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If we vote for Brexit what happens
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TrickyTree83 wrote: »Does that look like a bus?
As they always say, unless it's written on the side of a bus, it isn't worth much. Or something like that, right?
Still waiting for you to acknowledge that Dyson was talking poppycock.0 -
Crashy_Time wrote: »What do you mean can't live without debt almost everybody who buys a house needs a mortgage but that mortgage benefits them greatly in the long term. Seeing value in savings is a meaningless statement.
Someone buying a sensible house to live in with a sensible mortgage (one they can afford) is probably not a debt junkie, someone who constantly lives beyond their means (and that includes "buying" houses they can`t really afford if rates go up) is probably a debt junkie of some form or another. Not sure what you are saying about savings?0 -
mayonnaise wrote: »
Indeed. You don't become rich by not learning from your mistakes.
You should try it.
If I don't reply to your post,
you're probably on my ignore list.0 -
glasgowdan wrote: »He thinks people who choose to take out a mortgage so their family can enjoy a nice secure home to grow up in are somehow doing it out of some warped necessity to owe money. It's a very simplistic viewpoint, but when's being wrong ever mattered to crash legend?
It's like saying people who drive cars are addicted to the risk of road traffic accidents.
The twist comes when those people, who supposedly did this, are on the internet every day telling others to do the same, that then raises suspicions towards the real motive :rotfl:0 -
I have heard confidentially from Theresa, that the full £350 million will be allocated to the NHS once WW3 breaks out : she further said I would rely on her words with the same confidence that I believed Cameron.
It's also factoring in the savings from not joining the common military force that we were told wouldn't happen, allegedly!“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse0 -
Crashy_Time wrote: »Has there ever been a time when ordinary people could buy a home without a mortgage. I would not be living in my home rent free without a mortgage on house and car loan to buy a car which I needed to be able to work.
I hear this phrase debt junkie I'd like someone to define it.[/QUOTE]
Someone who can`t live without debt and doesn`t see any value in saving.
If that's the definition, then what is the difference between someone who rents and someone who decides to purchase via a mortgage?
Both are debt (they owe money) - one to a bank, the other to the Landlord of the property they're currently renting. Ironically, in this case it is usually the mortgage holder that is saving, in the form of equity in their property.0 -
mayonnaise wrote: »No it doesn't look like a bus.
I wasn't aware we could only discuss the bus, sorry.
But you can stop campaigning now, apparently your side 'won'.
No, his side won, end of, now just move on. They will be triggering article 50 soon I believe.0 -
that then raises suspicions towards the real motive
Everything depends on the context, but they could be dispensing good advice and their motive might be altruistic.
In general if you are staying in one place and not over stretching yourself then buying a house is a good plan.
This is in general because of all the rent you save, not just during the 25 years of buying the house but the rest of your life.
Of course there are bad place, times and prices for housing but those tend to be the exception and not the rule.
It's a bit desperate to suggest people might be ramping as buying a house is generally a very big decision for most people and they aren't going to do it just because some stranger said so on the internet.0 -
Crashy_Time wrote: »
Someone buying a sensible house to live in with a sensible mortgage (one they can afford) is probably not a debt junkie, someone who constantly lives beyond their means (and that includes "buying" houses they can`t really afford if rates go up) is probably a debt junkie of some form or another. Not sure what you are saying about savings?
Sorry, missed this before I posted.
That's a definition I think we can all agree on. Question is - how many people fall into this category? I think it's less than you think.0 -
whatmichaelsays wrote: »
I look at the evidence reported and presented, and make a judgement based on what is available. The BMA made its statement, disclosed its methodology and put it out there for people to refute. To my knowledge, there hasn't been a convincing argument against the trend that the BMA revealed.
anyway do your personally believe a 1/3 GPs will leave by 20200
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