JesusMaryandJoseph Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 It's hard living in East Dulwich when one is poor. Things are so expensive, when on a low income. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Basher Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 A short trip to Peckham will help stretch your income. If you live down the ED end, Peckham is within walking distance. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclemonkey Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 What things? Food, clothes, going out? I use the Lidl in Peckham a lot as well as Sainsburys (who have the same prices where ever their stores are) and some of the shops in Rye Lane like Khans for cheap vegetables and spices. It is true there are a lot of chichi clothes and home ware places that are expensive but that's not really an issue as we are very near central London where you c as n get cheaper clothes and home ware from chain stores.Going out is expensive in most areas of London it is true and East Dulwich is no exception. There are however a fair few free events locally, some reasonably priced places to eat (Franco Manca is cheaper than Pizza Express), also for a cheap pub night out there are several Wetherspoons nearby (Peckham, Denmark Hill and Forest Hill) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 JMJ, I'd say you need to explain what you are missing out on in ED.I won't say you'll learn to turn water into wine but you need to be more specific. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBen Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Fox - is that you? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew1011 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 MrBen Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Fox - is that you?Funny I was wondering that too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Is what me ?? Foxy Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Going out for drinks and definitely earing out are beyond a lot of people these days. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBen Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I agree with the OP though....but London generally not just East Dulwich or areas like it. Wages need to rise again. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Yeah defo a London rather than ED thing. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-881979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusMaryandJoseph Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 I was going to add London in general earlier. Going further afield for things is a bind as I have no car, and carrying heavy goods back in the bus is a no no, even with a shopping trolley. Thanks for the tips on eating out though, but I rearly do that these days, only on special occasions. Iceland was the cheapest supermarket 😒 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisa Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I am often amazed when I have a weekend away somewhere down on the coast just how cheap it is to eat and drink out and come home with change. Great friendly service and no 'additional charges' without consent (unlike most London eateries). Is it any wonder people are moving out of this city to find cheaper housing and living standards? Granted we have it all on the doorstep here so a car isn't needed, but other than that it's a bloody pricey place to live. Louisa. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blah Blah Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 And ED IS overpriced. Can eat and drink cheaper in many parts of the West End. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Yeah ED definitely carries an extra charge comoared to lots of surrounding areas, but still London as a whole is bad. Crooked Billet in Penge is a dive of a pub with definite edge, and it's still over 4 quod a pint. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 It was once common practice that when ones children flew the nest they would settle locally.. Families lived nearby. This would seem to be no longer the case in E.D. Young people / couples simply cannot afford to first buy here, forcing them to move further afield. Families and indeed communities being torn apart. DulwichFox Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I don't think eating out in London is particularly expensive compared to other comparable world cities. Or even compared to other parts of the UK. There's something to suit most budgets.Also disagree that ED is more expensive than central London, if you compare like-for-like. Something like a curry is cheaper here than in the West End or City. Pub grub is more expensive here, but the quality is better. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numbers Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Louisa Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I am often amazed when I have a weekend away> somewhere down on the coast just how cheap it is> to eat and drink out and come home with change.> Great friendly service and no 'additional charges'> without consent (unlike most London eateries). Is> it any wonder people are moving out of this city> to find cheaper housing and living standards?> Granted we have it all on the doorstep here so a> car isn't needed, but other than that it's a> bloody pricey place to live. > > Louisa.I expect the people living in these 'cheaper' areas are not raking in as much in wages as Londoners though. So they probably find it as expensive to eat locally. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Moston them seem to still work in London before travelling out and telling anyone who'll listen about how they don't miss London at all.No,that's because you're here 5 days a week you moron. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 JesusMaryandJoseph Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Going further afield for things is a bind as I> have no car, and carrying heavy goods back in the> bus is a no no, even with a shopping trolley.Iceland do internet ordering with free delivery on orders over ?35. If that's too much, perhaps you could go in with a neighbour to shop for the cheap basics and save yourself the carrying. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesusMaryandJoseph Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 I have also found it difficult to make friends in ED, maybe I lack the social skills one needs to live here, but I have found that if you are at the bottom of the scale no body wants to know you. And I do not buy friends. Have been here 25 years, and found it cleaky (sorry don't know how to spell that). And I feel really lonely here, I am stuck here, as cannit afford to move. Didn't mean this to sound like a sob story. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnL Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 JesusMaryandJoseph Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I have also found it difficult to make friends in> ED, maybe I lack the social skills one needs to> live here, but I have found that if you are at the> bottom of the scale no body wants to know you. And> I do not buy friends. Have been here 25 years, and> found it cleaky (sorry don't know how to spell> that). And I feel really lonely here, I am stuck> here, as cannit afford to move. Didn't mean this> to sound like a sob story.Not everyone though - If you think everybody else isin some form of clique then it becomes self fulfillingas people can perceive that and see you as an outsider. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 BrandNewGuy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> JesusMaryandJoseph Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Going further afield for things is a bind as I> > have no car, and carrying heavy goods back in> the> > bus is a no no, even with a shopping trolley.> > Iceland do internet ordering with free delivery on> orders over ?35. If that's too much, perhaps you> could go in with a neighbour to shop for the cheap> basics and save yourself the carrying.They don't do it in this area. At least not to my SE22 address. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 They do for us and we're SE22. You can check here:https://groceries.iceland.co.uk/loginThis is internet ordering/delivery, not instore purchase/delivery. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Medic Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 BrandNewGuy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> They do for us and we're SE22. You can check> here:> https://groceries.iceland.co.uk/login> > This is internet ordering/delivery, not instore> purchase/delivery.That's where I did check. Got a 'sorry we don't deliver in your area' response. Weird. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882201 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 JesusMaryandJoseph Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I am stuck here, as cannit afford to move.do you own a place or are you renting? either way i'd say you could easily afford to move to an area you were happier in. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/68957-the-cost-of-living/#findComment-882210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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