Pensions Planning: The NUMBER

HeyYeah

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barnstar2077 said:

westv said:

I wouldn't have said spending a lot of money on things makes you middle class. 

No, nor did I, only that spending a lot of money is what I have observed middle class people doing.  The discussion is about stereotypes of course, and many middle class people won't live that way.

I think the difference is dinner and lunch. 

I work in a big company, and last week explained to my young Swiss colleague why sometimes I say 'dinner' rather than 'lunch'. He was very surprised and asked 'but why do you say it wrong?', so I had to explain that it's not the Northerners but the Southerners who are incorrect.... So I politely disagree, I think lunch/dinner is more of a regional thing...

But getting back on point, I'm still not sure what my number is, but I know I'm not there yet!

SouthCoastBoy

I'm definitely a lunch and tea person, not sure what that makes me

savingholmes

I think the term working class is ironic - as I'd be considered middle class I reckon - but still have to work for my living so where's the logic... I have working class roots - but then most of us have...

Kim1965

To be fair the amount of money a person has has little to with class. The traditional classes seem to become blurred since the early1980s.
 My number is min21k, hope for25k

Kim1965

Should add. 
Semi retire in 2 yrs (60).
DB 8K, PT work15k ish
Fully retire67 9.6 ksp, 8k db 8k sustainable drawdown. 
 Leave the kids a house (400k) and around 250k dc. 

Terron

barnstar2077 said:

westv said:

I wouldn't have said spending a lot of money on things makes you middle class. 

No, nor did I, only that spending a lot of money is what I have observed middle class people doing.  The discussion is about stereotypes of course, and many middle class people won't live that way.

Those who spend and show off their possessions are probably more obvious. 

Terron

savingholmes said:

I think the term working class is ironic - as I'd be considered middle class I reckon - but still have to work for my living so where's the logic... I have working class roots - but then most of us have...

One definition is
Working class - work with their bodies (physical labour)
Middle class - work with their minds 
Upper class - do what they please

Ibrahim5

Ooh I am upper class.

westv

Terron said:

savingholmes said:

I think the term working class is ironic - as I'd be considered middle class I reckon - but still have to work for my living so where's the logic... I have working class roots - but then most of us have...

One definition is
Working class - work with their bodies (physical labour)
Middle class - work with their minds 
Upper class - do what they please

What about upper middle class and lower middle class? 

fly-catchers

Terron said:

savingholmes said:

I think the term working class is ironic - as I'd be considered middle class I reckon - but still have to work for my living so where's the logic... I have working class roots - but then most of us have...

One definition is
Working class - work with their bodies (physical labour)
Middle class - work with their minds 
Upper class - do what they please

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