I reckon £3k would do in retirement - current monthly spend with 2 kids and mortgage is in the £5k region.
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I don't think we have any of those do we?Originally posted by vetran View Post
fixed for millennials!Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Oldest millennials are either 41 or turning 41 this year.Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I don't think we have any of those do we?
It's gen z, those 25 this year and under, who we are unlikely to be on CUK."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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They changed it because the earliest tranche of millenials clearly aren't. Many of us are xennials, although you're looking at children of '90 as the core millys. Of course most of them are now married with kids and more interested in the property ladder than the glass ceiling now.Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Oldest millennials are either 41 or turning 41 this year.
It's gen z, those 25 this year and under, who we are unlikely to be on CUK.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Whatever you did think you could live on, double it now.
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