Disposable Income Data
This morning I found out how Medway people use their disposable income after they’ve done the weekly shop, paid for the kids after school activities and cleared down all the outstanding bills.
How do you spend disposable income?
The number one way to spend loose change appeared to be on a good takeaway with most people choosing to have a weekly take-out treat. The favourite is Indian food followed, in second place, by fish and chips and Chinese food is a firm third favourite.
Here are the top 5 ways people in Kent spend disposable income:
- Get a takeaway
- Save it for the future (like a house deposit)
- Hobbies (such as gardening and stamp collecting)
- Computer games
- Online casino gaming
Least Favourite Smell
The smell of a wet dog has been named as the worst smell in a new survey today. Sticky socks also ranked highly!
I am tough and firm and the number of legs I have each day changes. What am I?
Hot Dog Competition
A champ has held his title of top dog when it comes to eating hot dogs.
A hot dog champ scoffs 62 in 10 minutes!
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut has won an eating competition in the United States for the 5th year in a row.
The 27 year old from California managed 62 hot dogs in just 10 minutes to win $10,000!
How Long Do You Spend With Technology?
A new survey has revealed that 20% of people use communication technology for over seven hours a day. Do they ever get any work done?
In the same survey 42% of respondents have said they’ve reduced the amount of time they spend on social networking sites.
Looking For A Parking Space
According to a new survey today we spend around 8,325 circling around in search of a parking space. I’ve certainly had that experience during trips to the Bluewater sales and also trying to find that golden on-street parking space in some neighbourhoods!
Disabled parking bays at Ebbsfleet International
Apparently motorists are so frustrated by the parknig problem, one in ten have admited to using a disabled bay when they shouldn’t.
Twitter #numbers
It was 5 years ago to the week that a small team were working from a small scribble to create what we now know as Twitter. It then took 3 year, 2 months and a day to reach the billionth Tweet (a billion Tweets are now sent every week). Twitter now sees just under half a million new accounts created daily and employs 400 people. Remember to follow me Mike Russell on Twitter.
Mike’s Mindbender: What goes up and never comes down? ANSWER: Age
