Originally posted by sal
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Can't live on £50k a year
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostActually when I get on the bench, which doesn't seem to be anytime soon, I have a challenging project I intend to tackle - installing decking. Will no doubt be a sharp learning curve, as my woodworking skills are next to zero.
If I fail, well I'll have learned something and probably only lost a few hundred. Worth a shot.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostActually when I get on the bench, which doesn't seem to be anytime soon, I have a challenging project I intend to tackle - installing decking. Will no doubt be a sharp learning curve, as my woodworking skills are next to zero.
If I fail, well I'll have learned something and probably only lost a few hundred. Worth a shot.Leave a comment:
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I've taken a more detailed look at their outgoings.
£50 a month on yoga
£100 on a hairdo every 3 months???? Cheaper hairdresser needed
£600/month for Mini Countryman and Kia Sportage? Jeepers, suck up some humility and get rid. They could get a second hand Ford Focus each or similar for far less.
Credit card payment £250 - They've got a £10,000 debt that they're just servicing the interest on. Need to sort that out along with the cars. Easy to turn £850 a month into £400 a month with a £20,000 loan over 5 years. £10,000 to clear the debt and £10,000 on two cars
Michelle isn't extravagant but has yoga classes, a new car and a £100 hairdo.
What these people need to look at is the sort of guys I have a pint with in my local. Good, honest grafters bringing in about £18k a year and surviving. No gym membership, no childcare because mum stays at home with the kids, a cheap car, weekends away camping rather than long holidays anywhere.
Bunch of f*****g snobs in that article who can't live the aspirational lifestyle that they think they're entitled to.Leave a comment:
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Actually when I get on the bench, which doesn't seem to be anytime soon, I have a challenging project I intend to tackle - installing decking. Will no doubt be a sharp learning curve, as my woodworking skills are next to zero.
If I fail, well I'll have learned something and probably only lost a few hundred. Worth a shot.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostSome people don't have the skills to do that or any DIY tasks.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by CretinWatcher View PostI wouldn't service cars as they are new and would invalidate the warranty, but being a tightarse I do any non-specialist maintenance round the house.
Particularly the gardening which I enjoy - that's my 0.25 acre gym right there.
This w/e I have a curtian rail to install, gutters to clean and an external wall to paint
Can't understand why people don't do stuff like that and keep fit at the same time, rather than pay for a gym + someone to do simple tasks.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by The_Equalizer View PostI'll admit time can be a factor, but some of this you can do yourself. I do most of the servicing on the cars myself - Merc, Land Rover and Jag - and most household things are fairly straight forward. The door lock packed up at Christmas. Used a bit of wood to keep it secure and managed to change the locking mechanism (I discovered it's called the gearbox) for £17 with a bit from eBay.
Same with the leaking ball valve in the cold water tank two weeks back. A new valve and ball was £11 from Screwfix. Okay, if you're on a good daily rate you might prefer to spend your free time and cash on other things, but once you've ar5sed about arranging for a tradesman to appear and waited while they fix it it'll probably be no slower.
Particularly the gardening which I enjoy - that's my 0.25 acre gym right there.
This w/e I have a curtian rail to install, gutters to clean and an external wall to paint
Can't understand why people don't do stuff like that and keep fit at the same time, rather than pay for a gym + someone to do simple tasks.
Perhaps the modern generation is just fooking spoilt and lazy.Last edited by CretinWatcher; 26 August 2016, 10:18.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by sal View PostThen try and learn them if you are skint. There are Youtube vids for everything nowadays. I'm not talking about car engine repairs, but something like changing a door knob/lock only requires a screw driver and common sense.
I guess I was lucky that I had both parents who would fix things and proclaim loudly "Well that was easier than I thought" which means no-one in my family was scared of trying to do the same.Leave a comment:
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It is outrageous they receive child benefit. No wonder public finances are fooked.Leave a comment:
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