Money Worries

[DimPrawn]

Aye Expat

Interesting link, I liked this part especially ...

A surprising number of young retirees are single.

This is partly due to the great wealth created in high-tech in the 1990s. Guys retiring out of those companies tend to be computer programmers, a group shunned by the female sex.

Most young retirees had to work long hours before they retired. A person who works long hours is not going to be interesting to a discriminating member of the opposite sex.

What can a guy who works 80 hours per week talk about except his job? He won't have read the latest books, seen the latest movies, learned any new skills, or met any fun people. If one of the things that you'd pushed aside during your working years was dating and marriage, it would not be wise to move to an isolated mountain top.

Cough.........please take note AtW

[AlfredJPruffock]

Isnt it He WHO would accumulate ?

Or is it whom... dont ask me I just make it all up as I go along Andy !

[AlfredJPruffock]

Aye Expat

Interesting link, I liked this part especially ...

A surprising number of young retirees are single.

This is partly due to the great wealth created in high-tech in the 1990s. Guys retiring out of those companies tend to be computer programmers, a group shunned by the female sex.

Most young retirees had to work long hours before they retired. A person who works long hours is not going to be interesting to a discriminating member of the opposite sex.

What can a guy who works 80 hours per week talk about except his job? He won't have read the latest books, seen the latest movies, learned any new skills, or met any fun people. If one of the things that you'd pushed aside during your working years was dating and marriage, it would not be wise to move to an isolated mountain top.

[Andyw]

He would accumulate much wealth has much to lose ...

Alf Ker Ching

Isnt it He WHO would accumulate ?

[Numptycorner]

I'm sure the stress is from worring about which friendly stranger to talk to next

[Andyw]

Did anyone notice that Sasguru is a closet queen ?

[AlfredJPruffock]

He would accumulate much wealth has much to lose ...

Alf Ker Ching

[The Lone Gunman]

I have a fantastic built in espresso machine, a superb shower/steam cabinet and an 8 foot jacussi bath. We are nowhere near finished. Wife wants a 6 seater hot tub.
Should I go for the falt panel TV or the projector (LG AN1 should do it) for a big screen entertainment system.

[expat]

Have I ever mentioned how great my fridge is?

I have 3.

[DimPrawn]

Have I ever mentioned how great my fridge is?

[expat]

Worrying about money is dangerous to your mind

Philip Greenspun suggested:

If you can rent anything decent, try to avoid buying property. Think about the most interesting people you know. Chances are, most of them are renters. People who rent talk about the books that they've read, the trips that they've taken, the skills that they are learning, the friends whose company they are enjoying. Property owners complain about the local politicians, the high rate of property tax, the difficulty of finding competent tradespeople, the high value of their own (very likely crummy) house or condo, and what kinds of furniture and kitchen appliances they are contemplating buying. Property owners are boring. The most boring parts of a property owner's personality is that which relates to his or her ownership of real estate.

[Swamp Thing]

People in the south no longer just live their lives. They worry about earning money, investments, property, pensions, taxation etc.

It's as if everyone has become a mini business focussed on profits and losses.

Just relax. The government will look after you.

Ah come on now Dim, bit of a sweeping statement there. Having just moved down from Birmingham, I found folks there had exactly the same worries. It's just that the overall money pot was relatively smaller. (Oops, sweeping statement from me there - never mind.)

[DimPrawn]

People in the south no longer just live their lives. They worry about earning money, investments, property, pensions, taxation etc.

It's as if everyone has become a mini business focussed on profits and losses.

Just relax. The government will look after you.

[Swamp Thing]

Apparently this is the reason that people in the South-East are the most miserable in Britain.

So who worries about money ?

Well, I now live in the South East. On balance I'd prefer to worry about losing money I have, than not having it at all. Yup, I think I can just about live with that one...

Where did this quote come from? Another NL thinktank?

[BlasterBates]

The South-east is a money-focused world. While not having money creates problems, having money itself generates worries about losing it, what to do about it, how to look after it.

Apparently this is the reason that people in the South-East are the most miserable in Britain.

So who worries about money ?