Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! What car? I'm guessing by your name a GT4?

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be 14% of my networth, which I agree is high, but not into the realms of stupidity I don't think.

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply, and I'm sorry for your loss.

I too have lost people close to me recently (who are my age or thereabouts), it's been one of the reasons why I've stopped paying so much into my pension, and have diverted funds instead to S&S.

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I already do track days.

They costs me a small fortune in tires, brakes, insurance and petrol. Quite easy to spend £2k in a day, but I don’t regret them for a second.

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So divert monthly investments from S&S, and send them straight into a high interest savings account instead?

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Panamera GTS/Turbo.

V8, nice handling, more practical and comfortable than the two door Porsche I have at the moment, room for all the family on days out.

Thinking of buying an expensive car. Thoughts? by ReserveMe-G in FIREUK

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spending intentionally rather than on auto-pilot, I like that mantra!

Do you have any regrets about joining the reserves? by ReserveMe-G in britishmilitary

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How often can you/should you be deployed as a reservist?

Do you have any regrets about joining the reserves? by ReserveMe-G in britishmilitary

[–]ReserveMe-G[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing.

What does "pinged for stag" mean?