So I'm going through some receipts

[scooterscot]

whilst listening to The Eagles, such is the excitement of my Sunday evening although there is strudel in the oven and it's starting to smell gorgeous. Anyway....

a number of those receipts already have twenty g$£ dam % written on them, you know 17.5% who cares but some of my day to day purchases (non-business) are notably more costly. It's not so much the VAT itself, which is a fair chunk, but the increase in the base costs that I've noticed.

If I'm noticing this how on earth are the little people coping?

We're doomed... etc

[MarillionFan]

That's why I'm ducking down for a while and just going to focus on Plan A(As Space cadet would say, Plan B is Plan A).

I have to say (arrrcccchhh sppppiittttt). I agree with him.

[OwlHoot]

I don't normally worry about money (which probably explains why I don't have much).

But just going for a quiet drink with a few friends is ruinous - Watch this:

Return tube fare (zones 2 - 1, we're not talking Upminster to Amersham) : 6.50
Paper to read on tube : 1.50
round of drinks, plus a couple of pints : 30.00 (roughly)
pub snack : 10.00

which amounts to the thick end of £50

It's been a while since I was last clubbing; but I imagine with admission charges, overpriced drinks, and taxis one wouldn't have much change out of £150

[MarillionFan]

I don't normally worry about money (which probably explains why I don't have much).

But just going for a quiet drink with a few friends is ruinous - Watch this:

Return tube fare (zones 2 - 1, we're not talking Upminster to Amersham) : 6.50
Paper to read on tube : 1.50
round of drinks, plus a couple of pints : 30.00 (roughly)
pub snack : 10.00

which amounts to the thick end of £50

It's been a while since I was last clubbing; but I imagine with admission charges, overpriced drinks, and taxis one wouldn't have much change out of £150

30 minutes money? Pah!