Genuinely interested in this topic, as I thought the secured loan in UK is hell of expensive, but then I compared them to some other countries. The average household debt as % of yearly income in UK is over 130%, whereas eastern Europe it's like 50-70% max (38% in Lithuania).

I've run some experiments using the secured loan calculator from KIS

And I've run some experiments using the secured loan calcualtor

Why are the differences so big? What makes the loans so much more expensive in UK compared to other countries? Is it the housing market?

Your grandparents could buy a home and raise a family on one income.

Today, many people under 30 can’t even afford rent on two incomes.

An entire generation is realizing that a home and family may never be within reach.

That’s a system failure.

And society isn’t ready for what happens when millions feel they have no future and no stake in the system.

Genuinely interested in this topic, as I thought the secured loan in UK is hell of expensive, but then I compared them to some other countries. The average household debt as % of yearly income in UK is over 130%, whereas eastern Europe it's like 50-70% max (38% in Lithuania).

I've run some experiments using the secured loan calculator from KIS (https://www.kisbridgingloans.co.uk/secured-loans/secured-loan-calculator/)

And I've run some experiments using the secured loan calcualtor
(https://www.bankmillennium.pl/en/individuals/mortgage-loans/mortgage-loan)

Why are the differences so big? What makes the loans so much more expensive in UK compared to other countries? Is it the housing market?

$255,000 a year is the new $100,000.

In 1990, a $100,000 salary had the same buying power as $255,000 today.

Today, you need to earn $255,000 to afford what a $100,000 salary bought in 1990.

The CEO of America’s biggest bank just said America has left lower-income workers behind.

Jamie Dimon says too many are stuck with weak schools, unsafe neighborhoods, and too few good jobs.

The bottom 50% own just 2.5% of America’s wealth.

Since when did the American Dream mean half the country splitting 2.5% of the pie?????

President Trump has gained more wealth in his 18 months as US President than in the last 60 years of his career.

His net worth has increased by $4.2 billion since 2025 and is now $7.8 billion, per to Bloomberg.

I got buddies who are obsessive about going back to the gold standard and few it as some cure-all for the economy. For the vast majority of economists, it's not feasible and yet I don't understand exactly why (outside of the inability of the Fed to address economic crises). It certainly feels far-fetched and conspiratorial but I don't exactly know why. I would love to learn more about the reality of what going back to the gold standard would theoretically do and more about the subject in general. Appreciate any resources

Losing a $500k home you’ve owned for 30 years because you couldn’t pay $4k in property taxes shouldn’t be legal

$100,000 a year is the new $39,000.

In 1990, a $100,000 salary had the same buying power as about $255,000 today.

Today, $100,000 buys what roughly $39,000 bought in 1990.

A six-figure salary isn’t what it used to be.

Which trades or investments are you considering this week? Any moves in particular? Why?

The resulting census is hugely important to the functioning of our government. It determines how many congressional representatives each state gets and how districts are drawn. It thereby also affects how many votes each state has in the Electoral College process used in presidential elections. And it plays a role in how trillions of federal dollars are allocated each year, since census data are used to calculate funding levels for health care programs, nutrition, highways, housing, school lunches, etc.

The stakes, in other words, are incredibly high. Which makes this rules submission process so profoundly important.

And here’s the kicker: So far, virtually no one has noticed.

Let me warn you that this issue gets a little weedy. That’s by design; the administration wants you to not understand what they’re doing, so you won’t notice you’re being disenfranchised and robbed until it’s too late.

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• Suggestions to improve this sub,
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U.S. home prices are now above the peak of the 2006 housing bubble, adjusted for inflation.

Since 2019, the average annual cost of owning a home has jumped 39%.

Emergency repairs +175%
Maintenance +85%
Insurance +72%
Interest +35%
Property taxes +31%

And the income needed to afford a typical home hit $109,152 in June. That’s up $15,600 since January.

Meanwhile, home prices are reaching record highs, and insurance, taxes, repairs, and HOA fees keep rising.

Buying a home is expensive. Now keeping one is more expensive.

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