Nice People 13: Nice Save

Spirit_2

michaels wrote: »

...does any one have a clever way of assessing what they do now against the impact it might have far in the future?

I am a good example of someone who took the decision to reduce working time too late .I may now never be fit to work again and have a long road ahead of me before I can participate fully in family life.
my mum used to say "nobody owns tomorrow". do not evaluate on financial risk. qualityof life has an increased risk of impairment as you get older.
seven weeks ago I had a good income a happy busy home life a fair social life, could drive, regular holidays and treats. now I am struggling to walk, cannot dress unaided, cannot prepare a meal or walk my dog. If I could turn the clock back and remake some work life balance decisions I would.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

I am a good example of someone who took the decision to reduce working time too late .I may now never be fit to work again and have a long road ahead of me before I can participate fully in family life.
my mum used to say "nobody owns tomorrow". do not evaluate on financial risk. qualityof life has an increased risk of impairment as you get older.
seven weeks ago I had a good income a happy busy home life a fair social life, could drive, regular holidays and treats. now I am struggling to walk, cannot dress unaided, cannot prepare a meal or walk my dog. If I could turn the clock back and remake some work life balance decisions I would.

Otoh I think very strongly my father should have stayed in work.

I think getting a good balance is the holy grail and remarkably hard.

Doozergirl

I ran out of battery. I like the cyclewear concept, Gen, as you seem to have spotted a gap in the market, and your market should be easily found on social media and therefore easily targetted. Cycle shows etc could be fun as well. And you can employ help easily.

I think Alibaba is the website for finding things wholesale. There is an investment in stock, though.

Wheezy_2

Doozergirl wrote: »

I like the cyclewear concept, Gen, as you seem to have spotted a gap in the market, and your market should be easily found on social media and therefore easily targetted. Cycle shows etc could be fun as well. And you can employ help easily.

And he could call it Generali's Fabulous Cyclewear, or GFC.

lostinrates

Fir has only just now arrived at work.

He's going to complain this time. Too many dodgy journeys in a row.

PasturesNew

LydiaJ wrote: »

... burying Mum's ashes....

Ours are still at the funeral place. We've no idea what to do with them really, so they'll stay there until we've got two lots to organise and we'll keep them together. So difficult when they moved so far away from where they originated, so probably not appropriate to put them down there. On the other hand, where else? Three of us, all geographically distributed. None in our original town. Impossible to work out what's right.

PasturesNew

Generali wrote: »

Idea #3:

As I understand it this would involve a lot of cold calling, door knocking, with your slick sales pitch. Have to get past the gatekeepers etc.

How would you reach these people? Is that legal? e.g. here you can't just pick up the Yellow Pages and phone them, printing/mailing's expensive. Door knocking's soul destroying.

So you'd need to network, network, network and join all the business groups you can and go poncing about to cheese/wine nights (or whatever they do) ....

Is it really a goer?

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Ours are still at the funeral place. We've no idea what to do with them really, so they'll stay there until we've got two lots to organise and we'll keep them together. So difficult when they moved so far away from where they originated, so probably not appropriate to put them down there. On the other hand, where else? Three of us, all geographically distributed. None in our original town. Impossible to work out what's right.

Jewellery? ( don't think its cheap though).

You could also have a paperweight or something made each.

Fireworks one weekend you all meet up?

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Jewellery? ( don't think its cheap though).

You could also have a paperweight or something made each.

Fireworks one weekend you all meet up?

1] Distasteful
2] See 1
3] Can't scatter as one's RC, maybe firing them up in a firework would come under similar rules.

Seems a "waste"... I think there needs to be a lump of rock somewhere that says somebody existed. I have ideas, but I think when we try to price the ideas up it'll end up a lot of money. I'd like, say, to join the two sets together, divide them in half, then bury half in each of their home towns, with/alongside past family members. With a small lump of rock on top to say they're there.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

As I understand it this would involve a lot of cold calling, door knocking, with your slick sales pitch. Have to get past the gatekeepers etc.

How would you reach these people? Is that legal? e.g. here you can't just pick up the Yellow Pages and phone them, printing/mailing's expensive. Door knocking's soul destroying.

So you'd need to network, network, network and join all the business groups you can and go poncing about to cheese/wine nights (or whatever they do) ....

Is it really a goer?

Some really good points there. Marketing would be tough.

TBH I think it would/could go well when or if I got an 'in' but the problem would be getting the first contracts.