Did money start losing value to you?

[sasguru]

When I first started it was all expensive skiing holidays and nice cars but a few months on the bench makes you realise how frivolous spending is just plain wasteful.

These days I'd much rather concentrate on paying the mortgage off early, being completely debt free is far more appealing than a swinky sports car.

flip the Jones's... I want freedom from the neo consumer money trap.

Wise.
The man who drives a Porsche to work is to be pitied.
The man who doesn't have a Porsche because he doesn't need to drive to work is to be admired.

[NickFitz]

I find it concerning that the value of money seems to fall in one's eyes.
Because if you hit some really bad times your enhanced lifestyle will have to reverse to a more studenty lifestyle

For the most part I live a pretty studenty lifestyle anyway

I don't have particularly expensive tastes: I'm not into swanky restaurants, flash cars, or champagne, and I don't travel - maybe a few days in the Lakes, although the last time I did that was about three years ago. I spend a lot more on books than I do on clothes.

I like the fact that I can afford to stay in an expensive hotel, but if I didn't have that money in the bank I wouldn't be bothered by having to stay at the Premier Inn, or even some small B&B, instead.

Never having been primarily motivated by purely material concerns, I don't find that I value money less through having more of it: I've always taken the attitude that if I want something, and can afford it, I might as well have it now. If that means I end up in a cheap coffin, well, so be it

[gingerjedi]

For the most part I live a pretty studenty lifestyle anyway

I don't have particularly expensive tastes: I'm not into swanky restaurants, flash cars, or champagne, and I don't travel - maybe a few days in the Lakes, although the last time I did that was about three years ago. I spend a lot more on books than I do on clothes.

I like the fact that I can afford to stay in an expensive hotel, but if I didn't have that money in the bank I wouldn't be bothered by having to stay at the Premier Inn, or even some small B&B, instead.

Never having been primarily motivated by purely material concerns, I don't find that I value money less through having more of it: I've always taken the attitude that if I want something, and can afford it, I might as well have it now. If that means I end up in a cheap coffin, well, so be it

How come you can say 'swanky' but in my post it turns to 'swinky'??

[gingerjedi]

ehh??? ...fliping swinking filter.

edit: Ahh... I get it now.

[NickFitz]

ehh??? ...fliping swinking filter.

edit: Ahh... I get it now.

This power should only be used for good, not evil

In other words, it seems to be OK to bypass the filter to, for example, prevent a word like cocktail from coming out as noddytail, but using it to post outlawed words in their own right will get you a short, sharp ban

[thunderlizard]

I knew I'd "made it" when I realised I can just walk into my local Texas Fried Chicken and Ribs shop and order whatever I feel like eating, without even checking the cards to see what meal deals they're doing.

[Iron Condor]

The wife still gets stressed about potential parking tickets.

I keep telling her to not worry about them, its just part of the cost of living these days i keep telling her..

[oracleslave]

Wise.
The man who drives a Porsche to work is to be pitied.
The man who doesn't have a Porsche because he doesn't need to drive to work is to be admired.

It's the poor permie Aygo drivers I worry about.

[Bagpuss]

I've stopped picking 1pence pieces up off the floor these days, takes 5p before I even consider it

SASguru

[Diver]

I've stopped picking 1pence pieces up off the floor these days, takes 5p before I even consider it

SASguru

Try and make your posts a little more believable Baggy

Have you seen his treadmarked chewing gum collection?