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Baby Boomers making out like bandits as usual

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  • StevieJ wrote: »
    I think he has a foot in both camps.

    Do you mean buy 50%/rent 50% type of thing?
    Dont wait for your boat to come in 'Swim out and meet the bloody thing' ;)
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    reweird wrote: »
    Sorry JimmyLad but as you well know todays formula for you is as it has always been and will remain thus: no job = no money = no van = no hope. But you knew that anyway. People wouldn't blame you for signing on disability. After all it's every thing you will aspire to.

    That was weak that pal.

    Its quite clear you know nothing about the building game or the lads in it (i first suspected this when you made it known that you did not know what a builder was).

    See if you can somehow figure out how an 18 year old lad gets to a site 50 miles away with all his tools, once you have done this you will realise that no job = no money = no van = no hope doesnt really make any sense.

    Yes there is a good chance i could end up on disability, lots of lads dont reach retirement in the construction industry.

    You calmed down yet mate:)
  • reweird
    reweird Posts: 281 Forumite
    robmatic wrote: »
    Baby boomers may have been fortunate but we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the burst of inflation that we're experiencing now is effectively a transfer of wealth from that generation to younger ones, which should even things up somewhat.

    It's us relative youngsters with mortgages who are making out like bandits whilst cash rich, mortgage-free retirees are seeing the value of their accumulated wealth eroding.
    Dream on looser. My wife and I obtain nearly 2k per month from our 3 small BTL's. And all 3 tenants are youngerters. As a couple we're more than happy to hold brinks and mortal and serve the young onwes.
  • StevieJ
    StevieJ Posts: 20,174 Forumite
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    Do you mean buy 50%/rent 50% type of thing?

    I think so.
    'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    That was weak that pal.

    Its quite clear you know nothing about the building game or the lads in it (i first suspected this when you made it known that you did not know what a builder was).

    See if you can somehow figure out how an 18 year old lad gets to a site 50 miles away with all his tools, once you have done this you will realise that no job = no money = no van = no hope doesnt really make any sense.

    Yes there is a good chance i could end up on disability, lots of lads dont reach retirement in the construction industry.

    You calmed down yet mate:)

    Are you two going to keep this up forever?
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    reweird wrote: »
    Dream on looser. My wife and I obtain nearly 2k per month from our 3 small BTL's. And all 3 tenants are youngerters. As a couple we're more than happy to hold brinks and mortal and serve the young onwes.

    Whoa i think we are close to popping aint we lad:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Slow down a bit your covering your monitor in spit:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    Are you two going to keep this up forever?

    I get asked something so i answer it.

    If somebody presumes something about me i like to set them straight on the matter.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    I get asked something so i answer it.

    If somebody presumes something about me i like to set them straight on the matter.

    I don't think you are going to set reweird straight
  • Jimmy_31
    Jimmy_31 Posts: 2,170 Forumite
    ukcarper wrote: »
    I don't think you are going to set reweird straight

    Probably not but its quite interesting to see what random stuff "it" comes out with.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Jimmy_31 wrote: »
    Probably not but its quite interesting to see what random stuff "it" comes out with.

    for you maybe
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