Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.

doingitanyway

If we have been frugal a long time we know to spend according to our values. That was an excellent spend. I'm sure he will appreciate your thoughtfulness. GPs of that calibre are hard to find

Sun_Addict

Aw that’s a lovely gesture. I’m sure you gift will be very much appreciated. Sometimes I think being on these forums can make you feel unnecessarily guilty if you spend money but I like to think it makes you more mindful when you do spend. 

Glad you had a nice time with your maw. 

badmemory

I think the difference now is that GPs used to own their practices.  Now the practices are owned by businesses & employ the GPs who move around all the time.  I used to know all the GPs at my local practice, they were all up on the board along with GPs in training.  Then around covid many of them retired & now there is only one whose name I recognise.  I assume they no longer train GPs there as there used to be around 16 names on the board & now there are around 8.  The practice is now owned by a company that owns about 8 in the town.

beanielou

jwil said:

It's a lovely idea to give a gift, and well within the spirit of MSE.  It's not about spending nothing, it's about spending wisely.

Watty1 said:

I think the whole point of MSE is to spend wisely.   Economies in one area mean we can treat others and the giving will bring pleasure to both the recipient and the giver.    

I think it’s a lovely thing to do 

Thank you.Appreciated.

beanielou

doingitanyway said:

If we have been frugal a long time we know to spend according to our values. That was an excellent spend. I'm sure he will appreciate your thoughtfulness. GPs of that calibre are hard to find

They really are hard to find. 

beanielou

Sun_Addict said:

Aw that’s a lovely gesture. I’m sure you gift will be very much appreciated. Sometimes I think being on these forums can make you feel unnecessarily guilty if you spend money but I like to think it makes you more mindful when you do spend. 

Glad you had a nice time with your maw. 

THanks 

Keedie

Having a GP that 'gets you' when you're disabled, is such a blessing. And it's very MSE to focus on what brings value to your life and to budget accordingly. It sounds like your GP really enriched your life, and that's really invaluable.x

beanielou

Keedie said:

Having a GP that 'gets you' when you're disabled, is such a blessing. And it's very MSE to focus on what brings value to your life and to budget accordingly. It sounds like your GP really enriched your life, and that's really invaluable.x

You got it x 

Sunshine_girl2

It's always sad to say goodbye to a good family doctor. The gift is a lovely idea, hope you get another one at your surgery who gets you. 

Seasidegal58

badmemory said:

I think the difference now is that GPs used to own their practices.  Now the practices are owned by businesses & employ the GPs who move around all the time.  I used to know all the GPs at my local practice, they were all up on the board along with GPs in training.  Then around covid many of them retired & now there is only one whose name I recognise.  I assume they no longer train GPs there as there used to be around 16 names on the board & now there are around 8.  The practice is now owned by a company that owns about 8 in the town.

I hear this!
So sorry you've lost your lovely GP and I do hope whoever you see in future is as caring as he has been. 

Plus a wonderful gesture from you to him - I totally agree with this. ❤️