22 years working in the UK for nowt.

[scotty12 2,276]

13 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Thought of that 10 yrs back...but you need planning and to jump through hoops to get water/electric to it....there's always some sort of restrictions or your paying over the odds....ain't just as easy to buy some land and crack the f**k on mate,learnt that lesson having horses for the Mrs and daughter

Hungary it is for you then mate plenty cheap houses and standard of living 

 

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1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

I'd happily live in a nice Bow top wagon..if I was garenteed to be left the f**k alone mate...I don't want the trappings of a conventional lifestyle...I've conformed and played the game for long enough...I want out tbh....

I lived in one for around 2 years with my son who was just over a year old,only had to worry about feeding him and the horse really.My lurcher and ferrets pretty much fed themselves with add on's from pellet gun and snare, did odd jobs and sold a bit of pot and hand on heart they were the most stress free days of my life ..

[Daniel cain 45,990]

26 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said:

And all the best to you Daniel,  look pal, I bet I'm the oldest on this forum, but I'm.jist awaiting the latest results from.a pet scan, all being good, I have the opportunity to.fly out to Oz, on the 1st of may, 2 days afore my 81st. Fingers crossed, it's been the top of my bucket list fer yonks,  keep.ya chin up.pal, your a good lad

I hope your well Keith, plenty of life left in you I know You enjoy Oz,one of the lads I was working for,is planning on moving out there,his sister been there 20 plus yrs,went at 18 yr old and only come back  home to visit...he went out Xmas time,and decided to shut the company down and sell his house and get out there full-time ,Mrs and 2 kids under 7...

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7 hours ago, WataWalloper said:

I got 4 kids you Wally, we ain’t got the piles of cash you have, oh aye you took that pic off the web haha 

 

[Qbgrey 4,126]

A Bulgarian bricky I was talking too said he charges £35o aday ffs. I asked the guy he does a bit for and he confirmed it. Joke money his works not even that great. Some people spend money different, nice car but eat shit food, large house shit car, some like nice clothes etc, I like a beer come the weekend and decent grub , not worried spending £1000 a month of going out you only live once. It’s the idiots who Chuck shit up thier nose, go to pub, got all the fashionable clothes ( you know the ones with tight jeans up round thier ankles) alway having tats done but thier kids are dressed in primark clothes eating processed food.living in a flat. 

[Borr 6,232]

Going to the op , I think it's highly likely the majority of the UK population leave life financially no richer than they came into it. If you take and make opportunities and aren't impeded with caring for family members or children then you have every opportunity if you're allowed to travel and have the education to allow you to work in the field paying the big bucks. There are plenty who do well and are successful. Plenty are happy if they can just live a straight forward life make ends meet raise a family. I think if you work 22 years and you rent and have two cars couple of kids and work local and maybe want to participate in a hobby or two then you could easily say that you're not likely to attain any assets of huge value. Obviously house prices fluctuate wildly on where you live , but if you can live mortgage free it's transformative, or earn enough for a mortgage not to matter. And those that inherit property will be at a distinct advantage. I think family , experiences , relationships are all equally important to succeed at but the money one makes the rest easier to perform well. Lots of financially successful people aren't always successful in other areas of their lives. I didn't watch to op video but I guess the guy is happier than he was . As most Brits seem to be when they leave lol

[Qbgrey 4,126]

If I can pay for my own furneral, and leave a little bit for the kids I reckon I’ve done well.

[WILF 47,395]

McHull worked for 22 years once but it only took him 10 minutes 

[NEWKID 27,280]

8 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

He's a bricklayer,why would he pay someone else for an extension? He would know enough lads in the trade,call in a few favours surely?

 

Stone Island was All the rage when I was 20

In the trade, earning decent enough money and taking a loan to build an extension... he's needs better tax advice..

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23 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

In the trade, earning decent enough money and taking a loan to build an extension... he's needs better tax advice..

I'm sure he manages, the loan will be a long time payed off, he must have had the extension for ten year.

[Leo Sayer 2,743]

8 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

Bangers, buying a boat isn't the problem,it's finding the right place to keep it moored,I'm finding everywhere we go looking to keep it,that the cnuts are trying to dictate what you can do and how too live your life,..they happy to sell me a wide beam,but don't want me in the marina,lol it's f***ing madness,they don't like the fact I got teenage kids,I just want to pay my money,and to be left the f**k alone but it just don't seem possible,so f**k em,I will find something else to put my coin into,We are in a good place, money wise,but the cost of living in a house is getting silly,all bills are increasing,road tax, council tax,every f***ing thing is taxed to f**k in this country and it ain't gonna get any better...I can  see us staying for another 10 yrs then f***ing off somewhere sunny to end our days...that's if I last that f***ing long

Hit the nail on the head there. My dad was in a marina and didn't like it as too clicky and the costs.  Bearing in mind his is just a holiday home and he lives in a house. But I've said on here before he stumbled on a plot he rents off a farmer for £25 A week. 3 other live A boards there plus my dad's so only 4 boats in total. No leccy but each plot has a water tap each and parking for 2 cars plus some land fenced off to have a garden and a few small out buildings . It's in the middle of no were and the farmer pretty much just leaves them too it. Like my dad says plots like this are dead man's shoes. If i go down this route in retirement and sell the house and buisness ect. I think I would go door knocking farms and try and offer a farmer a few quid for summat similar. Also not to far from my house is a paki tyre place we all call Taliban Tyres . He has rented out the bottom of his plot to a white kid who has fenced it off put a caravan on and moored a narrowboat,  it ain't rural . But it looks a very nice little yard/plot h got. I walk the dog on the other side on towpath and I always think what a nice little gaff. 

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19 hours ago, Goly said:

As I know fully well, a few wrong life choices can be curtains for your wealth, I know the hard way. I have a decent payed job, but, with all the bills, mortgage, CSA, etc, and with the Mrs only working part-time, we are just ticking over, we can't really save a substantial amount of money. My kids won't go without and that's all that really matters. The older generation had it easier, no doubt about that. 25 year ago my parents bought a 4 bedroom new build for around 83-86k, what's that today, around 140-145k? You'll get a terrace or a run down semi for that these days.

That's true mate when I bought my first terraced house in 82 after getting married I worked all the overtime I could at the pit and in six months got the the thousand pounds deposit for the terraced house that faced herringthorpe playing fields in a fairly decent area for 9 and half grand. When I tell lads who I work with i don't think they believe me how easy it was back then to buy your own house if you were a grafter. Now days lads grafting in warehouses and most factories don't stand a chance of saving for a deposit if they lived at work. 

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15 hours ago, Bangersanmash said:

 

I know a millionaire chap called Bruce who lives on a narrow boat builders  yard at side of river. He dresses like a scruffy c**t stinks to f**k. You wouldn't think he was a millionaire. I was shocked to f**k. Builds narrow boats from ground up from plates of steel until there ready for someone to move in. But if you seen him you wouldn't think he's a millionaire. Lol. 

One of Wilf Waddingtons lads is like that who has got to be a multimillionaire. Old Wilf Waddington was known as the canal king of south Yorkshire .

[Qbgrey 4,126]

The boat thing sounds good but still money to spend on insurance, test reports , painting,dry dock, etc,etc and hassle of emptying the shitter if you live remote?????? 

[mackem 27,159]

10 minutes ago, Qbgrey said:

The boat thing sounds good but still money to spend on insurance, test reports , painting,dry dock, etc,etc and hassle of emptying the shitter if you live remote?????? 

Old truism,if it flies floats or fucks it's always cheaper to rent than buy.