Only freedom will do

ljaneyr

Do men 'nest'?

Good work!

Alchemilla

Looks that way!

edinburgher

Do men 'nest'?

Yes, manfully, chrome all over the shop

Karmacat

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: chrome nest is a great visual.

Goldiegirl

edinburgher wrote: »

. Hence feeling glum when comparing myself to others.

I know that's not something you should do and normally I avoid it, honest

I think it's something we all do, even though we know we shouldn't


There's a couple that we know who have always seemed to have a charmed life when it comes to money


I think they were mortgage free quite early. They had a £20000 mortgage in 1982, and stayed in the same house ever since.


The husband is in the same line of work to Mr Goldie, so I think they must have earned similar amounts.... but the wife always worked part time.


I don't think pension planning paid a big part of their life, and they were always going on holidays and sent their son to a private school.


So by rights, she shouldn't have been able to stop work at 50, and he stopped a few years later at 60.


But they had a big inheritance, when his parents property in London was sold. I think they are now living on the lump sum until his pension starts next year.


They are not just living on the interest - they are spending capital too.


But every time we see them I always wonder about their finances and what seems to be their better situation.




But after a day of so, I always settle down and realise I'm happy with my lot in life!

skint_spice

I was once jealous of parents of one of DS's friends - huge gorgeous house, very glam life and parents in granny flat for handy babysitting and extended family set up, any how they split up and it was all very messy washing much dirty washing in public but I have never been jealous again as I realised it's not always as good as it seems.

AlexLK

The only place chrome should be is on either end of a nice car.

Watty1

Thread made me thoughtful. Nothing from my parents at all and will be nothing from Mr Watty's. So, what we have we did by our own hard work. There is some satisfaction to be had from that.
Yes, a lump sum gifted would be nice, but, DIY is way cooler

ljaneyr

Here here

greent

Watty1 wrote: »

Thread made me thoughtful. Nothing from my parents at all and will be nothing from Mr Watty's. So, what we have we did by our own hard work. There is some satisfaction to be had from that.
Yes, a lump sum gifted would be nice, but, DIY is way cooler

Agreed!!


Can I just add to the reusable nappy bit - don't spend out massively on them straight off - some people like them, some don't. And disposables are so much easier in the first few weeks when baby is tiny and explodes liquid poo every 30 minutes and you are both running on pure adrenalin! Much as it sounds strange, perhaps consider a small purchase of preloved ones from fleabay (bargain prices)/ gumtree etc to see what works for you/ baby Ed and maybe try a couple of different brands. Ones I used on DS2 I just didn't like on DS3. ALso, not sure what it's like in Scotland, but I've seen quite a few councils down here offering grants for reusable nappy purchases (only £20-£50 - but that's well worth it). And if you have a 'nappy lady' attached to local NCT/ baby classes/ the council then a chat with her I always a good idea - some of ours also lend out samples for a small fee