Baffling London BTL economics

chucknorris

Conrad wrote: »

Yes I had a feeling I was barking up the wrong tree with you - my comment was more a general observation, and one I'd love all retirees to read as I have met plenty that are trapped in boredom - almost always they were work fanatics and somehow lost their essential selves somewhere on the way

I've never really been that keen on working for someone else, when I first graduated I was keen to reach a certain level, but before I got there, I had already realised that the rewards were far less than doing things for yourself.

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completely agree with the comments on this. sometime in 2013 after nearly 8 years working in banking i relealised this wasnt for me and in fact any corporate work just was not for me so i quit. this enabled me to do so much more and you only then realise how much time you spend at work. even a normal 9-6 job takes a lot out of you and there really is not much time left in the day to do other things so you only have weekends. if you factor in breakfast, sleep, dinner, all you can really do is work during the weekdays.

I myself actually went back into banking after a year off however this was only because i wanted to move home so needed a salary to get a mortgage. i have now accomplished this and am ready to quit for good. whilst i may not have much saved up to retire completely (i am in early 30s) i know i can get random jobs here and there to see me through. main thing is i have my time and freedom and that is just priceless. with a small mortgage, a lodger and decent amount of savings/investments i feel very comfortable still and am not worried at all financially.