robthehermit
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Post by robthehermit on Mar 9, 2022 17:28:01 GMT
For shits and giggles I just worked out that the first 6 hours of work I do every week are just to pay for the months electricity.
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Post by robthehermit on Mar 9, 2022 17:29:01 GMT
My old man is bricking it at the moment. Currently his leccy bill runs to 25% of his pension.
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Post by Dougs on Mar 9, 2022 17:34:40 GMT
Yeah, I dread to think what my mum's is.
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Post by knighty on Mar 9, 2022 18:16:02 GMT
I’m planning to top up the prepayment meter as much as I can before end of March…prices won’t update until the first time you stick the card back in apparently. All above board and fine, doesn’t claw back later.
With any luck I might get a couple of months at the ‘cheap’ rate.
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Post by GigaChad Sigma. on Mar 9, 2022 19:07:02 GMT
Noticed the price changes in Tesco. If you buy similar things each week you become familiar with prices.
A lot of the cheaper items rice/pasta that might be a couple of quid have all an extra 15p - 25p added.
My food bills are pretty low but for families it must be a bitch.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2022 19:10:05 GMT
Noticed the price changes in Tesco. If you buy similar things each week you become familiar with prices. A lot of the cheaper items rice/pasta that might be a couple of quid have all an extra 15p - 25p added. My food bills are pretty low but for families it must be a bitch. Yeah. I shop daily (I am bored walking to sainsburys gets me out of the house while I work from home.) Usually pick up some odds and ends, supper and an alcohol free beer or 2. I suddenly realised today I am spending £20 a day. It was 10 or 15 six months ago. |
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Post by Dougs on Mar 9, 2022 19:21:06 GMT
Yep, definitely noticed prices rocketing. 12 cans of dog food for my mum's dog was £7, now £9. Jars of pesto up 50p to £2.50. Tonic water cans up 90p to nearly a fiver. Fresh fruit and veg hasn't had the same big increases but still 10-20p on things.
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Post by Danno on Mar 9, 2022 19:24:54 GMT
That's not too bad in fairness, unless you were already on a shit rate. Most people have doubled. Not that it's an insignificant amount at all. Mine is a little more than that and it fucking stings seeing the DD go out. It's just 2 people (plus pets). Time to start bathing in the blood of my enemies and using the lamentations of their women for light I guess |
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Post by dogbot on Mar 9, 2022 19:32:00 GMT
That's not too bad in fairness, unless you were already on a shit rate. Most people have doubled. Not that it's an insignificant amount at all. Mine is a little more than that and it fucking stings seeing the DD go out. It's just 2 people (plus pets). Time to start bathing in the blood of my enemies and using the lamentations of their women for light I guess Don't forget your dentishtry, though. |
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Post by Danno on Mar 9, 2022 19:37:15 GMT
It's just 2 people (plus pets). Time to start bathing in the blood of my enemies and using the lamentations of their women for light I guess Don't forget your dentishtry, though. Another bloody expense I cannot currently afford! |
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Post by stuz359 on Mar 14, 2022 7:50:38 GMT
My local has just put the prices up (brewery set so not them tbf). Working out the price rise it's pretty much 11% across the board.
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Post by geefe on Mar 14, 2022 8:16:26 GMT
I don't drink so am fairly insulated from prices but covered my mate's round the other day for her birthday. Came close to £15 for two drinks. Unreal.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Mar 14, 2022 8:43:15 GMT
Has anyone had an inflation related pay rise yet? Our annual pay review isn't till June and the increases for the last few years have been 1% or 0%. I hope they realise that isn't sustainable now!
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Post by Nitrous on Mar 14, 2022 10:17:37 GMT
Happen to notice our local Tesco petrol station has unleaded for £1.66 a litre. I'll continue to fill up at Costco but even that is currently £1.52.
