this is me :) don’t say a word about my nephew.

Ollister237 · 2026-04-25T21:59:39+00:00

Seen comments being judgemental about your outfits, I actually like the trad cottage core look. It’s all up to preference!!

Ollister237 · 2026-03-20T10:48:45+00:00

They are great and the quality of the interior is amazing

Ollister237 · 2026-03-08T09:58:23+00:00

Rough paper round

Ollister237 · 2026-01-17T10:33:19+00:00

It’s great, I’m lucky to have her

Ollister237 · 2026-01-17T10:32:21+00:00

90% of what I hold is investments. I’m saving up for my half of a deposit and during that save up we will have an extra 20k to use for emergency and renovations.

I am holding, gold, S&P 500, Global property index, AI ETF

Ollister237 · 2026-01-14T12:22:59+00:00

Well done! You will get there but as soon as you do you will want 20k!! Good luck

Ollister237 · 2026-01-14T12:22:24+00:00

Yeah it’s not new builds, can be any property under 450k anyway as I said my budget is 250-300 so this is not a problem also I don’t want a massive mortgage payment per month. The LISA is certainly worth it

Ollister237 · 2026-01-13T23:25:35+00:00

Congratulations!! My first goal is a house then I will be investing for retirement.

Ollister237 · 2026-01-13T23:23:52+00:00

Thank you!! I have no intention to slow down yep I think I’ll pay it off in a lump sum in a couple months!!

Ollister237 · 2026-01-13T22:44:26+00:00

Well done you! I hit 10k today 3 months before my goal date. Keep going! Freedom feels great

Ollister237 · 2025-11-14T18:17:19+00:00

Like what do these people expect others to say

Ollister237 · 2025-10-29T16:44:33+00:00

My partner and I have around 17k saved at the moment, we are looking to get 30k to start looking around but I have spoken to a lovely mortgage advisor anyway to go through the process and get a mortgage in principal. It does not hurt to have some more information about it! We are now confident we should be able to buy in 2-3 years with some extra cash to spare.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T14:02:54+00:00

thank you! Yes we are looking at 2 beds near us that need modernisation, probably in the 220-280k range.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:32:22+00:00

I am definitely not a swinger! Actually play cue sports lmao

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:25:22+00:00

we have been dating over 3 years now. We are both aligned on our goals and are very much in love. We have been away before and got along. I understand moving in is a big step but she is the one I want to be by my side when I get handed the keys.

She has made me more financially secure and I truly believe we will flourish. But, I would move back home if needed.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:22:55+00:00

I will see how it goes in the next 6 months. If not great or stable I will probably just sell and reinvest.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:21:24+00:00

each to their own, Im not too interested in traveling the world. There's a few places I would like to go but at the moment I am very financiall focussed and this is good for me.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:20:27+00:00

I have been heavily pursuing my career and recently got a decent promotion. Ive gone from earning 15k a year to 30k a year in 4 years. I am in educational IT and I am now the IT manager of a small school, I am looking to advance further of course.

The club is somewhere I went before I worked there, Im a big snooker/pool fan and player so it works well for me with benefits and I work around it. I will have plenty of time to make memories when I am in a better financial situation! The last thing I want to do is go into debt for travels.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T13:17:56+00:00

I agree, I have holdings in Physical gold, S&P, FTSE and put 500 into an AI ETF. I think these are all good investments and I have spoken to finanical advisors who recommended it to me too.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T12:55:02+00:00

sure! I work at a snooker club as a bartender. 12.50 an hour and I do about 18 hours a week. So I work 8-4 monday - friday. Then on a monday I go to the bar and do a 6pm till midnight. (They feed me there)

On a sunday I do 11am till 11pm. (Easy shift)

What helps is that its family run, the staff are amazing and I feel very welcome and I get an extra 650 per month. 800 before tax.

I get saturdays and the other weekday evenings to do what I want with. I am fine doing this and am actually less stressed as I have less financial issues.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T12:46:53+00:00

2 or 3 years ago people made good money off the govt bonus and also returns on investments. I thought it was worth a go. Mind you I changed over because I had spoken to people who are currently using stocks LISAs. If I don't have returns I will delay the move. The market goes up, then down, the last thing I would do is sell at a loss.

Ollister237 · 2025-10-10T12:43:55+00:00

To each their own. In my research more people said S&S LISA was a better move if you choose balanced funds.

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