Anyone else sick of rich/privileged people moaning

I did write this all out once already, but it lost it, so here goes again.
I’m currently working full time (& studying with the OU), and so’s the rest of my household, and we (between us) on paper earn ~70k/yr. But, we’re seriously skint. Hear me out.
Living on 6k a year is rubbish, fair enough. But, it’s a tax free 6k. Being tax free makes a huge difference. I earn, gross, £1750 a month. I actually take home £1,212 after paying taxes (national insurance, income tax etc). Also, the more you earn, the more tax you pay; and that’s percentage-wise, not just pounds and pennies. Remember the 50p-in-the-pound debate? Yeah.
The majority of students live on/ near where their campus is. So you have virtually no travel costs. Whereas I currently pay upwards of £150/ month just to commute to work. Lucy for National Rail, not so brilliant for me.
Student rents are cheap (because even if the room itself isn’t, the renting year is reduced (in most cases) making it cheaper). Where as I pay £200/ week rent (to my mother) and I buy everything that you’ll assume my mum buys for me (food, shampoo etc). And chip in 1/3^rd of all of the bills. So essentially, I live on £20 a week for luxuries (like tobacco, alcohol, travelling to see my boyfriend, and chipping in for the milk at work).
It’s not like mum doesn’t need the money though; she’s on a good wage, yeah, but then (as previously mentioned) expenditure goes up with income. And as she’s a teacher, her income has not increased with inflation (& she hasn’t had a pay rise in forever). So the standard of living has gone wayyy down on what it was (and that wasn’t brilliant, even 5 years ago).
As above, Council Tax is a killer, and the gas/ water/ electric situation isn’t easy either (and keep rising). Electric bill for last quarter was £500+ - and we’re careful to unplug stuff, and do things like charging mobiles at work to keep the costs down at home.
Dear OP: You would actually (probably) be worse off if you left uni, and got a job on 12k a year and tried to live on your own. Honest, you really would. Google “salary calculator” and type it in. You’ll take home just over £914 a month. So, with average rents for a shabby-as-hell flat in a dodgy estate in Essex (where I live) being around £500-£550, that’s over half your money gone. Then add in water, electric, TV license, heating, council tax, travel costs, food, toiletries, house insurance . . . . you see my point?
You’d actually have less money. And you wouldn’t be able to afford to live away from your parents. Who probably couldn’t (but this is just a guess, so fair enough) be able to afford to keep you without you paying rent. So even if you move back home, you’re skint.
So by my maths, you’re doing alright on your 6k.

You get a tax allowance of £8105 per year, do you not?

There's a big difference between being a student and being in your 30s or 40s with a family to support, etc. However, I agree that well-off people shouldn't moan about their situation. Worst of all is to hear those who have received large inheritances complaining about inheritance tax rates, or (some) very wealthy people whose wealth is offshore going on about what a terrible place Britain is, whilst living here and enjoying the society and infrastructure built up by generations of taxpayers.

I have been a carer for my Mother over the past twelve months due to her ill health. Full Time carers in this country get a paltry £58.45 a week. One of the conditions of being a Carer is that you have to provide care for at least 36 hours a week. so a carer is being paid the equivalent £1.62 Per Hour!!!! What really disgusts me is that someone on the dole is paid £14 a week MORE than a Carer. How grossly unfair is that????

Rich people shouldn't moan! And we sure as hell aren't rich, even though we are using the internet which puts us in the top 15% of people on the planet!

I have been a carer for my Mother over the past twelve months due to her ill health. Full Time carers in this country get a paltry £58.45 a week. One of the conditions of being a Carer is that you have to provide care for at least 36 hours a week. so a carer is being paid the equivalent £1.62 Per Hour!!!! What really disgusts me is that someone on the dole is paid £14 a week MORE than a Carer. How grossly unfair is that????

Can a full-time carer can claim working tax credits? If so, they will end up better off than someone on JSA, etc. Not that I disagree with your point - it sucks that such low hourly rates are apparently sanctioned by government, but they would presumably argue that it isn't a job as such, more like a different kind of benefit.

Carers allowance pay is absolutely appalling, especially as it is well known how much they save the social/health care services.

The dole shouldn't be less, rather carers allowance should be brought up so that they represent a reasonable (as opposed to gross) saving on government-funded care. In fact, increasing the wage might even save money as more people could then afford to be carers.

I personally think carers should get paid minimum wage * 36 hours a week. Carers save this country Billions of pounds a year.

Worst example is Adele - 'waaaaaah I earnt 8 million last year but now I only have 4 million'

Oh boohoo poor you.
**** off love.

Worst example is Adele - 'waaaaaah I earnt 8 million last year but now I only have 4 million'

Oh boohoo poor you.
**** off love.

You forget that you get away with a hell of a lot as a student. You don't pay tax