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I’m playing the same game as everybody else, it’s just that the numbers are a lot bigger.
Instead of having a pop at me for what I can only deduce is a perceived enviable lifestyle, go out and get the high rates yourself. And if you’re critical because I don’t have kids, nobody forced you to have them. And think of the hassle it is to keep 6 bedrooms and 5 bogs clean!
I’m playing the same game as everybody else, it’s just that the numbers are a lot bigger.
Instead of having a pop at me for what I can only deduce is a perceived enviable lifestyle, go out and get the high rates yourself. And if you’re critical because I don’t have kids, nobody forced you to have them. And think of the hassle it is to keep 6 bedrooms and 5 bogs clean!
I'm not going to join in with any bashing, the guy doesn't need it, & I wish him luck getting out of this hole.
But, given the high rates you've said you've had over the years, is it the case that you've over-exposed yourself with the 2 properties, &/or lifestyle?
I'm just a little surprised, from what you have told us, that your warchest is depleted & you're financially in the red, owing money left, right & centre, when, taking things at face value, you should be well in the black...or have I missed something?
You’ve not missed anything. It’s all been spent on additional properties.
I'm not going to join in with any bashing, the guy doesn't need it, & I wish him luck getting out of this hole.
But, given the high rates you've said you've had over the years, is it the case that you've over-exposed yourself with the 2 properties, &/or lifestyle?
I'm just a little surprised, from what you have told us, that your warchest is depleted & you're financially in the red, owing money left, right & centre, when, taking things at face value, you should be well in the black...or have I missed something?
I made the decision to cease with client end February ... Then there's burnout from 8 years of constant end-to-end contracting, repairing the tulip from the last crisis, including a stint over 2 years sometimes billing 8 days a week!
I've always thought I was better than the average contractor.
Reading you guys attack me because I'm not showing any sympathy towards someone with multiple properties (and much better off than the average person hit by this pandemic) who now blames only the government for his poor business decisions just proves I was right.
To the OP, good luck and I hope you learn from your failures.
To the others, look at yourselves in the mirror.
Err little support in this pandemic. Taking on debt to survive whilst most people are bankrolled not to work. One property is my pension. I don’t have a conventional pension. Sounds like you’re saying anybody who has a pension is well off. I also have no children. Just made different lifestyle choices to others.
I've always thought I was better than the average contractor.
Reading you guys attack me because I'm not showing any sympathy towards someone with multiple properties (and much better off than the average person hit by this pandemic) who now blames only the government for his poor business decisions just proves I was right.
To the OP, good luck and I hope you learn from your failures.
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