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  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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    p1212 wrote: »
    In your place I would frame it and put it on your wall and read it every day.

    You'll be able to do that yourself one day, when you buy a house and don't need a landlord's permission to hang items on the wall.
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • wotsthat
    wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
    p1212 wrote: »
    Actually what will happen is that I keep going on saving much more than my rent, invest in myself in the meantime and if conditions do not improve I GTFO of here and spend the money somewhere else. Thanks for the nice education by the way :D

    I don't think you've learnt anything or even attempted to TBH. You just needed to blow off some steam.

    Don't be stranger.
  • p1212
    p1212 Posts: 153 Forumite
    chucknorris wrote: »
    You'll be able to do that yourself one day, when you buy a house and don't need a landlord's permission to hang items on the wall.

    ...said the well educated teacher...

    I am just wondering how low you can go...
  • p1212
    p1212 Posts: 153 Forumite
    Jack_Johnson_the_acorn wrote: »
    Pretty sure he claimed that reduced asking prices reflected a crashing market as well. This new joker is just as confident it seems. I wonder how long he'llstick around for.:D

    Hopefully not for too long, I've tried not to come back multiple times, but it is too funny. Its like a freakshow, you HAVE TO watch it...
  • cells
    cells Posts: 5,246 Forumite
    edited 7 September 2016 at 2:48PM
    This is how crazy things are in inner London

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54100876.html

    16 Oct 1995 Terraced, Freehold £68,500

    On sale currently for £1 million.
    The bloomin stamp duty costs more now than the house did in 1995!

    Whats more it looks good value to me. So were prices too low in 1995 or are they too high today?
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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    p1212 wrote: »
    Hopefully not for too long, I've tried not to come back multiple times, but it is too funny. Its like a freakshow, you HAVE TO watch it...

    We know exactly what you mean, but maybe what you need to reflect on is something along the lines of:

    How come everyone seems to think completely differently to me? Could it possibly be me that is the one who has things mixed up?
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • chucknorris
    chucknorris Posts: 10,793 Forumite
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    cells wrote: »
    This is how crazy things are in inner London

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/detailMatching.html?prop=38849478&sale=42406737&country=england

    16 Oct 1995 Terraced, Freehold £68,500

    On sale currently for £1 million. The bloomin stamp duty costs more now than the house did in 1995!

    Whats more it looks good value to me. So were prices too low in 1995 or are they too high today?

    The link isn't working cells.
    Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop
  • cells
    cells Posts: 5,246 Forumite
    chucknorris wrote: »
    The link isn't working cells.


    fixed

    http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-54100876.html
  • AnotherJoe
    AnotherJoe Posts: 19,622 Forumite
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    p1212 wrote: »
    We have different goals and viewpoints. In your world maybe everyone is shorting .

    Talk about not getting it :eek: Thats you shorting.
    Thats what you did when you rented, you took a short position on house prices, and its blown up in your face.

    :wall:
  • System
    System Posts: 178,353 Community Admin
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    I don't think person understands common financial phrases such as "real term" and "short".
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
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