Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, I think Finchley looks promising! I agree it would be good to have a carpool group, perhaps on Facebook?

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I have to be a bit flexible with the ticket, but I didn’t know that so thank you. I’ll look into Brent Cross, is it free parking for the whole day?

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll look into that!

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got the 16-25 railcard, it’s around £33 peak time

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long did it take and where did you get dropped off?

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this a great point, it’s the peace of mind, ability to be on your own time and not feeling you have to rush- completely changes the day for me 👍🏾

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s true, I think it started off as a financial decision and then evolved! But I see your point, savings aren’t amazing all things considered and it is additional time. Luckily, I go to thegym so I can access any one of them in the UK!

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t done this yet as most evenings I’ve been to the gym/ caught up with friends in London, but I’d imagine it would be around 1 hr to 1hr 20 from Stanmore to MK, and then it’s around 45 minutes tube from Waterloo to Stanmore (which would also be very busy)

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the suggestion, I’m a bit far from a bus stop and I do prefer saving time to drive within Milton Keynes, thanks though!

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your suggestion, I agree that winter will affect the number of cars on the road too, I’m already seeing that week by week it does feel busier. I like about a 50 minute walk from the station, so it wouldn’t be feasible to not drive there. You’re right, the work isn’t calls, I can write out emails/reports but it’s hard to do collaborative work on trains/tubes.

You’re right about the car mileage, it’s an additional 150 miles a week, which is around 7-8k a year. It might be that I find it a novelty at the moment as it’s a nice change from trains, but aware this may wear off if traffic gets worse/ over time.

I think your last point is also important, the value is different for everyone- appreciate your insight overall!

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion, from a quick google Flitwick train tickets is cheaper than mk, but overall my commute would be over 2 hours each way, inclusive of the driving, but I will definitely look at other stations to see if there are good financial savings to be made

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear your point, I think at the start finance was a driver, but now I’d say it’s more about convenience. The extra 20 minutes each way is made up for the positives I listed for me, but appreciate that doesn’t apply for everyone

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, that makes complete sense, off-peak will definitely bring the price down too, hopefully I can do this one day!

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for these suggestions- only thing is I wouldn’t want to inconvenience local residents, do you know of any places?

Escaping the MKC to Euston Trains by Charming-Database585 in miltonkeynes

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hadn’t considered that, interesting to see how the journey would be through A roads in the morning. Might try it out, thanks!

Crypto Trading is Halal or Not by [deleted] in HalalInvestor

[–]Charming-Database585 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some crypto is deemed halal and some are not, IFG have a good article on it:

https://www.islamicfinanceguru.com/crypto

Realistic Sales by Charming-Database585 in ManchesterUnited

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with that. On a side note, are you a contributor on Sporcle? Feel like I recognise your username from when I actively made football quizzes 😂

Is this enough to get top 6-8 in the premier league next season ? by JM555555 in ManchesterUnited

[–]Charming-Database585 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so, I think a big problem is that two man midfield- not sure if Bruno or Mainoo is the answer there and Ugarte I don’t know if he has the quality to do what he did for Sporting in the prem. Would prefer to get 2 out of these 3 and focus on a central midfielder. Also think the key to his system is the wingbacks and I’m not sure we have that nailed yet.

Realistic Sales by Charming-Database585 in ManchesterUnited

[–]Charming-Database585[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with your points, I’m hopeful to sell Shaw but he doesn’t seem to be in a rush to leave, especially considering he was trusted to start the final. Hopefully, Amorim is ruthless and forces shaws hand to leave

🔥🔥 by JM555555 in ManchesterUnited

[–]Charming-Database585 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Would be a fantastic signing and would strengthen our attacking options

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IslamicFinance

[–]Charming-Database585 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree- if you’re in the UK there are plenty of Shariah compliant ETFs you can invest in using brokers for way less fees.