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Am I getting old?

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  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    edited 4 February 2016 at 9:29PM
    I haven't succumbed to entering to win a stair lift yet though!
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • dan-dan_2
    dan-dan_2 Posts: 123 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary
    If me and my boyfriend ever moved in then I would have those thoughts XD
    Cosplayer and proud
  • One-Eye
    One-Eye Posts: 69,967 Forumite
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    A few years ago, a couple of friends of mine, both in their late thirties, were beaten up on the street.
    What hurt them the most though, was the headline in the local paper (which naturally was pinned up in the local pub)

    "Youths attack middle-aged men"
  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
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    hamsterfan1 wrote: »
    I was entering a comp & the prize was £7000 & I started dreaming about what I would buy, I cam up with new sofa & chair, fridge, cooker, curtains, bed for the spare room, the electric fixed in the back room & the kitchen cupboards repaired, the I reckon I'd have enough left over to buy some new clothes.

    Was thinking that 20 years ago I would have wanted holidays etc

    Actually I'd go for most of those too. :D
  • gizmobenny
    gizmobenny Posts: 1,490 Forumite
    Hell no !! :eek:
    New dancing shoes and clothes for me.
    Lots of money would update the campervan.
    Don't they say 60 is the new 40 ;)
  • One-Eye
    One-Eye Posts: 69,967 Forumite
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    You're old when you decide the current kitchen/curtains/microwave will last longer than you will, or when the comp winnings go towards a high seat chair or a prepaid funeral plan.
  • Misslayed
    Misslayed Posts: 15,381 Senior Ambassador
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    Well all the people I went to school with seem to be 60 this year, but I am determined to remain 47. But having been widowed at 51 (oops!) and lucky enough to find love the second time around, I am determined to make the most of every day, enjoy every opportunity, use all my best stuff all the time and treat myself whenever possible. I've had HUGE pleasure from sharing stuff I've won with friends and family, but if there's any money ITS ALL MINE!
    I have nails to paint, eyelashes to tint, eyebrows to pluck, it all costs money!
    I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Competition Time, Site Feedback and Marriage, Relationships and Families boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com All views are my own and not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
  • Moneybot
    Moneybot Posts: 11,389 Forumite
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    £7000 I would spend it on gin and chocolate and blow the rest..

    Pay off the mortgage and have some left? You either own a shoe box or live well north of Watford.

    You are as old as the man you feel ...
    Rational judgement, now, at this very moment.

    Virtuous action, now, at this very moment.
    (Wisdom, Courage, Self-control, Justice)

    Willing acceptance - now, at this very moment - of what you can’t change
  • createmess
    createmess Posts: 37 Forumite
    I spend whatever spare cash I have on travel, I'd rather have a head full of memories than a house full of stuff. It's killing me this year that I have to spend it on our house so we can sell it and move abroad instead of more adventures!
  • compsoph1
    compsoph1 Posts: 124 Forumite
    it's when i have to scroll really far to find my year of birth i feel old :(

    2016: Makeover day, cookbook (x2), soup, diesel perfume, lazy days food bundle, Holland and Barrett hamper, nme award tickets x2, mug, soup and a mug, wok, blood pressure monitor, dog goodies, Elizabeth Shaw chocolates
    Wishlist: Fitbit, Make-up, smart tv, cds & dvds, holiday
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