couple struggling with 200k pa

[scooterscot]

These stories crop up regularly in the media.

What still surprises me though is why anyone in their right mind agrees to be profiled by a national newspaper regarding their finances.

Why would you do it? It only takes a modicum of thought to realise that you are going to be held up to ridicule and generally vilified. Deservedly so.

The scary answer? They really believe they're victims. And not responsible for their own choices.

[Old Greg]

They could buy a home in Edinburgh for half that and still have a fist full of public schools to choose from.

But what is the average salary of a haggis miner?

[scooterscot]

But what is the average salary of a haggis miner?

Enough for you to buy a really big turnip.

[Old Greg]

Enough for you to buy a really big turnip.

I can get one of those in Luton, thanks.

[FatLazyContractor]

That article is a proof that money doesn't buy happiness. Simple as that

Depends on how you define happiness

All my happiness comes from "spending" money

[diseasex]

Depends on how you define happiness

All my happiness comes from "spending" money

Hookers are boring over longer period.

[FatLazyContractor]

Hookers are boring over longer period.

Which is why you change them regularly

[diseasex]

Which is why you change them regularly

good one

[oliverson]

He's not a contractor.


....Quite often I sit back with my average grade whiskey and think WTF is it all for. Why work so hard and have so little to show for it - and when the reality is that money and materialism does not make me happy......

And that is the luxury I am aiming for.

I have this conversation with my self frequently, particularly as I grow older. We have no kids so why live this rat on a wheel lifestyle. We have two properties (mortgages on). I'm figuring over time, we'll sell one place and pay off the other. Take things a bit easier. There's a real danger we plan for something we may never see. Only this year three people I know have passed in their early/mid 50's. You never know.

[DimPrawn]

I have this conversation with my self frequently, particularly as I grow older. We have no kids so why live this rat on a wheel lifestyle. We have two properties (mortgages on). I'm figuring over time, we'll sell one place and pay off the other. Take things a bit easier. There's a real danger we plan for something we may never see. Only this year three people I know have passed in their early/mid 50's. You never know.

^ This.

I too know quite a few people who planned a fantastic retirement for their 60's who died in their 50's.