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$500K: Give my parents enough cash for them to retire (Mum is really keen to, Dad not so much but he is late 60s and should have the option to...) $300K: Pay off the mortgage on my aunt's house and set up a trust to pay them a regular income (they are YOLO types who owe more on their house than they...

<r>I've been doing Cross Fit 3 times a week for the past 10 months. I agree with Ego that one of the best things about Cross Fit is the competition, and also the community. I used to do group aerobics classes and a bit of kettlebell training. One of the best things about Cross Fit has been getting m...

Thanks for the link. Really enjoyed the post, and his blog looks interesting too. He did a guest post on MMM a few weeks ago that I didn't really connect with, but this post was much better.

<r>I do Cross Fit 3 times a week <E>:-)</E> <br/> I cycle there and back (for warmup and cardio) do about 20 mins of weightlifting (squats on day 1, deadlift on day 2, bench on day 3), then if there is time practice a gymnastics skill (usually pullups or handstands, or double unders), then do the WO...

<t>Thanks for posting this Ego. I signed up for the course and have completed the Week 1 material and quizzes. Dan's Video lectures are pretty entertaining. The journal articles are a bit more of a slog.<br/> Are you doing the course? And if so, have you clicked the "Don't Click Here" link?<br/> <br...

I thought this was a great, balanced article.
And having read it on a (work) iPad, I didn't have to get irritated by the comments

<t>+1 Scott 2. <br/> This is my strategy, in addition to passive income from renting out property. I work part-time/ freelance for about 6 months of the year which earns me enough to invest about 50% of the income. If I worked full-time I could reach FI much quicker (though maybe not so much quicker...

<r>Does anyone remember a thread from a few months back which got into a discussion about how companies offer individual pricing and offers to customers based on tracking their spending and internet activity? I can't remember what the title was and google and the forum search engine aren't finding i...

<r>Welcome to the forum Zeran <E>:-)</E> You are right that we are taxed more highly in the UK, and house prices in general are higher than in the US (though prices vary wildly by location in both countries).<br/> I'm very impressed you only pay £490pcm for housing in the South East! Do you have fla...

<t>I second furgaladventurer's advice to find another introvert. My partner and I are both introverts (he's a much more strongly expressed introvert than me). I know to give him a lot of space and am happy to do so, and it works really well for us.<br/> I'd hate to be speed dating or going to bars h...

<r>November 2008<br/> <br/> 1) 2.5 years into my first 'proper' job, complete with 50 hour weeks and 36 mile round trip commute.<br/> <br/> 2) About 80K net worth - 25% in real estate. (Had sold a rental property earlier in the year for a handsome profit and was drip-feeding the proceeds into stocks...

<r>Part of my cycle home is along a farm road with no lights for miles around. My cheap halogen light wasn't fit for purpose, so I upgraded to a 1600 lumen Magic Shine light. <URL url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magicshine-MJ-872-Lumen-Rechargeable-Front/dp/B005SF60CY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352221...

<t>I took cello lessons (we used to get free lessons in school, but they stopped that now) from age 10 to 17. <br/> I loved it, but haven't played since. It's just such a big instrument to keep in a small place and they are rather expensive unless you buy one of the cheap new ones manufactured in Ch...

<t>Just an update to say that I didn't pay off the mortgage. I paid off a little over half of it, leaving me owing just under £30K. <br/> Paying off so much got me a slightly cheaper interest rate and I also didn't have to pay any 'arrangement fee'. I'm tied into the deal for just over 3 years and t...

My partner just got himself one of those 27" monitors you mentioned a few posts ago. It was an even cheaper one than yours (£270 including import taxes) and he loves it.

@M- My Yaris is a Hatchback. I was not aware you could get them as a sedan? I'm in the UK so we may have slightly different models available. It's a 1.33 tr 5 door hatchback. I get about 55mpg (UK gallons) on the motorway. I don't really do any hypermiling.

I second the recommendation for a manual transmission Toyota Yaris. I have a 5 year old one and I love it. Haven't had any major problems with it, except one that was covered under warranty.

Welcome djc2! Always good to see a fellow Scot on the boards

Great article I've been guilty of being too busy for the past several years. Looking forward to moving and having nothing to do for a while.

<r>Thanks for the advice, and for reading the wall of text <E>:-)</E> <br/> @aussierogue - Partner does have a better paying job (he was doing a PhD before) but is only making about 5K more than the job I am giving up, so we will be worse off until I get a new job.<br/> @Scott 2 - Good question. I w...