"New baby forces sale"
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These threads do make me laugh.
Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total t
t who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.
Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total t
t who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.Edited by MysteryLemon on Wednesday 2nd January 09:47
MysteryLemon said:
These threads do make me laugh.
Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total tt who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.
I've only been here a day but as someone who is about to be a parent, and has many friends who already have children, there are a number who instantly dumped their pride and joy once their child arrived. This wasn't a financial need but based purely on the misconception that you must have an estate/SUV/4x4 when you have a child.Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total t
t who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.Edited by MysteryLemon on Wednesday 2nd January 09:47
Of course parents will do anything for their children, and if that means selling their car then so be it. I do however think there are a large number of people who sell their cars for the wrong reasons.
stormy22 said:
S10GTA said:
xRIEx said:
S10GTA said:
Priorities.
I sold the GTA because I couldn't justify the running costs with a little person to feed. 2 more days to go till arrival day (hopefully)
I sold the GTA because I couldn't justify the running costs with a little person to feed. 2 more days to go till arrival day (hopefully)
fking hell, how much do they eat?! I thought it was a couple of pots of mushy carrots and a suck on a tit, now I find out it's more crippling than £1.40/l of V-Power!h who didn’t work and did next to nothing with the children…but that’s another story lol. That would be the only good reason for selling a loved car, losing a big monthly paycheck if someone has to give up work to take care of the baby and losing half or a percentage of the household income.
stormy22 said:
Having a baby has very little effect on monthly spending.
Think you'll find yourself in an incredibly small minority there chap. By all accounts, having a baby has a *massive* effect on monthly spending - average cost of supporting a child up until their 18th birthday is supposed to be somewhere up around the £100,000k mark.
That's over £5k a year - I don't know many people who wouldn't notice that. Think you're conveniently leaving out all the associated costs - childcare, clothing, schooling, university fees etc - you may not have to pay it all out when they're 6months old, but you'd be a fool to ignore it full stop.
For me, selling the car would be a no brainer unless I absolutely didn't need the money. There's no way I could justify having £10k tied up in a toy - it's nothing to do with being under a metaphorical thumb either.
pthelazyjourno said:
stormy22 said:
Having a baby has very little effect on monthly spending.
Think you'll find yourself in an incredibly small minority there chap. By all accounts, having a baby has a *massive* effect on monthly spending - average cost of supporting a child up until their 18th birthday is supposed to be somewhere up around the £100,000k mark.
That's over £5k a year - I don't know many people who wouldn't notice that. Think you're conveniently leaving out all the associated costs - childcare, clothing, schooling, university fees etc - you may not have to pay it all out when they're 6months old, but you'd be a fool to ignore it full stop.
For me, selling the car would be a no brainer unless I absolutely didn't need the money. There's no way I could justify having £10k tied up in a toy - it's nothing to do with being under a metaphorical thumb either.
Babies are pretty cheap. School fees…if they go to private school as most education up to 18 is FREE!!
How do fees you have to pay in 18 years time have any effect on the car you have when your child is a baby?
Like I said, I raised my 3 children on my sole income, ex-wife being the one staying at home. They turned out lovely and never missed out on all the essentials in life. My 2 door, roll caged custom car accommodated 3 baby seats easily and never broke my small bank balance.
All my babies milk was on tap but baby clothes, powdered milk, nappies, some toys are NOT expensive items. One off purchases like cots, pushchairs….erm, that’s about it, don’t need to have a car sold to pay for them…unless you are splashing out of Gucci everything.
Edited by stormy22 on Wednesday 2nd January 10:33
Various issues raised here and mostly valid .
Children cost a great deal , and are worth every penny in my view . Nothing compares to holding your newborn for the first time
however , man maths comes to the rescue when you can offset running costs against depreciation . There are plenty of cars at the bottom of their depreciation curve which allow proper enjoyment for a reasonable outlay . My profile picture gives one example .
Factor in too the responsibility we have in allowing the next generation the fun of being conveyed around in something fabulous.
Baby forces rethink of vehicle fleet . It's worth being fertile I think ....
Children cost a great deal , and are worth every penny in my view . Nothing compares to holding your newborn for the first time
however , man maths comes to the rescue when you can offset running costs against depreciation . There are plenty of cars at the bottom of their depreciation curve which allow proper enjoyment for a reasonable outlay . My profile picture gives one example .
