The wife of a London hedge fund manager was stigmatized after sharing her plans to tackle the cost of living, including giving up her Audi and ironing her own clothes.
In an interview that went viral this weekend, Jessica Keplinger, 38, from London, revealed her wishes, which include swapping her £40,000 full-time caregiver for a £10,000 au pair for her three-year-old son, Teddy.
The interior designer, who is married to hedge fund manager Werner, also shared: The Times would trade the £18 vegetable box for Ocado and end the regular takeaways from luxury restaurant Hakkasan.
The interview resurfaced over the weekend after being shared in surprise and went viral. excitement Users, with a comment: Kick the ‘Audi A3’ out of school and iron your clothes. Absolute fear. I’m actually crying inside.
Jessica Keplinger, 38, from London, went viral over the weekend (pictured with husband Werner) after sharing her plans to tackle the cost of living, including giving up her Audi and ironing her own clothes.
One’s mother explained that one of the main reasons she decided to cut was because she and her husband had spent “a large sum of money” moving from a three-bedroom flat in West Hampstead to a four-bedroom house. .
The couple wanted to renovate the kitchen and add an expansion, but found that construction and labor costs were above the £100,000 budget.
During the interview, he revealed that he plans to give up his Audi A3, which is mostly used for his school career.
Instead, he said he would consider hiring a Tesla for car travel to cut costs.
The interior designer, who is married to hedge fund manager Werner, also said she will trade the £18 vegetable box for Ocado and drop her regular takeaways from the upscale Hakkasan restaurant.
Meanwhile, she also announced her plans to visit the local farmer’s market and iron her own clothes.
He said that the biggest expense is food expenses. In Austria, where my husband comes from, shopping from Aldi and Lidl is much more common and cheaper ».
Jessica, who sent her three-year-old son Teddy to a German school that costs £4,300 per semester, said she wanted to replace her babysitter with an au pair.
I looked at my bank account and thought, Crikey, that’s a lot of money to spend on this pointless stuff.
Other social media users were stunned by the interview, with many suggesting it was supposed to be “a parody”.
After the interview resurfaced online last weekend, Jessica’s comments quickly went viral with one person writing, “Lol… Jessica needs to grow up.”
Meanwhile, another sarcastically wrote “Thoughts and prayers.”
The third added: “At first I really thought it was a parody… I wish it still was”.
One quarter sarcastically wrote: ‘These people don’t know how lucky they are. Want a true budget print story?
‘I can no longer afford to heat my indoor pool in the evening, which means I can no longer enjoy a late swim.
The couple, who wed in 2017, said one of the main reasons for the cut was spending “huge sums” to move from a three-bedroom apartment in West Hampstead to a four-bedroom house in Kingston. Thames
“Before you know it, I will be shopping at the M&S poor,” the announcement continued.
Another added: “This must be a parody”.
The interview, first published in January, resurfaced as data showed the British had drastically reduced meat and alcohol by lowering the cost of living that plagued the country.
Households spent 7.8% less on chicken, beef, pork and fish last month than in the same period last month, according to Nielsen data. choose to buy cheaper goods.
One of the changes Jessica said she wanted to make was to replace her three-year-old daughter’s nanny with an au pair.
The latest data from the British Retail Consortium shows food inflation soaring to 3.5% last month as industry experts warn of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact of rising food prices. could mean 15%. higher until the end of the year.
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts warned consumers to “watch every penny”, while the co-op president warned that rising feed prices due to rising grain prices could mean chicken could be as expensive as beef.
People are also facing historical pressures from rising energy and electricity bills, the cost of refueling a car is surprisingly high, and nearly 40% of households struggle to pay to heat their homes.
Other recent official figures show that 44% of households say they should spend more on normal spending than their disposable income.
Another 2.2 million people in 900,000 households will see their income fall below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) this year compared to last year, despite these households earning an average of £33,000 before taxes.
Research by the New Economics Foundation think tank found that middle-income families have been “push back into crisis in unprecedented numbers”, and many of these families “make routine sacrifices for essentials like house bills, currency exchange or visits.” to the dentist for the first time’.
Modeling shows that rising prices are increasing the cost of a basic package of goods and services by an average of £2,300 per year.
The increase in costs for the poorest half of households is nine times greater as a percentage of income than the cost of the richest 5%.
The group adds that even for households at the center of the income distribution, the increase in costs as a percentage of income is six times greater than the top 5%.
Source: Daily Mail
