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Me and my husband don’t earn great money, £30k each, but through living within our means and not to our means (if that makes sense) we’ve managed to build healthy savings and nearly pay off our mortgage on our nice but not “insta worthy” 4 bed. I wear primark and kids wear supermarket clothes/second hand bundles from marketplace but I’ve also just bought a givenchy handbag. I go UK caravan holidays because paying 4K for a family holiday abroad makes me want to vom. I appreciate nice cars but I drive a 7 year old Citroen….I guess what im trying to say is each to their own surely?
yes, I could get a job paying a good 10k more but im happy in my work, I’ve a fab work/life balance and I think that is better for my mental wellbeing than climbing the corporate ladder in search of a fatter salary. I also respect those that do strive for bigger and better things. As I said, each to their own
yes, I could get a job paying a good 10k more but im happy in my work, I’ve a fab work/life balance and I think that is better for my mental wellbeing than climbing the corporate ladder in search of a fatter salary. I also respect those that do strive for bigger and better things. As I said, each to their own
This thread is way more interesting than i thought it would be
i have been to both state and private and definitely think the state one was better, not just in terms of education but in terms of the people you meet, the private school I went to was a religious one which basically meant for years my entire social circle were people from the same religionMy friends son goes to private school with a couple of “celebrity” children and the one-up manship is just unreal. another goes to school with several kids of a locally known “crime” family who they are all a bit scared of I think. Not everyone who has money is “nice” and softly softly middle class into boden, Waitrose and the like. By the very nature of it there are some absolute arseholes that have money.
Why do you care so much? Maybe you should keep your snobby beak out of other people’s business and mind your own? Does it affect you if some people work until they die?
I feel you’re the kind of person who steps over someone in the street and looks down your nose at them just because they’ve been unfortunate or you look down at the low paid person in the supermarket that’s serving you.
ultimately, a lot of nurses are low paid, but they’re going to the ones that help save your life in an emergency. Care workers are low paid, but they’re gonna be the ones that are feeding you with a spoon when you’re too old to do it yourself.
dont look down your nose at others, especially not when you were once in their position and could be again someday.
Who’s to say what’s a nice house? Who’s to say what’s a nice car? You’re so up your own arse it’s untrue. And the really sad thing is that you probably think most on here are making these comments because they aspire to have what you have… believe me, most on this thread probably do have what you have and more besides, but they stay humble and they have more because they have decency and respect.
Oh, I have actually seen this beforeIt comes from this thread which made the classics : Though it does come from the same people who always sit and ask if they should go to A&E whilst the child is turning blue.
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This is an interesting comment from you. From what I’ve read in this thread it seems you wouldn’t be happy being the highest earner in your relationship, you seem to be very happy being the lower earner. Yet at the same time, you say you don’t like partners who aren’t ambitious yet that seems to be what you’re displaying yourself.
Does that mean you don’t have any ambition and are unlikely to ever strive to earn more than your current partner? And if so, do you believe that’s an unattractive thing?
You’ve been very lucky to find a partner who isn’t attracted to the same things you are, otherwise you’d be totally out of their league.
FWIW, I’d rather take the train than be at risk of having my Range Rover removed when my partner changed their mind. I’m not, of course, wishing that on you.
I’m not a troll im just stating the things I desire in life !
nothingI have to say, I'm really enjoying other fellow bird species joining in on this thread. Attenborough would be proud.
Also as a previous poster said, materialist things will provide pleasure,… temporarily until the next new thing comes out… imagine constantly chasing for new things for some sort of self worth/validation.
The OP said she couldn't be without 3 “decent” holidays a year (to keep her sane) and to me, that screams “I’m unhappy”… I bloody love a UK caravan holiday and appreciate the pretty corners this country has to offer. I’ve worked across the world and I’ve been lucky enough to holiday in some breautiful places, and I still find myself wanting to be within the U.K.
