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Great thinking, Chris!! That's the spirit!! It takes lots of failure to be successful. :-)

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Originally Posted by Peanut
Living at home with mum and dad costs you nothing. Gotta be smart aye. wink grin


Indeed, and if you can do it then I'd recommend it.

If you're lucky to have multimillionaire parents who are willing to help you out then it's ideal, is it not?

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Originally Posted by JonRon
Risk is always directly proportionate to reward.


That's quite a generalism, Bill Gates didn't take many risks to get his business on the road, more of the right place at the right time. Successful business is about risk management and hence minimising risk and going against that rule.

I've seen many people burn out, your first investment should be to your health and quality of life, yes, some people thrive on stress - but some of those people die of their stress as well.

Different people, different skills, different goals in life - nobody is right, nobody is wrong.


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for god`s sake Don`t reproduce that`s cruel


It's cruel reproducing if you can't support them.

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Originally Posted by chris58
My first thought was I wouldn't have married my first husband but then I thought I wouldn't have met my the man I'm married to now, had 3 great kids, fab grandson, lovely home and great job. Yes I'm very lucky, very happy and count my blessings. If having what I have meant 8 years of crap in my early 20's with husband number 1 it was worth it.


Success story. Well done.

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Spoiling your children is not a good idea.
Telling them how much you love them is much more important.
Money isn't everything.


1. Give them what you can, if you can't, you can't;
2. Obviously, both 1 & 2 would be ideal;
3. Correct, but it's nice, and it helps.


Material things don't makes a chid happy, sometimes it's the small things in life that make a happy family, like fun holidays together etc etc etc, anyway going round in circles with you, the expert in everything, including parenthood. sleep

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Originally Posted by JonRon
Risk is always directly proportionate to reward.


That's quite a generalism, Bill Gates didn't take many risks to get his business on the road, more of the right place at the right time. Successful business is about risk management and hence minimising risk and going against that rule.

I've seen many people burn out, your first investment should be to your health and quality of life, yes, some people thrive on stress - but some of those people die of their stress as well.

Different people, different skills, different goals in life - nobody is right, nobody is wrong.


A good post.

There's always those that have a fantastic idea, Mark Zuckerberg springs to mind.

But it isn't a regular occurrence.

Most people 'make it' through hard work and taking risks.

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Originally Posted by chris58
My first thought was I wouldn't have married my first husband but then I thought I wouldn't have met my the man I'm married to now, had 3 great kids, fab grandson, lovely home and great job. Yes I'm very lucky, very happy and count my blessings. If having what I have meant 8 years of crap in my early 20's with husband number 1 it was worth it.
yes same here i got a great guy in my life everything i own i have worked for.
got a few mates that i can trust.
am not loaded with money but who needs it i dont go spending mine on unnessary things anyway.

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Material things don't makes a chid happy, sometimes it's the small things in life that make a happy family, like fun holidays together etc etc etc, anyway going round in circles with you, the expert in everything, including parenthood. sleep


Material things add to a childs happiness.

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These guys probably have the most loving parents imaginable, but are they happy?


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yes same here i got a great guy in my life everything i own i have worked for.
got a few mates that i can trust.
am not loaded with money but who needs it i dont go spending mine on unnessary things anyway.


Well done.

Do you feel you could have tried a bit harder and had a bit more?

Genuine question.

Your ex-husband, how much do you attribute to him?

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I dunno-but I give 'em my £3 a month. Desperate really because their government should stick a few pence in too, don't you think? Africa is the breeding ground for World War 3. We have to get rid of these despotic governments post-haste.

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Originally Posted by JonRon
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Living at home with mum and dad costs you nothing. Gotta be smart aye. wink grin


Indeed, and if you can do it then I'd recommend it.

If you're lucky to have multimillionaire parents who are willing to help you out then it's ideal, is it not?


Oh yes I agree, it's ideal, and what kid wouldn't turn it down. But that doesn't give you the credentials to advise other people on how to be sussecful, as it sounds like you have had a bit of help that most wouldn't have had. Some people work hard from scratch and earn what they have and some people are handed whatever they want on a plate. So please stop trying to advise everyone on how to be successful, unless you have done it from nothing. grin

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Originally Posted by JonRon
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yes same here i got a great guy in my life everything i own i have worked for.
got a few mates that i can trust.
am not loaded with money but who needs it i dont go spending mine on unnessary things anyway.


Well done.

Do you feel you could have tried a bit harder and had a bit more?

Genuine question.

Your ex-husband, how much do you attribute to him?
my ex has nothing to do with you,
i have achieved what i want so far and happy.
Thats all that matters.

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Originally Posted by Tombraider
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yes same here i got a great guy in my life everything i own i have worked for.
got a few mates that i can trust.
am not loaded with money but who needs it i dont go spending mine on unnessary things anyway.


Well done.

Do you feel you could have tried a bit harder and had a bit more?

Genuine question.

Your ex-husband, how much do you attribute to him?
my ex has nothing to do with you,
i have achieved what i want so far and happy.
Thats all that matters.

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Originally Posted by Peanut
So please stop trying to advise everyone on how to be successful, unless you have done it from nothing. grin


I'd have done it from nothing, if I'd have started from nothing.

That's the work ethic I have.


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