The guilt of spending..........

BimboBob said:
In all honesty it's a weird one for me. I have money, I have savings. The Wife has the same. As I'm supposed to be dying what do I do? Spend it all? Spend some? Spend nothing? My idea all along was to leave it all to her so her life is more comfortable when I'm gone. But without me she'll be fine, savings, head teacher pension etc etc. We have no kids. No mortgage. No debts. And yet I get guilty. Not on the small stuff like records but other more expensive things I don't need. A new motorbike. Lovely. But it's money on something I don't really need plus extra paperwork for her when I'm gone.
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It's a hard life...
 
halfmist said:
There is a particular high end car which I have had my eye on for a few years. I won’t say which model otherwise I will be called a twat even more than usual.
Every time I saw one I used to say to my Mrs there’s my car. My Mrs used to say no,you won’t look after it, I never have with cars and she said she would end up cleaning it all the time.
One day my Mrs said if you want one let’s go to the show room and buy a new one. When it came to heh lads heh my bottle went and I have never mentioned it since.
I just cannot justify the cost, the loss in value as I looked out of the rear view mirror as I drove it off the forecourt and the low milage I would end up doing for fear of taking it anywhere it would get damaged.
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I'm intrigued...share the make and model...
 
Worked hard all my life and my main indulgence both in work and outside of it has always been cars. Never worried about buying any apart from one which was a very high end make and a car I had wanted since I was young. Found the perfect example down south, agreed a price, sorted a bank draft with the local branch, went to collect it and then just sat in the car wondering what I was doing. Ended up ringing the seller saying I'd changed my mind and came home. Next 24hrs I was really pissed off with myself and the missus said ring the guy up and say you will have it as you know you want it which I did and went back down the next day. After that initial wobble I never regretted buying it or anything else. If you want something and can afford it, get it/do it and enjoy it. The only people that will try and make you feel guilty about what you buy are the left wing socialists that frequent the politics forum who object to anyone having a pound more than them.
 
maxwellblue said:
Worked hard all my life and my main indulgence both in work and outside of it has always been cars. Never worried about buying any apart from one which was a very high end make and a car I had wanted since I was young. Found the perfect example down south, agreed a price, sorted a bank draft with the local branch, went to collect it and then just sat in the car wondering what I was doing. Ended up ringing the seller saying I'd changed my mind and came home. Next 24hrs I was really pissed off with myself and the missus said ring the guy up and say you will have it as you know you want it which I did and went back down the next day. After that initial wobble I never regretted buying it or anything else. If you want something and can afford it, get it/do it and enjoy it. The only people that will try and make you feel guilty about what you buy are the left wing socialists that frequent the politics forum who object to anyone having a pound more than them.
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After reading your post I thought sod it post the details of my dream car. I know come the revolution the lefties on the Politics thread are going to have me strung up from my gate post anyway so nowt to lose.
 
Bill Walker said:
Don't rely on that, my Dad died first and later my Mum had to go into a care home as she went completely doolally and was wandering the streets at 3 am etc....so her house had to be sold to pay for it, after £700 plus a week for 5.5 years there was fuck all left.
I'm not bothered about it as long as she was comfortable and safe, but parents money can disappear.
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Care homes a lot more than that these days mate. Partners Gran has been moved into one recently and you're looking at just shy of double the figure now!
 
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