You know you've made it when...
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Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
When a neighbour comes over and uses an expletive?
Back in 2007, when I was doing well (ah, the memories
) I bought a nice Porsche 911.
When I got home and parked it on the drive, my neighbour saw me, came over, and his first words were 'you b
d!'
In that case 'you've made it' when you take a dump in his letter box, too. Back in 2007, when I was doing well (ah, the memories
) I bought a nice Porsche 911.When I got home and parked it on the drive, my neighbour saw me, came over, and his first words were 'you b
d!'av185 said:
When you don t give a fuc how much the dealer gives you for your px minter which you can t be arsed getting thousands of £ more for by selling privately....
When you drive a very expensive car of your choice with a 'normal' numberplate......and keep that plate on the car until the car is scrapped 30 years later....
Seen this both. My parents while may not have 'made it' px'd a 2000 330i touring that was £38k new with a full BMW Service history with lots of recent work for... £800 in 2011. There's somebody near me with a peugeot 206 with the plate '5PH' on it. how much the dealer gives you for your px minter which you can t be arsed getting thousands of £ more for by selling privately....When you drive a very expensive car of your choice with a 'normal' numberplate......and keep that plate on the car until the car is scrapped 30 years later....
My entry would be 'You drive something like and old Volvo estate with a 3 digit plate on it because you know you have money and don't care if other people know or not.'
My dad has a freind who has a succesful building business (as in, building stuff). something like...I dunno, 15 years ago he bought himself a brand new ducati 996 (or was it the 998?)...whatever it was it was top-of-the-line. Bought it outright, no finance nonsense. He had dreamed of owning a ducati ever since he saw an 851 apparently, but didnt want to buy one when he couldnt own it outright from day one.
Now, that might have felt to him as "i've made it" because he could finally buy the thing he wanted the most. But my dad then went on to explain to me how his frind thought he might like to try a new bike, so back to the ducati dealership a couple of years ago (maybe 5 years ago) and tried the latests and greatest they had to offer.
He didnt see the point of spending all that money again only to get a bike which he thought was only a little bit better than his current, dream-ride ducati. So he still rides about on his "old" ducati.
That to me suggests he's made it. He knows the value of the money he has saved up, he knows the value of "things" and he also knows the value of feelings which run deeper than money. That bike meant everything to him, and whilst he could have bought a desmosedici or whatever he wanted, full and upfront with no finance, he didnt think anything was worth the investment.
Now, that might have felt to him as "i've made it" because he could finally buy the thing he wanted the most. But my dad then went on to explain to me how his frind thought he might like to try a new bike, so back to the ducati dealership a couple of years ago (maybe 5 years ago) and tried the latests and greatest they had to offer.
He didnt see the point of spending all that money again only to get a bike which he thought was only a little bit better than his current, dream-ride ducati. So he still rides about on his "old" ducati.
That to me suggests he's made it. He knows the value of the money he has saved up, he knows the value of "things" and he also knows the value of feelings which run deeper than money. That bike meant everything to him, and whilst he could have bought a desmosedici or whatever he wanted, full and upfront with no finance, he didnt think anything was worth the investment.
FreeLitres said:
Indeed.
The most interesting book I have read in ages is "The Millionaire Next Door" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_...
It described how most millionaires live in very modest houses, wear modest Seiko watches, drive old cheap cars and wear old clothes. You accumulate wealth when you spend less than you earn.
Most people do not accumulate any wealth as they always live up to their wage. They may be on £200k but they have a massive house with huge mortgage, buy bespoke suits, wear Rolex, take 3 big holidays a year etc.
I don't get impressed when I see these flash harrys with new Audi S-lines etc.
Some have decorum, many don't, but ultimately you can't take the money with you...The most interesting book I have read in ages is "The Millionaire Next Door" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_...
It described how most millionaires live in very modest houses, wear modest Seiko watches, drive old cheap cars and wear old clothes. You accumulate wealth when you spend less than you earn.
Most people do not accumulate any wealth as they always live up to their wage. They may be on £200k but they have a massive house with huge mortgage, buy bespoke suits, wear Rolex, take 3 big holidays a year etc.
I don't get impressed when I see these flash harrys with new Audi S-lines etc.
(Although I do enjoy my job.....)Some Gump said:
Harji said:
There are more people I know with wealth who don't drive expensive cars. With regards to being made, the wife and I can afford quite a decent range of cars, but we ain't into that thing about showing your status.
Only on the internet then, eh? =)
FreeLitres said:
Indeed.
The most interesting book I have read in ages is "The Millionaire Next Door" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_...
It described how most millionaires live in very modest houses, wear modest Seiko watches, drive old cheap cars and wear old clothes. You accumulate wealth when you spend less than you earn.
I think that's an exageration to say that 'most' millionaires live like this although clearly some do (Charles Feeney was one of the founders of Duty Free Shopping and was worth around a billion always flew economy and wore a £10 Casio - he later gave virtually all of his away to charity - Warren Buffett is another that springs to mind).The most interesting book I have read in ages is "The Millionaire Next Door" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_...
It described how most millionaires live in very modest houses, wear modest Seiko watches, drive old cheap cars and wear old clothes. You accumulate wealth when you spend less than you earn.
I think it's more accurate to say that the majority know the value of money and realise that no matter how much money you have you can only live in one house at a time, drive one car at a time, wear one watch at a time, eat in one restaurant at a time etc.
Devil2575 said:
When you realise that there is more to life than earning lots of money and driving flash cars.
But if I "make it" then I want nice cars because I want them to have and drive. It is not to be "flash" or show off my money - in fact I hate the idea that if I can have a nice car (such as an F430) people will simply thing I am "being flash". It is bad enough with the TVR.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff