Was it the "Nice Decade"?

PasturesNew

Phirefly wrote: »

People say that to me a lot...

I have a tendency to getting tied down by my commitments. Usually with regards to work. And yet again I've realised I've managed to do it again.

Some of the work I do is home typing. Mostly digitally received.... but one annoying bugg4h sends me physical tapes. So, I just need to nudge them (again ... again) into using a digital system. Or say "sorry, can't do yours" and risk losing the whole lot!

I tend to get myself locked into limiting opportunities like this out of some loyalty.

I should be thinking "So what if I lose the whole contract ... it's holding me back and I don't need it".

So, switching the brain over now to "How to go to Jersey. Get relatives' phone numbers. Get diary out. Look at flights/cost and dates. Think about duration (2 weeks or 2 months). Take the car or fly."

Hopefully this next 10 years I will learn to make better decisions and not get tied down by my overwhelming sense of loyalty to people, who seem to lock me into things.

It was a temp job I tried to jack in, but they still wanted me to do the work. And I said yes and never expected it to be still going on (5 months now). I thought they'd have me do it for 2 months then decide to take it in-house...

I need to do more for ME and stop being so damned sub-servient.

Jorgan_2

Mixed bag for me. Started out well, both had good jobs but felt we were missing out on something I was working 6-7 days a week, its not all fun being an EA you know, OH was climbing the career ladder pretty quickly, but it wasn't what we wanted. Decided to sell up & leave the rat race (nearly) behind. We liked where we living, but didn't really want to bring our son up in the surrounding environment. Looking back, a very good decision, area has gone down hill & crime has risen greatly.

Sold the house, other half quit her job & we moved 130 odd miles away. Bought a five bedroom house for the price of a two bedroom property where we used to live. Started the 260 mile daily commute for work, that lasted for 5-6 months until I got job near to home.

Other half then puts her back out messing about at a party, nothing to serious we thought, bit of rest should sort it. Fast forward to the present day and she is facing the future in a wheel chair.

So financially we haven't done too bad, but from a personal point of view a real mixed bag.

Jorgan_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I have a tendency to getting tied down by my commitments. Usually with regards to work. And yet again I've realised I've managed to do it again.

Some of the work I do is home typing. Mostly digitally received.... but one annoying bugg4h sends me physical tapes. So, I just need to nudge them (again ... again) into using a digital system. Or say "sorry, can't do yours" and risk losing the whole lot!

I tend to get myself locked into limiting opportunities like this out of some loyalty.

I should be thinking "So what if I lose the whole contract ... it's holding me back and I don't need it".

So, switching the brain over now to "How to go to Jersey. Get relatives' phone numbers. Get diary out. Look at flights/cost and dates. Think about duration (2 weeks or 2 months). Take the car or fly."

Hopefully this next 10 years I will learn to make better decisions and not get tied down by my overwhelming sense of loyalty to people, who seem to lock me into things.

It was a temp job I tried to jack in, but they still wanted me to do the work. And I said yes and never expected it to be still going on (5 months now). I thought they'd have me do it for 2 months then decide to take it in-house...

I need to do more for ME and stop being so damned sub-servient.

I think what you have done is great Pastures New. Many people talk about doing what you have done, but very few have the balls to actually go and do it. Sometimes I'd love to say to hell with it all and go and do something I really want to, but to many ties prevent me from doing it. Well thats my excuse, haven't got the guts to is nearer the truth.

baby_boomer

It's been an amazing, candyfloss decade for public sector workers, homeowners and consumers.

Now back to economic and political reality - where government will have to make increasingly tough choices to keep our public finances sustainable.

The one area that hasn't done so well is British companies in the FTSE 100 - and therefore private sector pension arrangements which have also experienced the double whammy, until recently, of falling annuity rates.

tanith

Just out of interest can those of you who have had an okish or good decade , would you say that would of been the case despite the Labour Government or because of it ? or was it all your own making?

JonnyBravo

Certainly was the "nice decade".
Am hoping the next one won't be too bad but then I've not spent what I didn't have and have instead concentrated on improving my property and moving to mortgage free.

10 years and 3 months ago I still lived with my mum and dad!... but had been saving hard for my deposit for 4 years.
Now have equity of c.55% in property of over 500k. Only moved once but both properties were run down and needed lots of work & have benefitted from extensions.
This percentage is going to change, of course, in the property downturn but my earnings are good for my mortgage size so losing my job is the only real danger..... which applies to most of us I s'pose.


I'll gladly settle for a "steady decade" next. Fingers crossed, cos that not certain is it?!

Zammo

It's been a great 10 years, my house has tripled in value!

Turnbull2000

The past decade for me is all about timing and regret. My three years at University have cost me dearly, as had I went directly into employment, there's a good chance I'd currently find myself in a final salary pension scheme and paying an affordable mortgage.

But instead, I'm lumbered with a poor defined contribution pension, paying thousands in rent (it's a great house mind you!) and dragged down further thanks to £100 p/m student loan repayments.

If I'd been born 10 years earlier, then I'd probably be sitting very pretty right now. I don't let it trouble me too much though. It's the spiralling cost of road cycling that gets me worried! New bottom bracket here, maintenance needed there, aerodynamic water bottle, carbon-fibre shoes to shave off weight etc :mad:

Gorgeous_George

Of course it has been a 'nice' decade. Just as the one before was and the next one will be.

Nice is nice.

Health is worth more than wealth.

GG

mr.broderick

Yeah no complaints from the brodericks for the last 10, done well..worked hard took a couple of gambles and it paid off, got lucky...