Was chatting to someone recently whose old Astra had crossed 320k miles and was somehow still being used daily with barely any warning lights on
Feel like my fees have stagnated while overheads have rocketed. Are people charging a flat monthly retainer or just doing a fixed annual billing cycle now?
I was thinking about Emon and Jamiul from season two - they were the kings of the budget
It feels like workload expectations in accounting keep creeping up while salaries don’t really move at the same pace, especially with month end pressure, lean teams and how stretched a lot of finance functions are. Makes me wonder if accounting in the UK still feels financially worth it compared to the stress and hours, or if people are starting to think the trade off just isn’t as good as it used to be
What’s the creepiest BBC thing you’ve watched that just had an unsettling vibe the whole way through?
For me, it is the physical inability to throw away a decent glass jar because it might be useful for something eventually, or the deep-seated guilt I feel if I don't wait for a 40% off sale to buy a new toaster
Haven’t actually been but came across Edensor and didn’t realise it sits right within the grounds of Chatsworth House in the Peak District National Park. Looks almost unreal how tidy and planned it is, like it’s part of the estate rather than a normal village
I am finally earning enough that a ten pound price difference on a grocery shop shouldn't matter but i still find myself physically unable to buy fruit from waitrose when aldi is right next door. There is a deep seated part of my brain that refuses to pay three times the price for basically the same punnet of blueberries
It feels like Chinese brands have come in and completely reset what value means in the market, especially with EVs and hybrids, offering more tech, longer warranties and lower pricing compared to a lot of established European and Japanese options. What’s your take on where this goes over the next few years?