Putting your car first too much financially
12-06-2008, 02:59 PM
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I play alot of golf but dont generally spend stupid amounts on that, my last set of irons lasted 9 years. I will probably buy a new driver once a year but then i will pick them up second hand for around £150-£200.
I love smart shoes aswell, dont have to be expensive i just like smart but different shoes. Yet i wont spunk money on them unless i have a bit more money that month.
So looking at it Chip, its just the Cossie i am shit with. I tried to break it and get rid but i was a grumpy bastard as i was bored without anything to faf with. I think aslong as it dont ruin me its money well spent because of the amount of enjoyment i get out of it.
I love smart shoes aswell, dont have to be expensive i just like smart but different shoes. Yet i wont spunk money on them unless i have a bit more money that month.
So looking at it Chip, its just the Cossie i am shit with. I tried to break it and get rid but i was a grumpy bastard as i was bored without anything to faf with. I think aslong as it dont ruin me its money well spent because of the amount of enjoyment i get out of it.
12-06-2008, 02:59 PM
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I find myself purchasing toys and items in which well .... i dont need too.
The car always gets a good spanking each month, and at the moment it seems im already ordering things via next months pay cheque before its even close to my bank account, however i never get in debt via the car as this is my luxory(spelling).
Il just wait if its not acheivbale.
As for holidays though I must say for those 2 weeks away I will go to town with the spec.
I have to stay in the best hotel as I see it as my break from the norm and MY 2 weeks of being able to live like a King.
The car always gets a good spanking each month, and at the moment it seems im already ordering things via next months pay cheque before its even close to my bank account, however i never get in debt via the car as this is my luxory(spelling).
Il just wait if its not acheivbale.
As for holidays though I must say for those 2 weeks away I will go to town with the spec.
I have to stay in the best hotel as I see it as my break from the norm and MY 2 weeks of being able to live like a King.
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12-06-2008, 03:02 PM
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Get yourself offshore, im away most of the time then when I come home I prefer to spend a chunk of my pay on my RS. But the wife wants a bigger house which means less on the RS
12-06-2008, 03:23 PM
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how the fook can you earn 4k a month
Where you live, what you do, how hard you work, how lucky you are..
A lot of it is about making your own luck, pushing yourself into your career to the exclusion of everything else.
I could never do it, there have always been girlfriends, wife, hobbies etc.. to take care of.
I could be out earning more, or I could be at home with the misses. I choose the latter.
Suffice to say, 4k is 4x what I earn in a month, and I earn higher than the local average.
12-06-2008, 03:31 PM
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Chip,
You have described me down to a tee. I see the £1600 we have just spent for the whole family (3) on a week in Cyprus in July as a complete waste of money (that could be better spent on the car ), but amazingly the similar costs that four days at the Ring is not even thought about . Sometimes I know I have to do as I am told though, or I will get divorced .
I'm being told we need a pond at huge expense - I have to bite my lip, as I dare not voice my true opinion and comment on what a waste that is, given the white (and gold) elephant that I own that consumes so much of my time and money 
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My name is Mike and I'm a Cossie-aholic.
You have described me down to a tee
. I see the £1600 we have just spent for the whole family (3) on a week in Cyprus in July as a complete waste of money (that could be better spent on the car ), but amazingly the similar costs that four days at the Ring is not even thought about . Sometimes I know I have to do as I am told though, or I will get divorced .I'm being told we need a pond at huge expense - I have to bite my lip, as I dare not voice my true opinion and comment on what a waste that is, given the white (and gold) elephant that I own that consumes so much of my time and money
.My name is Mike and I'm a Cossie-aholic
.We're peas in a pod mate, im the much fatter, balder, uglier, more technically minded pea admittedly, but from the same pod none the less.
12-06-2008, 03:40 PM
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can i just say not all women moan about cars and what men spend on them i love cars aswell and it was my ex that moaned at me for spending the money on my car.
12-06-2008, 03:42 PM
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I was thinking similar there have been times in my life where to earn 4K in a month Id have had to stop work after I got one week into the month
Even at my best paid points of my life though I have NEVER been able to afford a 120 pounds pair of jeans!
Even at my best paid points of my life though I have NEVER been able to afford a 120 pounds pair of jeans!