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Post by TheSaint on Mar 14, 2022 11:01:52 GMT
Has anyone had an inflation related pay rise yet? Our annual pay review isn't till June and the increases for the last few years have been 1% or 0%. I hope they realise that isn't sustainable now! Didn't the BoE say we shouldn't be asking for pay rises? I'm sure a lot of employers will be more than happy to take that advice to heart. |
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Mar 14, 2022 11:06:11 GMT
Has anyone had an inflation related pay rise yet? Our annual pay review isn't till June and the increases for the last few years have been 1% or 0%. I hope they realise that isn't sustainable now! Didn't the BoE say we shouldn't be asking for pay rises? I'm sure a lot of employers will be more than happy to take that advice to heart. The BoE called for restraint in pay rises. They were hardly going to say to go nuts were they?  That said the stupid fuck should have just said he's concerned with a wage push inflation spiral but the art of speaking with tact seems to be lost. |
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Post by grey_matters on Mar 14, 2022 11:06:11 GMT
Has anyone had an inflation related pay rise yet? Our annual pay review isn't till June and the increases for the last few years have been 1% or 0%. I hope they realise that isn't sustainable now! I think so. Nearly 8% with no promotion. I had a good year but I'd guess at least half of that was due to acknowledging inflation. I haven't asked any colleagues yet (I'm a still bit private about that kind of chat despite knowing that it's the best way to make things fair in the workplace). |
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Mar 14, 2022 11:21:39 GMT
That's great I'll be ok with half that. :/ |
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Post by anephric on Mar 14, 2022 13:23:45 GMT
I'm normally ecstatic to get just something in line with inflation. If that's been the bar in every other year, I don't see why it shouldn't be now, because inflation's seemingly not going anywhere for a good while and I don't have many belts left to tighten.
What's the alternative?
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Post by JYM60 on Mar 14, 2022 13:31:30 GMT
Talk of potential 6% pay raise in my work. Though, I have read that if you don't get a pay raise of at least 7% it is in effect a pay decrease, due to inflation.
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Post by Tomo on Mar 14, 2022 13:31:51 GMT
Pay rises lol
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Post by dmukgr on Mar 14, 2022 14:34:00 GMT
We did massive pay rises at my place this year as we are competing in a very small market for really good engineers. Some companies have been paying stupid money for a number of years now, but with inflation on top, this year has been something else.
I also just had my first gas bill based on real usage (since moving in in Jan). Works out at £300 a month but I have no idea if that is good or bad in the general current turmoil. It is for a 3 bed house and ~3700kWh's
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Post by Dougs on Mar 14, 2022 15:22:04 GMT
Yeah, this. If the public sector get 3% I'd be amazed. |
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Post by zephro on Mar 14, 2022 15:28:04 GMT
We did massive pay rises at my place this year as we are competing in a very small market for really good engineers. Some companies have been paying stupid money for a number of years now, but with inflation on top, this year has been something else. I also just had my first gas bill based on real usage (since moving in in Jan). Works out at £300 a month but I have no idea if that is good or bad in the general current turmoil. It is for a 3 bed house and ~3700kWh's In my old job they spent most of last year hammering out a 4% payrise for some developers (quite a few but not the old white guys who've been around for years) after years of failing to keep up with the market. Finally came through in January just in time for inflation to be 5-6% so instead of improving moral as planned everyone just went "Oh so my salary has still gone down". |
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Post by スコットランド on Mar 14, 2022 15:38:49 GMT
Should find out soon about mine, I expect no more than 1% despite inflation likely to hit 2%  |
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Post by anephric on Mar 14, 2022 19:34:42 GMT
Ours so far is predicted to be a big fat zero with no bonus either (which was only humble in years past but better than a poke in the eye), so this year I'm really going to be much worse off.
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Post by technoish on Mar 14, 2022 20:15:48 GMT
Yeah, this. If the public sector get 3% I'd be amazed. I do reckon 3% is possible. Inflation will be at 7+. Certainly for some sectors (front line etc) you will see this. |
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Post by technoish on Mar 14, 2022 20:17:12 GMT
Should find out soon about mine, I expect no more than 1% despite inflation likely to hit 2% Bollox. |
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Post by スコットランド on Mar 14, 2022 21:39:08 GMT
Should find out soon about mine, I expect no more than 1% despite inflation likely to hit 2%  Bollox. ? |
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Post by technoish on Mar 14, 2022 22:14:40 GMT
What the fuck were you trying to add? Most people in other places are dealing with 7% or more inflation, and power bill increases that will put serious pressure on their finances. With likely very limited increases in income. An unironic "poor me I will get 1% instead of 2% inflation" is poor poor taste / reading of the room.
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