swcoulthurst wrote on Thu May 21, 2020 7:46pm:
Sorry you feel that way Tam. I can spend my money on investments for mine, my wife's and my sons future (that's not greed), or I can squander my money on things and get no return. I can put it into a bank and spend it slowly til there is nothing left, then I would have to return to the UK and cla...
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...im off the state. I had my own business before taking early retirement at 55 and if I worked on your principles I wouldn't be in the situation I am now. I could have stayed in the UK and worked til retirement at 67 but would rater enjoy the time I have. Maybe no-one should own a home, or any material things, and we should all rent off councils who are supposed to be non profit. Maybe we should all live in a communist country where we all have the same and all dress the same in grey sack cloth. Then only the top few will have all the asserts and depress any aspirations of the common man !
Oh by the way, I have 3 cars too.....no doubt that's greed to in your eyes, but I enjoy cars and 1 is a classic (worth quite a lot of money) that I have owned for 16 years.
Oohh! Classic cars.......now I'm interested. Been into this for years, possibly a new thread could be started.
Would love to drive mine from Uk to Spain.....another 18 months till my wife retires and that's the plan. A road trip!