I am 37, a qualified electrician where I have been in London for the past 11 years.
Started as a labourer, and renting near central london in a flatshare. Pretty much was plenty left after groceries and rent paid.
Now despite a.considerable wage bump, I living 15 miles from central london (still flatshare), and between groceries, highly costly and overrated public transport, also re supplying my own tools and training, there is fuck all left.
Properties cost almost.double.than is 10 years, but yet the tradesmen that make get roughly the same.
What is the point? Better go back to portugal, at least I won't pay rent, be near my family and still be poor.
I'm really surprised how the masses are so passive about this.
Like “it is what it is”, what a waste of a generation
Edit: apologies for the poor language