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» Co-worker said he might start saving 10 ($12) per week - Is this real life???
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post 1471382361 11-16-2016, 09:43 AM
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How much time did you spend taking spoon pics of your BMW? Do people not believe you drive a BMW?
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post 1471419261 11-16-2016, 02:23 PM
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Talking **** about each other's BMWs is entertaining and all, but we mustn't get away from the main point of this thread.

Which is about someone who lives with his parents who pay for his accommodation, utilities, most of his food, etc etc who can't understand why people who have to pay for all these things themselves have less savings than him.
post 1471420751 11-16-2016, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted By Kewbrah
Talking **** about each other's BMWs is entertaining and all, but we mustn't get away from the main point of this thread.

Which is about someone who lives with his parents who pay for his accommodation, utilities, most of his food, etc etc who can't understand why people who have to pay for all these things themselves have less savings than him.
OP needs to move out on his own - and the sooner the better. The reason being he is getting used to all this disposable income; and longer he lives with his parents the harder it will be to live the lifestyle he is used to when he has to pay for everything himself.
post 1471421931 11-16-2016, 02:46 PM
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The misc needs to start a rep pool so OP shows his face. I'm so curious.
post 1471488061 11-17-2016, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted By krendan
Quite the opposite, you have the rest of your life to enjoy it.
Work hard now.
This.

Lmao at enjoying your 20s and being broke in your 30s and 40s (your real prime)

When you could moderate your 20s and be rich and drive Porsche's and bang loose women in your 30s and 40s
post 1471488701 11-17-2016, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted By WelshAutist
The base model is just over 30,000 but options are quite expensive on BMs. Kitted up you'd be looking at >$50,000

But mine is 2012 model and I paid it all upfront so I got a bargain and it cost me the equivalent of $18,000 total
I own a newer more expensive car than you, and never went to college. Have money saved and invested can go out and do whatever I want, but the best part is, I never made an autistic cringe thread about it just to post pictures of a used 4 year old bmw.
post 1471489441 11-17-2016, 01:46 AM
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When I worked i always put away 300~ it allowed me to quit my job and go to college 2 years and uni 4 years lol. I used to always have 3-4k in my bank doing nothing.

I miss that but even still living off student loan I'm never short of money and still go on holiday once a year. I can't comprehend how people are so careless with money.

My parents literally have food in for 1 week of the month and then live off bread/milk cups of tea for the rest of the month. Both work full time too and earn like 35-40k between them and also live in a rented council house... I don't understand how you can he so poverty and careless and actually enjoy living
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post 1471489841 11-17-2016, 01:54 AM
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Originally Posted By WelshAutist
This.

Lmao at enjoying your 20s and being broke in your 30s and 40s (your real prime)

When you could moderate your 20s and be rich and drive Porsche's and bang loose women in your 30s and 40s
I'm worth 1M and I made $8 an hour at age 22. Your "save and hermit life" is not the only way. How long do you think it will take you to save 1M?
Living a happy life
post 1471490531 11-17-2016, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted By Chezdon
lol @ spending $13,000 on a car. More than 1/3 of your salary. Just lol.

Car hold its value well?

Your colleague is an idiot. How comes you don't pay rent?
You know you ARE allowed to live a little ;-)
post 1471491791 11-17-2016, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted By WelshAutist
You realise he has that option too, right? Like I said, it's not like he's married, got kids, the brah doesn't even have a GF...

Would you rather save max 500/year but live out paying rent toward someone elses mortgage and council tax to the government deluding yourself you have "freedom" or save 20K/year, live at home (looking after your parents), build a property empire and/or amazing stock portfolio and retire in 10-15 years by 35-40 while everyone else just about have enough for a house deposit and has to work until 70 just to pay off their mortgage?
2016
Still treating property as an investment
You going to get burned after the next correction boyo
post 1471497081 11-17-2016, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted By Tasteful
You're saving right, but buying tjay BMW was the wrong choice. 13k, man, lol. I'm doing similar: €382.77 take home per week, save €300 of that, €30 goes to parents since I live at home, so I'd live off that remaining €52.77. Honestly, it wasn't bad doing this. I'm still able to go to the cinema and for drinks with friends at the weekend.

But my parents are asking for €50/week to live at home now so fuk that lol. Started looking for places as soon as they said that to me. Hopefully I'll still be able to save €200-50/week even while renting, I'll still keep my costs to a minimum, not buying dumb sh!t.

I've €10k saved so far, started like this last April with the aim to do it for a year. Surprised I made it this far to be honest, most people wouldn't. Just wish I was earning more income. Hoping to use the savings to help that. Ideally I'd get some rental property but terms for mortgages are harsh as fuk right now.
50 euros a week is nothing, you should feel lucky that's all they want to charge you. You're gonna be spending 4x that with rent and bills, and that's for a poverty place.
post 1471497221 11-17-2016, 05:10 AM
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Couldnt agree more, very similar to yourself with savings etc, always make sure i have immediate access to 5k minimum incase of emergency and have more money tied up maybe a few days to access.

brb anxiety attack when i cant put money away for 1 or 2 weeks
brb that empty feeling when you empty a phat stash of cash on a holiday or something
brb wanna be financially secure my entire life
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