What's your "Jonesey"?
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I agree with this one.
Knowing or sharing the fact you will have an early retirement or the financial freedom to chase wild career aspirations in your own terms usually irks the hell out of those who spend most of their week slaving to pay off their bmw 3 series loan
irks the hell out of those who spend most of their week slaving to pay off their bmw 3 series loan
Bwah ha ha...I with ya on that!...Anyhow slowly raising a massive debt to be left to the bank when i pass away
Must....not...buy...tools.... Aarrrggggg the urges.
I got a job in IT so I didn't have to buy my own IT toys
Can't seem to work out how to justify a band saw to the CFO, one of these days..
havent bought a bandsaw, Yet
have
chopsaws, tilesaws, routers, welders, mitre saws, radial arm saw, rip saw, compound mitre saw, sliding compound mitre saw, burp guns, drills, lock setter, air hammer, air chisel, rattle guns, electric plane, floor sander, floor polishers, spin saw, floor jacks, tractors, mowers, trailer sprayer, snakes, lasers, levels, theodolite, weed whackers, brush cutters, slasher, crimper, pipe threader, paint sprayer, power roller, power sweeper, press brake,
crates and cupboards of hand tools, mostly un-opened for years love electric tools
have
chopsaws, tilesaws, routers, welders, mitre saws, radial arm saw, rip saw, compound mitre saw, sliding compound mitre saw, burp guns, drills, lock setter, air hammer, air chisel, rattle guns, electric plane, floor sander, floor polishers, spin saw, floor jacks, tractors, mowers, trailer sprayer, snakes, lasers, levels, theodolite, weed whackers, brush cutters, slasher, crimper, pipe threader, paint sprayer, power roller, power sweeper, press brake,
crates and cupboards of hand tools, mostly un-opened for years love electric tools
cant think what I would need a bandsaw for,
Don't do any fine carpentry, lots of rough work, finished on the router and with the planes
Zimby when you think of a reason, let me know, I will tell my cfo the sameDon't do any fine carpentry, lots of rough work, finished on the router and with the planes
Got one for my birthday a week ago!
I'm building a deck and I have to cut the last row of slats has to adhere to the contours of the sandstone behind it. I tried the jigsaw, but it's a pain. I haven't used it yet, but I'm sure it's $99 worth spent.
Try and keep up with that!
haha - I was visiting my dad the other day and he pointed at my phone and asked if it was a "smart" one. He really wants a "smart" one - but had no idea why.
Cheers
Jamie
Dammit! I thought I was in the lead with a 6 year old Mazda 2. Now I'll have to get an older car to keep up with Spludgey.........
The Y-man
My fiancee hates my car (it does look pretty dodgy) and we've agreed that we'll get a second hand Prius and sell her car (2005 Yaris) when mine dies.
But unbeknownst to her, I'm looking at putting a new clutch in mine to prolong its life.
lol. I am now looking at buying at either a Nokia Lumia, a Samsung or an Aldi -- all cheap. I have bought a mobile phone for my parents, and they don't use it. My next try will be buying them one with large push buttons.
which lumia?
I gave windows phone a shot when they came out and thought they were the bees knees, and then I tried Android,
cant go back to windows phone now, just really awkward to use now
It's weird isn't it. I really don't think I'm too "Jonesey" at the moment, must admit that hasn't always been the case. I would like to live in a suburb that may well seem like I'm trying to keep up. But I want to live there because it's close to the beach & work, not because it's the place to live (of course that's also why it is popular). I would like a new car, but that's because my 9yo beast is a gas guzzler which is mostly too big for us. When looking at changing over though it just didn't make sense financially, even if I did end up with a small petrol bill. I have an ipad & an iphone 5 but they're work supplied...... hmmmm.... so like quite a few others I don't think I'm really in that category much at the moment. My one weakness is probably splurging on a couple of outfits a season for my son ...but today he went to daycare with a hole in his jeans because I'm not buying new jeans for the last few cool days he'll need them before he grows out of them.
Ah - well - in hindsight ...
Did give hubby a pull-behind-the-ride-on-mower sweeper with catcher - for fathers day for sweeping the tennis court.
But only because the tennis court is overlooked by several gums and, by the time you spend 2 hours sweeping/raking the leaves off it, you can't be buggered having a game.
I don't think the Jones's even know we have a tennis court
Did give hubby a pull-behind-the-ride-on-mower sweeper with catcher - for fathers day for sweeping the tennis court.
But only because the tennis court is overlooked by several gums and, by the time you spend 2 hours sweeping/raking the leaves off it, you can't be buggered having a game.
I don't think the Jones's even know we have a tennis court
I don't want to keep up with the Jones'..however, I really love being the "millionaire next door' that no one suspects.
I unashamedly admit, I'm proud that Rob and I attained that, while on very basic wages.
All I ever wanted, was to produce an income so we would never need to rely on a government pension.
retiring at 50 is just icing on the cake.
I unashamedly admit, I'm proud that Rob and I attained that, while on very basic wages.
All I ever wanted, was to produce an income so we would never need to rely on a government pension.
retiring at 50 is just icing on the cake.
I must have am entirely different definition if jonesying. I see nothing wrong with doing or getting something fun if you enjoy it. It's when people do it purely for appearances that it seems silly but if you enjoy something and it happens to be expensive why not do it l if you can afford it?
Not sure I understand the prizes being given out for loving like a pauper by choice
Not sure I understand the prizes being given out for loving like a pauper by choice
As you get older, folks find it less of an importance to impress others. I am at that stage now, pretty much.
Keeping up with the Jones is where you are pushing your financial limits to live a better lifestyle than you can afford - in an attempt to appear richer than you are, and/or impress your friends and rello's.
Most people I have met in my 53 years of life do it. Some are blatant; most are subliminal and pretend they aren't like that.
They do it at different levels and different stages of their life depending on finances and age.
For example; when I was a kid, my mother made a lot of our clothes, and the rest were either hand-me-downs from friends/relatives, Op Shop or Target.
One of my "Jonesies" at that stage of life was to own a pair of genuine Red Tab Levis...seemed like everyone else had a pair. They were a "must have" item; but not cheap.
I never got to wear them, and felt cheated...felt poor (we were, though!)
So, it never became a Jonesey in the true sense where I bought them but could not afford them; they were just an unfulfilled want in the end.
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