About 50k at the moment after advertising costs , it’s a part time lifestyle business for me as I have my child now (not MLM) , I do it around my child but my ambition and goal is it to grow it further once she starts nursery the ultimate goal is a six figure lifestyle business and in the longer term (10 year plan) grow it further to sell for enough money as part of my retirement for the future . My husband is the main earner in our household by far , fortunately most of my income is mostly disposable but I am saving and investing for the future which I think is so important no matter what you earn ( I believe everyone should aim to have at least a years salary put away just in case of a rainy day/emergencies and I think this is something we should now teach in schools ) , anyway to be honest a six figure household income is not enough these days after the ridiculous amount of tax you have to pay especially living London / Bucks and if you want to have a nice lifestyle
… I also like eating out a lot ( but I don’t go into Mayfair/ central london so much now as I have little one so that’s helped me save more), and I like holidays nothing wrong with UK breaks if it’s in a nice place with nice accommodation ( not sure I could do camping though! ) but I just find the weather unpredictable here and it is nice to just get out the country I think a few times a year if you can , my biggest expenses are eating out , holidays , and other little things like nails and hair and Botox lool but all adds up , I’m actually not too fussed about designer clothes ( and yes I hate big labels that show, I do think that’s tacky unless your a footballer or sports person ) but I admit I love designer handbags ! In short , we are not super rich in case anyone is wondering, but I would say top 10% as a household income, his family though are millionaires with multiple assets so he will inherit a fair bit. I would actually class myself as quite down to earth I just like luxury things and I like talking about money and goals as does my husband he is extremely driven to be financially successful. I don’t need a Ferrari / Lamborghini but I don’t want to go back to having a basic car, I’m not criticising anyone else who maybe happy to drive a Ford / Skoda etc , I just would not really want to go back to that personally and nothing wrong with low paid work if that’s what people do I would just struggle to have the lifestyle I wanted, if to say we earned say a joint income of 50k a year as a family---
Ffs I think your over thinking it now , yes who’s to say what’s a nice car mayb
not true I don’t care so long as people work and are not expecting to live off benefits their whole life (unless they are genuinely sick) , my point is the lifestyle people want and if you think you can be happy earning minimum wage / lower paid work and if you would be happy to be with someone who was content with that , I’m not bragging about anything I’m just responding to the person asked if I drive an Audi !
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The bloke who runs our local chippy is raking it in, he's raised the price of chips to £1.50 a bag. That must be about 30p profit on each portion!!!
No wonder the grasping bastard can afford to swan about in a G-reg Datsun
No wonder the grasping bastard can afford to swan about in a G-reg Datsun
I live in a London borough and 5 figure some is just enoughI’m not a troll im just stating the things I desire in life !
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About 50k at the moment after advertising costs , it’s a part time lifestyle business for me as I have my child now (not MLM) , I do it around my child but my ambition and goal is it to grow it further once she starts nursery the ultimate goal is a six figure lifestyle business and in the longer term (10 year plan) grow it further to sell for enough money as part of my retirement for the future . My husband is the main earner in our household by far , fortunately most of my income is mostly disposable but I am saving and investing for the future which I think is so important no matter what you earn ( I believe everyone should aim to have at least a years salary put away just in case of a rainy day/emergencies and I think this is something we should now teach in schools ) , anyway to be honest a six figure household income is not enough these days after the ridiculous amount of tax you have to pay especially living London / Bucks and if you want to have a nice lifestyle
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Ffs I think your over thinking it now , yes who’s to say what’s a nice car mayb
not true I don’t care so long as people work and are not expecting to live off benefits their whole life (unless they are genuinely sick) , my point is the lifestyle people want and if you think you can be happy earning minimum wage / lower paid work and if you would be happy to be with someone who was content with that , I’m not bragging about anything I’m just responding to the person asked if I drive an Audi !
and we have some disposable income. Although we can’t save a years income, but hey, who can?Still. Would rather be skint and happy and watch my children grow up and not stick them in a nursery when I didn’t have to. If I was getting £50k for part time working, my kids would never be in nursery
@latranla respectfully, I have to say you’d bore me to tears. It sounds like your lifestyle is very materialistic, superficial and is one which isn’t sustainable on your income alone.
Im sad that with all the wealth you display you don’t mention the arts or anything remotely cultural, instead it’s Botox, nails, designer brands and a car bought from the efforts of someone else’s toil. It sounds like you’re really happy but it’s a lifestyle I’d never aspire to. I prefer culture, conversations and the arts. And my earnings are similar to yours, btw.
your lifestyle to me sounds like all style and no substance. I’m glad it’s unlikely our paths won’t cross.
I think you should have named the thread: did you luck out and marry a rich man like I did?
Im sad that with all the wealth you display you don’t mention the arts or anything remotely cultural, instead it’s Botox, nails, designer brands and a car bought from the efforts of someone else’s toil. It sounds like you’re really happy but it’s a lifestyle I’d never aspire to. I prefer culture, conversations and the arts. And my earnings are similar to yours, btw.
your lifestyle to me sounds like all style and no substance. I’m glad it’s unlikely our paths won’t cross.
I think you should have named the thread: did you luck out and marry a rich man like I did?
Over thinking what? I don’t need to over think anything because you’ve made your points perfectly clear. You’ve literally said that the thought of wearing primark would give you anxiety and you’d prefer your car to have “luxury”.I’m not a troll im just stating the things I desire in life !
