I'm all for enjoying the journey as you go . No point in constantly saving and never having the things you want. We've sold IP's and used the money for OS holidays , buying into boats and a weekender when we could have bought more IP's or paid down debt .
One thing to think about is that now is a good time to get into the market .
If asked for an opinion , I think that the majority of forumites would expect the market to be considerably up in two years time from where it is now . Maybe you could set up a poll and ask the question . but split into several possible answers including how long people have been investing for. I've done this
So maybe from this point of view now is a time to delay the gratification for 2-3 years , get into the market now and then save up for the car. That's what I'd be telling my kids
Cliff
One thing to think about is that now is a good time to get into the market .
If asked for an opinion , I think that the majority of forumites would expect the market to be considerably up in two years time from where it is now . Maybe you could set up a poll and ask the question . but split into several possible answers including how long people have been investing for. I've done this
So maybe from this point of view now is a time to delay the gratification for 2-3 years , get into the market now and then save up for the car. That's what I'd be telling my kids
Cliff
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