Factor in too the responsibility we have in allowing the next generation the fun of being conveyed around in something fabulous.
Baby forces rethink of vehicle fleet . It's worth being fertile I think ....
stormy22 said:
pthelazyjourno said:
stormy22 said:
Having a baby has very little effect on monthly spending.
Think you'll find yourself in an incredibly small minority there chap. By all accounts, having a baby has a *massive* effect on monthly spending - average cost of supporting a child up until their 18th birthday is supposed to be somewhere up around the £100,000k mark.
That's over £5k a year - I don't know many people who wouldn't notice that. Think you're conveniently leaving out all the associated costs - childcare, clothing, schooling, university fees etc - you may not have to pay it all out when they're 6months old, but you'd be a fool to ignore it full stop.
For me, selling the car would be a no brainer unless I absolutely didn't need the money. There's no way I could justify having £10k tied up in a toy - it's nothing to do with being under a metaphorical thumb either.
Babies are pretty cheap. School fees…if they go to private school as most education up to 18 is FREE!!
How do fees you have to pay in 18 years time have any effect on the car you have when your child is a baby?
Like I said, I raised my 3 children on my sole income, ex-wife being the one staying at home. They turned out lovely and never missed out on all the essentials in life. My 2 door, roll caged custom car accommodated 3 baby seats easily and never broke my small bank balance.
MysteryLemon said:
These threads do make me laugh.
Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total tt who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.
Time of the month?Usually started by singles who have no child and have no intention of having them, then replied to by the same.
Unless you are a total t
t who does not give a toss about their own child, when you finally have one, you will realise why people sell their pride and joy to help fund or cater for a littlun. Priorities change. Spending your hard earned on the unreliable lump of metal on the drive doesn't come first anymore. Comfortably getting your family around with as minimal fuss as possible does.Edited by MysteryLemon on Wednesday 2nd January 09:47
Sump said:
stormy22 said:
pthelazyjourno said:
stormy22 said:
Having a baby has very little effect on monthly spending.
Think you'll find yourself in an incredibly small minority there chap. By all accounts, having a baby has a *massive* effect on monthly spending - average cost of supporting a child up until their 18th birthday is supposed to be somewhere up around the £100,000k mark.
That's over £5k a year - I don't know many people who wouldn't notice that. Think you're conveniently leaving out all the associated costs - childcare, clothing, schooling, university fees etc - you may not have to pay it all out when they're 6months old, but you'd be a fool to ignore it full stop.
For me, selling the car would be a no brainer unless I absolutely didn't need the money. There's no way I could justify having £10k tied up in a toy - it's nothing to do with being under a metaphorical thumb either.
Babies are pretty cheap. School fees…if they go to private school as most education up to 18 is FREE!!
How do fees you have to pay in 18 years time have any effect on the car you have when your child is a baby?
Like I said, I raised my 3 children on my sole income, ex-wife being the one staying at home. They turned out lovely and never missed out on all the essentials in life. My 2 door, roll caged custom car accommodated 3 baby seats easily and never broke my small bank balance.
JDFR said:
stormy22 said:
What is that supposed to mean?
Just looked at your website and it's one of the strangest I've seen in a while. I'm beginning to think you didn't do it in some ironic sense so I may have to slowly back out of this conversation.Strange because I write poetry and take photographs…. WOW, you must seriously lack an education !
That’s like saying the multi-millions who use facebook or twitter or any other forum is strange for also writing there thoughts.
Edited by stormy22 on Wednesday 2nd January 10:51
Well I'm married with 3 kids, ages 6,8 and 12. I drive a 185bhp MR2 
My wifes point of view, risk him driving like an idiot in a hot hatch with kids in car or get a shared dull, boring, safe car which he can't be bothered to drive fast and let him have a 2 seater death trap.
So glad I married her.
It backfired though, theres always a fight between the kids to get to go in the MR2.
My wifes point of view, risk him driving like an idiot in a hot hatch with kids in car or get a shared dull, boring, safe car which he can't be bothered to drive fast and let him have a 2 seater death trap.
So glad I married her.
It backfired though, theres always a fight between the kids to get to go in the MR2.
JDFR said:
stormy22 said:
Strange how?
Not sure I need to say much else.
That’s like saying the multi-millions who use facebook or twitter or any other forum is strange for also writing their thoughts.
Edited by stormy22 on Wednesday 2nd January 10:58
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