The Art of Gen X/Y

[TMNT]

Surely that is too big a generalisation .

yeah, even I admit, it was a big generalisation

that being said, I read a report recently, written by some child psychologist, that stated that by the time a girl is 4 years old, she has subconsciously established that she can get away with more and will get preferential treatement compared to her brother by going through the father.

thats no different to my huge generalisation I personally think,
whether there was any scientific evidence for that I didnt take notice

and what prenups are for!

prenups arent worth the paper they are written on in australia, its a US thing

prenups can and will get overturned/ignored if the circumstances when signing have changed, ie kids

Very chauvinistic. Me and my sis are far more successful than any of the boys in our extended family, even though apparently the boys were valued more by some.

cahuvinisitc? probably,
ive read your posts, and you are far more determined then 99.9% of the ladies ive even known, unfortunately, you are a minority, exceptions to the rule unfortunately dont make things untrue.

 

[wylie]

prenups arent worth the paper they are written on in australia, its a US thing

prenups can and will get overturned/ignored if the circumstances when signing have changed, ie kids

Same goes for wills. And the circumstances don't have to have changed either. Makes one wonder why people bother making wills or prenups .

 

[TMNT]

Same goes for wills. And the circumstances don't have to have changed either. Makes one wonder why people bother making wills or prenups .

really?! didnt know about wills being easily contested, I do hear the odd contesting case where a change was made in the later years, and the typical argument is "they werent in a fit mental state to make the changes"

 

[MsAli]

cahuvinisitc? probably,
ive read your posts, and you are far more determined then 99.9% of the ladies ive even known, unfortunately, you are a minority, exceptions to the rule unfortunately dont make things untrue.

Sounds to me that you have already declared what you want in the future .

I guess it's hard to envision a different life like previous generations if that is the paradigm we are used to. I hear you. As I often think, most men settle for less and the ones in RE and business are far few in between. I am happy to be proven wrong though

 

[Deltaberry]

Most wills are challenged, not because they can be challenged but because there are flaws in them and are often unclear.

 

[wylie]

Most wills are challenged, not because they can be challenged but because there are flaws in them and are often unclear.

That certainly isn't the case with our "situation". I hear around the traps that will challenges are become very common.

 

[OKFFW]

There was interesting article in API a few months back regarding wills. The lawyer writer stated that the only sure fire way to ensure your belongings go where you want them to after death is to give everything away a minimum of 5 or 7(can't remember which) years prior to when you think it is likely you might die.

Wills can be challenged for basically any reason at all. You have to give it away 5 or 7 years prior to death because the court can actually go back that far and make a determination on whether you gave it away specifically to get around any contesting of your will. If the court determines that was your motivation then it can over turn your "gift" and give it to someone else or have it sold and the proceeds split etc.

 

[Deltaberry]

As I said, the best way is to liquidate your assets and transfer them to Dubai where will challenges are thrown out the window.

 

[nhg]

Sounds to me that you have already declared what you want in the future .

I guess it's hard to envision a different life like previous generations if that is the paradigm we are used to. I hear you. As I often think, most men settle for less and the ones in RE and business are far few in between. I am happy to be proven wrong though

Haha,

Being a friend of yours, I must say you are significantly more motivated than most women I know. Of the ones I grew up with, they all have the looks, degrees and bank due to family connections, yet their way of thinking isn't quite all what a motivated guy would look for in a woman if you catch my drift.

That aside, I most certainly agree, if you want a quality woman, as a man you must first ask yourself, do I poses the qualities a woman I value would look for in a man.

I know WAY to many 'boys' who ask for more than they can chew, and an equal number of women who fall into the same category.

 

[Truly Exotic]

Haha,

Being a friend of yours, I must say you are significantly more motivated than most women I know. Of the ones I grew up with, they all have the looks, degrees and bank due to family connections, yet their way of thinking isn't quite all what a motivated guy would look for in a woman if you catch my drift.

I think most men feel thereatened by these types of women,

not for me!! if the woman can buy ips, run a business/company, scream up the corporate ladder, have the looks, and a decent conversation, im SOLD

..............plus fly me around teh world ,

 

[starter]

I think most men feel thereatened by these types of women,

not for me!! if the woman can buy ips, run a business/company, scream up the corporate ladder, have the looks, and a decent conversation, im SOLD

..............plus fly me around teh world ,

Lol, not asking for much at all.

