I remember an acquaintance, let us call her Victoria, bemoaning the fact that she couldn’t possibly afford to work part-time after the birth of her child; couldn’t afford to lose a fifth of her salary – about ?15,000 – without her life falling apart.
That’s 20 per cent of the salary, by the way, the ?15,000, not the actual salary.
I think I raised half an eyebrow; what I wanted to do was slap her. This woman had a husband earning well over ?100,000 a year, two homes, two cars and all the accoutrements that go with that sort of lifestyle, such as expensive friends, skiing trips and other holidays.
Have you read…?
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