Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
And it keeps most threads going.
Bike envy
- Thread starter thunderlips76
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And it keeps most threads going.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
Don't get me started on cheap money, and all the damage it has wrought...
I do my part to keep the envy of others at bay by driving a 20 year old car
You have a car?
Flash git.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Not just the car, but buying stuff secondhand, yellow stickering, foraging, cooking from scratch, not having sky / netflix etc...
People do get so sniffy if you live within your means. So much is about appearances. But I'm content with how I live and don't give a flying flamingo about what other people think. Although currently, things I've been doing for years are considered trendy.
Happiness is curling up by the fire with a good book and a cat on my lap.
The peer pressure at school was horrendous though, as almost everyone in my year came from a far wealthier background than I - diplomats' daughters and footballers' daughters and the like. So it does give you a certain perspective.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I know. When I were a lad my Dad had to give me a piggy back everywhere while I made "vroom vroom" noises. Kids these days don't know they're born.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I remember when we got a car
When my mum died we 3 kids age 7-11 got £200 in our savings account , when my dad remarried and we needed a car it was agreed to use the money to buy a family car which was a austin maxi
Perhaps... however given the very real and obvious repercussions of such rampant consumption, the mere act of complaining about it seems pretty insignificant from a moral perspective; does it not?
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I can remember my grandad getting a motorbike and sidecar and feeling well flash.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
My grandfather had a tandem and sidecar! I've got a picture of it with my mum in it.
We only found out years after buying a tandem and child trailer ourselves.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
My grandad on dads side died in ww 2 , gran remarried but they didnt have a car as we used to catch a bus then walk a bit to their house .on mums side they were a train ride away which meant walking across fields to nearest town for a bus to the station and then train and then another bus .
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Who cares what they think?
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Most of those I agree with, but not the "short lifespan". Cars nowadays are likely to last at least twice as long as cars did in my teens & 20's (1970s-80s).
I would also say they are generally cheaper in real terms to run (ignoring depreciation costs), as while parts & labour are expensive, they aren't needed nearly as often.
Mike Ayling
Veteran
- Location
- Melbourne Downunda
If I had 150k in the bank earning little and devaluing I would put at least 50% of it into Index funds.
Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Depending on many factors such as state of the market, age or reason for having that money it may not be the best choice.
If current inflation figures are to be believed, there are worse choices than a humble ISA / taxable savings account at 4-5%... while if you're playing the long game gold has gone mental recently (+30% in the past year) although as such may or may not be a good time to buy.
bobzmyunkle
Über Member
Brilliant idea, a Cyclechat investment advice thread.
I can broker some good deals on bitcoin if anyone's interested.
I can broker some good deals on bitcoin if anyone's interested.