 

[nhg]

Lol, not asking for much at all.

Haha, and yet that is what most of the women in my circle expect from a man.

Same same, I love empowered women. I've been told on numerous occasions by some very well sought after women, after they figure out what I look for, they are intimidated that they won't match up.

That's a personal thing though, I have met women who meet my criteria, and it is me who has a lot of work to do to match up. I could settle today, but I would be letting everyone involved down

 

[MsAli]

Hi, interesting perspectives there. I think at times when you don't have something and you badly want to build your life and status, you just choose to do whatever it takes. It doesn't come by being given it on a platter. I know both guys and girls in late 20's with not a lavish family background or anything but by virtue of the fact of living in inner west in a 1 million bucks parents' home, don't really choose to take a path of choice and prosperity. Some even go get a "medicine" degree as that really apparently helps status. So I think it depends on how much you want to change for a more empowered life. It's like life is like a rubber band. When you are young and conscious of what you really want and you don't have it and whereever you turn for sometime you feel a lack of hope but you keep trying and there comes a time when you really do spring ahead....

So on the basis of the above, my question is Where are the motivated guys?? Apart from the motivated friends we have made on SS...I barely know any. Even at work a lot of them although are doing great in corporate careers don't have the mindset, confidence or are too sceptical. They may be the smartest people on the floor but not really smart when it comes to minding their own business. Same with girls, there are a number who are really driven and up there......but I don't know if that's what I want to settle for? I think I can do much more beyond what a corporate life offers me ??? I used to want to be a young executive when I was leaving University. But so glad I changed my mind. This stuff is so much more empowering with so many driven go getters and business men and women on here.

Cheers,
MsAli

 

[china]

Some even go get a "medicine" degree as that really apparently helps status. i

There is not that much status any more, certainly not compared to twenty - thirty years ago.

But it certainly helps cashflow.

 

[MsAli]

But it certainly helps cashflow.

Don't think so. One of the two kids who've finished medicine and a specialisation and is 30 plus can't find a job for more than two days a week so has to work as an RMO reporting to a consultant. While the other started work at 27 after a degree then a gap year then medicine and was working on an income much less than what I started on at 22. Countless other examples but I don't want this to be another medicine thread. Just to add I have two doctors in my family in Sydney and grass is no where near as greener as you seem to paint the picture.

 

[nhg]

Don't think so. One of the two kids who've finished medicine and a specialisation and is 30 plus can't find a job for more than two days a week so has to work as an RMO reporting to a consultant. While the other started work at 27 after a degree then a gap year then medicine and was working on an income much less than what I started on at 22. Countless other examples but I don't want this to be another medicine thread. Just to add I have two doctors in my family in Sydney and grass is no where near as greener as you seem to paint the picture.

Same. Have a few doctor mates. At 30, all on less than what I was on at 22. Again. Believe as you wish.

 

[china]

Don't think so. One of the two kids who've finished medicine and a specialisation and is 30 plus can't find a job for more than two days a week so has to work as an RMO reporting to a consultant.

There is something totally incorrect about this situation. If this kid is aged 30 and has completed specialty training, he doesn't need to "find a job". He can set up in private practice anywhere he pleases, earning megabucks.

Otherwise, I would personally be glad to employ him at higher than RMO rates.

 

[Truly Exotic]

If you have the brains and dedication to get into med and want to do it for status then I'd say go for it

Med isn't easy to get into

I did it for a year and hated it so changed courses straight away

 

[MsAli]

There is something totally incorrect about this situation. If this kid is aged 30 and has completed specialty training, he doesn't need to "find a job". He can set up in private practice anywhere he pleases, earning megabucks.

Dunno. I'm saying as it is from what I've heard from the horses mouth. I'm not making it up. And the reality isn't what you have been trying to portray.

 

[pinkboy]

So on the basis of the above, my question is Where are the motivated guys?? Apart from the motivated friends we have made on SS...I barely know any.

MsAli

All the motivated men don't chase depreciating assets such as women!

pinkboy