buying a car or a house is their own spending habits. In my opinion.
Or could it be that people no longer expect to have to save for 5 years before they are in a position to buy their first home? Are prices really that much higher now or is this just what we're being told by the media? A quick look on daft.ie shows that apartments in D15 are going for similar prices to what they were 17 years ago (maybe up to 5% more now). Granted the volume of available apartments may not be there right now and the lending criteria may be stricter but is it still beyond people to save a deposit for a starter home in 5 years now?Or could it be the opposite? Houses prices are out of reach for many (especially in Dublin) so they just spend their money as they like rather than being a bean counter.
I've worked with graduates in IT who earn more than 60k in their late twenties. The only reason why they can't afford some sort of place in Dublin is due to their spending habits.Or could it be the opposite? Houses prices are out of reach for many (especially in Dublin) so they just spend their money as they like rather than being a bean counter.
Yep, I've been at weddings like that too...When I think on it, my wedding cost <£2,000 Punts and I had a plastic garden table and chairs in my kitchen for over a year
We saw her getting in to a taxi to go to the airport. There are plenty of buses, aircoach etc, that provide a service to the airport. It struck me that it would never have occurred to her to get a bus, even if the trip was for business.
We saw her getting in to a taxi to go to the airport. There are plenty of buses, aircoach etc, that provide a service to the airport. It struck me that it would never have occurred to her to get a bus, even if the trip was for business.
Proper long term planning for retirement on there income by paying into a pension and having a life while working on there income level is the point he was getting across,Not sure what to make of this weeks show, they seem like a normal family that just needs a small bit of financial housekeeping and they will continue to trudge along like any other family in their position
What isn't adding up for me is Eoin's financial independence assessment that they can reduce it in 14 years from 73 to 59 and be "Financial independent" with two kids under the age of 20
I know we are only getting a snap shot of the whole story but I would have like to see more of the calculations that allowed Eoin to make this claim because to me it just doesn't add up