j j m 6,539 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 you were first married and you struggled to pay the morgage and keep the family with food and clothes and bills,its funny in life when your getting older you have more money then you know what to do with,i think its because everything is paid off your house is more or less paid for and you have the house done to the standards you want it done like,and your kids are up,when i was younger i had a nice car but hardly had the money to run it ,i now have a merc a pajero and my astra van for the birds of prey,but i still remember the hard days where me and our lass flicked a coin to see who was going out on a friday night and who was staying inn 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,770 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ditto Jjm, I'm always telling my kids who are on that same journey that life does get easier, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Finances improve, life becomes less chaotic and you're able to take things in your stride. I had to sell lots of gear to get through hard times but I think it makes you stronger as a person and as a married couple. ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,916 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ditto Jjm, I'm always telling my kids who are on that same journey that life does get easier, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Finances improve, life becomes less chaotic and you're able to take things in your stride. I had to sell lots of gear to get through hard times but I think it makes you stronger as a person and as a married couple. yep, bungalow paid for , couple bob in the bank , which she still give my lad some to help him+ mrs out, they been married 3 years, we been married 34 years, we did struggle when we 1st started out, but got easier the last 5-10 years . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,454 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 you were first married and you struggled to pay the morgage and keep the family with food and clothes and bills,its funny in life when your getting older you have more money then you know what to do with,i think its because everything is paid off your house is more or less paid for and you have the house done to the standards you want it done like,and your kids are up,when i was younger i had a nice car but hardly had the money to run it ,i now have a merc a pajero and my astra van for the birds of prey,but i still remember the hard days where me and our lass flicked a coin to see who was going out on a friday night and who was staying inngot another 10 yrs left then maybe i'll be in the same boat lol-sometimes it seems like things are looking up only for something to come out of the woodwork and wipe out the savings again .atvb dc 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,762 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yep being skint in the chaotic years of the 80s and 90s seems a life time away butt seeing the price of rents and morgage's these days i do feel sorry for the younger generation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,539 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 i feel sorry for youngsters trying to get on the property ladder ,its a lot harder now then it was 30 years ago 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,611 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) I got on the property ladder fairly late in life but its all coming together now only 10 years left lol it was all about meeting the right person for me once I met the current wife my life excellerated in terms of what we could achieve with both having the same vision...as D.C. says the minute you think your getting somewhere there's always a unexpected bill to kick you back down ...just been told I need a new roof .....ah well that's just life ain't it ..it will get sorted somehow no point stressing . Edited October 29, 2016 by kanny 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,539 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 theres always something to pay for when you own your own property 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeskyWabbits 464 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Everything is relative, sure mortgages are bonkers now and I can't see why there isn't an exodus from London (£500 room) to more normal places where £500-700 is a house mortgage. People have a slanted view now, must have a mobile contract at £300 per year, can't do without a car, can't make do with a banger, can't home service - what £50 a year? Then there is the TV/games console malarky, £30 a game. And takeaways, now and again for treat maybe but home made food is much nicer. OMG now I have started. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,472 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 I'm always glad to hear it gets easier because it's certainly not easy now. The kids are warm/fed and want for nowt though and that's all that matters to me. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,454 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) I got on the property ladder fairly late in life but its all coming together now only 10 years left lol it was all about meeting the right person for me once I met the current wife my life excellerated in terms of what we could achieve with both having the same vision...as D.C. says the minute you think your getting somewhere there's always a unexpected bill to kick you back down ...just been told I need a new roof .....ah well that's just life ain't it ..it will get sorted somehow no point stressing .lol-whats the chances of that?got a leaky f***ing chimney breast myself☺ and got hit with an 1100 pound bill from my vet yesterday-car been to 3 garages can't find the fault -never rains it pours mun.and thats just this week...atb dc Edited October 29, 2016 by Daniel cain 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 Looks like I'm the odd one out....... I've lived under 11 different Prime Ministers - and I've been poor under every one of the f***ers ! 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamerooster 1,179 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 I guess you could call me old fashironed, others just call me a miserable cnut, but I don't feel the need to fit in with the crowd,and go out every weekend and drink and sniff my way through my weeks wages, I maybe don't earn as much as a few of my mates but I ask for little in life so have money put away for a rainy day and can still do the things I want, it's all about living within your means and doing what makes you happy, not trying to fit in with the crowd 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,611 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 I got on the property ladder fairly late in life but its all coming together now only 10 years left lol it was all about meeting the right person for me once I met the current wife my life excellerated in terms of what we could achieve with both having the same vision...as D.C. says the minute you think your getting somewhere there's always a unexpected bill to kick you back down ...just been told I need a new roof .....ah well that's just life ain't it ..it will get sorted somehow no point stressing . lol-whats the chances of that?got a leaky f***ing chimney breast myself☺ and got hit with an 1100 pound bill from my vet yesterday-car been to 3 garages can't find the fault -never rains it pours mun.and thats just this week...atb dcOuch!..but what can you do about it ? .... have a cookie and chill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nans pat 2,575 Posted October 29, 2016 Report Share Posted October 29, 2016 pished the price of 10houses up the wall yrs ago.lol. you cant take it with you, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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