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About 50k at the moment after advertising costs , it’s a part time lifestyle business for me as I have my child now (not MLM) , I do it around my child but my ambition and goal is it to grow it further once she starts nursery the ultimate goal is a six figure lifestyle business and in the longer term (10 year plan) grow it further to sell for enough money as part of my retirement for the future . My husband is the main earner in our household by far , fortunately most of my income is mostly disposable but I am saving and investing for the future which I think is so important no matter what you earn ( I believe everyone should aim to have at least a years salary put away just in case of a rainy day/emergencies and I think this is something we should now teach in schools ) , anyway to be honest a six figure household income is not enough these days after the ridiculous amount of tax you have to pay especially living London / Bucks and if you want to have a nice lifestyle
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Ffs I think your over thinking it now , yes who’s to say what’s a nice car mayb
not true I don’t care so long as people work and are not expecting to live off benefits their whole life (unless they are genuinely sick) , my point is the lifestyle people want and if you think you can be happy earning minimum wage / lower paid work and if you would be happy to be with someone who was content with that , I’m not bragging about anything I’m just responding to the person asked if I drive an Audi !
you’re now trying to back track on everything you’ve said. Even though you’ve just admitted you only earn 50k yourself and most of your money comes from your husband. Embarrassing or what.
I don’t even believe half of what you’re saying about yourself or your husband. You sound like a fantasist.
I think the question in general is whether you're actually happy with them.
I'd personally rather be with a guy who's a 'low earner' but treats me well, has good morals that align with mine, I can have fun with and is respectful and respectable than a millionaire who is an arse wipe. Do I want to struggle on by in life? no. But I'd rather live within my means with a good man who's company I enjoy than have a bunch of stuff with head or someone I didn't like. I could not be one of those women who's husband has an affair or hates him but stays/has sex with him cause they like the lifestyle. I'm not judging cause crack on but that couldn't be me.
I'd personally rather be with a guy who's a 'low earner' but treats me well, has good morals that align with mine, I can have fun with and is respectful and respectable than a millionaire who is an arse wipe. Do I want to struggle on by in life? no. But I'd rather live within my means with a good man who's company I enjoy than have a bunch of stuff with head or someone I didn't like. I could not be one of those women who's husband has an affair or hates him but stays/has sex with him cause they like the lifestyle. I'm not judging cause crack on but that couldn't be me.
In my experience anyone who is adamant they don’t do MLM is actually 100% doing MLM just dressed up in a different way
just dressed up in a different wayGod, agree with a PP this is all very mumsnet. Heading back to the secret gossip thread now to talk about rimming
Primark do some good white tshirts which I buy and tye dye during summer.
There is so much wrong with what you have written, you might not realise it but the tone of entitlement and sneery nature of your choice of words is awful. Also, to say that you don't think you're high maintenance but the things you list show that you clearly are. Your priorities that you state are all superficial things like botox, hair & make up, nice cars, holidays etc. You mention you have a child (possibly more, not sure) but never mention anything about enjoying doing things with the child, you know, just spending time with them. Some of my favourite memories as a child were doing things like going down the allotment with my grandad or baking with my mum and nan. I know I went on holidays too but they're not the strong happy memories. Your kid won't give a shite about all this stuff restaurants are boring to kids and and eating a normal meal as a family rather than eating out would be far healthier too. I suspect that we'd have very little in common and, assuming you really aren't a troll then I feel sad for you. As somebody else said, if you feel the need to escape from the UK so often and buy all this superficial stuff then it really doesn't sound like you're in a happy place in you life. I am however comforted by the many many posts on this thread that reflect my view of life far more than yours. It's also a good job that everybody isn't as materialistic as you too otherwise our hospitals and care homes would be in an even worse state than they are currently but based on what you've said you think that nurses and carers simply lack ambition and aren't worth anything. You're really not coming over well and if this isn't what you intend then maybe think about your words otherwise people are going to just assume you're a overprivileged diva.I’m not a troll im just stating the things I desire in life !
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About 50k at the moment after advertising costs , it’s a part time lifestyle business for me as I have my child now (not MLM) , I do it around my child but my ambition and goal is it to grow it further once she starts nursery the ultimate goal is a six figure lifestyle business and in the longer term (10 year plan) grow it further to sell for enough money as part of my retirement for the future . My husband is the main earner in our household by far , fortunately most of my income is mostly disposable but I am saving and investing for the future which I think is so important no matter what you earn ( I believe everyone should aim to have at least a years salary put away just in case of a rainy day/emergencies and I think this is something we should now teach in schools ) , anyway to be honest a six figure household income is not enough these days after the ridiculous amount of tax you have to pay especially living London / Bucks and if you want to have a nice lifestyle
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Ffs I think your over thinking it now , yes who’s to say what’s a nice car mayb
not true I don’t care so long as people work and are not expecting to live off benefits their whole life (unless they are genuinely sick) , my point is the lifestyle people want and if you think you can be happy earning minimum wage / lower paid work and if you would be happy to be with someone who was content with that , I’m not bragging about anything I’m just responding to the person asked if I drive an Audi !
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