You missed out "get a degree"
FTR, I only want one thing on that list and I think earning about 5K over the UK average it's not unreasonable to wish to own a small house or flat.

I don't have or want any of the rest and I have no debts to speak of.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:19, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

I see nothing wrong with owning your own home, it's the other items on top they believe they have a right to have that pisses me off.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:20, Reply)

I don't think you have a right to any of that.
But perahps a reasonable expectation of some stuff based on income....
Just for fun I compared my life to your list:

Own their own home. = Nice 1 bed flat in a rough area (rented)
Own at least one car. = several bicycles all worth less than £100
Have a big TV with 600 satellite channels. = 28" CRT, came free from work
Designer clothes. = Mostly second-hand, charity shop or army surplus
A new three piece suite. = Left over bits and bobs form various family members, although planning on getting a second-hand sofa in the new year
A two week foreign holiday each year. = I managed a (UK based)week away with family and friends this year

Makes you wonder where then money goes, in my case it goes on rent and child support mostly.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:26, Reply)

And biscuits.

( girlinthehole, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:30, Reply)

This is true.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:32, Reply)

But that is your choice.... your money must go _somewhere_ at some point.
I choose to spend less on X and more on Y.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:30, Reply)

About the only thing I could realistically choose to spend less on on that list is rent.
I'd have to move out to zone 4 and find an equally rough area, as the nice once cost about the same as New Cross. I'd lose some of the money I'd save paying to commute, unless I chose to ride 10-15 miles to work each day and I'd loose maybe 5 hours of my life each week commuting. all this for not a huge financial gain, maybe £100 a month if I'm lucky, hardly seems worth it.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:35, Reply)

I don't have a clue about your finances and how they work....
... or for that matter, I don't really have a clue about your lifestyle. But, and this is a presumption here based on what I do know, which could be very wrong... but you don't seem to have much in the way of luxories, which is something most people (even on benfits) seem to get at least occasionally.

If you're gonna move, why not move outside of london but still _easily_ comutable? I've come to the conclusion that I can get more bang for my buck by moving to Enfield, a nice part too, and still easily get into London for work related things on a daily basis. I dont' even have to worry about last non-tube train as I can get the last tube into Southgate or Oakwood and then bus it from there.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I fully admit, I'm extremely materialistic, where as you're the oppersite of that.
Gadgetry, fags and food is my 'thing', but like a balance, I don't drink and I don't spend a lot on a night out.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:48, Reply)

I'll look at it, but I don't like a long commute and I do like to cycle to work
I think living in London is my luxury. Other wise you are spot on, I live simply and cheaply, only other luxury is travelling around the country meeting B3tans.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 21 Nov 2011, 12:52, Reply)