12-06-2008, 03:46 PM
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i have spend nearly a year an a halfs wages buildin my car and it still aint complete and am on gud money i dont fink twice about doing it just dont spend money on much else
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12-06-2008, 03:47 PM
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I'm the same, only i'll buy something half decent (i.e. not tesco value, but not too designer) but wear it every day for about 2 years until its fallen apart
12-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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12-06-2008, 04:46 PM
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i used to be like that chip, but have been able to control it recently somehow. think it's because i've gone off cars a bit and now love my bikes. that doesn't mean that i now spend uncontrollably on bikes, as i don't. but generally they are cheaper anyway, as you just buy a good bike and it's fast enough not to need modifying imo. given more room for storage, i would spend more on more different bikes (track bike, off roader, hyper sports, superbike, supermoto etc)
12-06-2008, 05:06 PM
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Chip, you described exactly how I am in your first statement, i feel robbed doing the weekly shop if my wife buys anything that we dont need etc yet think nothing of spending £1k on goodridge hoses etc even if I cant really afford it.
14-06-2008, 06:59 AM
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14-06-2008, 08:07 AM
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Although i'm pretty sensible when it comes to finances i do spend stupid amounts on car bits, since March i've spent £11000 on this 3dr including buying it but my missus wanted to get engaged which i did also but it broke my heart spending a grand on a ring for her and then a posh weekend away but the week after i spent £800 on a set of 3 door wheels and didn't bat an eyelid.
14-06-2008, 02:02 PM
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moneys there to be spent end of! if it's a £100 pair of shoes or £150 set of screwdrivers.
i'm terrible with money with everything. but if i haven't got it for whatever reason one month then it won't be spent!
i'm terrible with money with everything. but if i haven't got it for whatever reason one month then it won't be spent!
14-06-2008, 03:05 PM
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Def guilty - I cringe at 'wasting' even £4 on a sandwich if I'm too late to make mine for work, but whatever the car needs I'll pay.
I think someone needs to start Cossie Anonymous!
I think someone needs to start Cossie Anonymous!
14-06-2008, 06:34 PM
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just finding my feet
erm, not sure where i fit in this, i seem to mix up the months, last month was car month ( trip to the ring, this month its house month ( new dishwasher , leads for tc, bracket for tv blah blah) next month im booking a holiday to florida,,,,, month after its a new turbo and mods for the scoobie( and car tax is due pmsl ) then after that next month its the bathroom
clothes we buy when needed ( night out or holidays), we buy what we like is all i can say about that
when i never had the scoobie i was wasting cash on nights out tbh which is why we got another car,,, the reason we never got a car though was that we wasted alot of cash on the car,,,,, ironic i guess you might say
but we do ok, we dont over do things and we enjoy life,,, guess thats what matters tbh
clothes we buy when needed ( night out or holidays), we buy what we like is all i can say about that
when i never had the scoobie i was wasting cash on nights out tbh which is why we got another car,,, the reason we never got a car though was that we wasted alot of cash on the car,,,,, ironic i guess you might say
but we do ok, we dont over do things and we enjoy life,,, guess thats what matters tbh
14-06-2008, 06:54 PM
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with me im not much of a clothes fanatic, if i fancy a new pair of jeans i will buy them. I dont see the point in buying £150 named brands. Do people check your arse tag on your jeans or look for a badge before they actually talk to you? Whats that all about? A bit shallow if you ask me. I mean years ago i used to just coz my mates did it but im not as bad now. If i want a specific brand or make i will just get it. I dont need to impress anyone, im happily in a relationship.
The house gets money spent on it in dribs n drabs, we have the outside looking good just need to sort the inside out. But that all happens in time....
As for the cars, my daily the rs2000 gets things if it needs it, the cab well.......... at the moment it just feels like a money pit at the minute tbh......
The house gets money spent on it in dribs n drabs, we have the outside looking good just need to sort the inside out. But that all happens in time....
As for the cars, my daily the rs2000 gets things if it needs it, the cab well.......... at the moment it just feels like a money pit at the minute tbh......
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14-06-2008, 07:03 PM
#79
We all work hard for our money so its only right we spend it on what we want to spend it on!
I've gotta admit to always spending too much on my car and leaving myself short every month by buying stuff that I dont necessarily need but sod it!!
I'm always getting moaned at for spending too much and I keep getting told 'it's only a car, something to get you from a to b'! Maybe it is to them but to me its my hobbie and i love it!
I know I should be putting my money away 'for a rainy day' or for a property but i want to enjoy my cars while I still can!!
I've gotta admit to always spending too much on my car and leaving myself short every month by buying stuff that I dont necessarily need but sod it!!
I'm always getting moaned at for spending too much and I keep getting told 'it's only a car, something to get you from a to b'! Maybe it is to them but to me its my hobbie and i love it!
I know I should be putting my money away 'for a rainy day' or for a property but i want to enjoy my cars while I still can!!
