How much to live on

helensbiggestfan

Uralmaid. Fab post. Love the sound of magenta hair. If you like it keep it. You don't have to go grey just because you're hitting a milestone birthday. Alas I didn't have a choice. My hair turned white within weeks of my husband getting sick, I was 55. It never recovered. It is pure white (think Miranda Priestly in "Devil Wears Prada") with no pigment at all so it just will not "grab" a colour, unless I resort to harsh chemicals. I once moaned at my hairdresser who answered me with "are you nuts, I have ladies who pay a fortune to have white hair like yours". I guess we're never satisfied. Lol.

I too love bling. A girl can never have enough sparkles in her life. 😁. I had to laugh at the jacket comment….tell your husband he's an amateur with "only" 9 jackets. I have about 30 coats/jackets…….still buying if I see something I fancy. I've just ordered a burgundy velvet number.

I got rid of my car, I hate driving and I can manage well enough without one.

However……….🤭

I am thinking of getting something like a lambretta type scooter. Relive my Mod days. Lol Just for tassing around the village where I live. A car would be a total waste of money for the amount of driving I would need to do but a scooter would be fun.

New sofa has arrived, looks fab. Half way through sorting out the garage, getting there. I've also booked a company who collects unwanted clothes etc for charity. It's a free service and you can nominate the charity you wish to donate to from one of the charities they partner with. I have chosen one which helps victims of DV.

Perfect autumn day here, warm sunshine and none of that awful humidity we had a few weeks ago. Watched the last of the 7 Up programmes. As I suspected, it was very moving. Bitter sweet. End of an era, made me reminisce and review my own life.

Every new year I choose a motto or mantra This year I turned 75 and my chosen mantra has been "Not Done Yet."

uralmaid

@helensbiggestfan Thanks. Glad the sofa is just as you were hoping. I am very jealous of your hair. That is the colour I would like. Because there is still some magenta in my remaining hair, I can't bleach it then put a silver tint on it. I just know I will end up dying it again as I hate the boring brown. I haven't got even the slightest hint of grey in my natural colour.

Love the mantra.

Albermarle

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82146741#Comment_82146741

We also traded in our Cupra for a Porsche

I have read thousands of threads on here, ( mainly the finance bits) and I think you are the first MSE poster to admit to buying a Porsche 😄

Organgrinder

We also traded in our Cupra for a Porsche

Burn the heretic! ;-)

uralmaid

@Organgrinder - haha.

@Albermarle - we traded it because it was a better vehicle to pull our caravan and 4 wheel drive which is good when you live in the country. We are careful with our pensions - we very rarely eat out or visit a pub and don't go on holidays outside this country so why shouldn't we spend our money on things which matter to us. We worked hard for it. We traded our car and paid cash for the balance. We have never had any type of credit or owe anything. We no longer have a mortgage as that was paid off when we were 52. It all depends what peoples priorities are. We have both been brought up with the mantra that "if you can't afford it, you don't buy it, and save up until you can. We also give money to charity regularly.

Albermarle

It was just a joke …

Pat38493

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82147568#Comment_82147568

If you mean a Cayenne - I nearly bought one of those for the same reason - caravan - however in the end I settled for an Volvo XC60 which does a similar job but at a lower cost.

louby40

I've caught up with the 7Up programme too, the last one was very emotional. I've found the whole programme really interesting. I've binge watched it over the past few weeks.

Made me think about my parents who are fit and well but in their early to mid 80's and how quickly time goes by. I'm 57 and can't believe how fast my life has whizzed by.

It's made me feel very nostalgic.

cbsexec

Just become a widow. How much to live on has suddenly become very important. Life changes too quickly sometimes 🙁

uralmaid

@Pat38493 No it's a Macan. Nice and chunky and does the job. We are really pleased with it.

@Albemarle - Ok