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ppentertainments
06-02-2011, 07:33 PM
Just a bit of fun

So category do you fit in - Live to Work or Work to Live ??

I know of many DJ's who are successful but this is their life and all they have, yet others have a very nice life 'out of work'

Personally I was in the Live to Work category until last year. Once I was financially more stable I relaxed a lot and this year now my mortgage is clear I will firmly be in the Work to Live category

Over to you (added a poll as well)
DJ Jules
06-02-2011, 07:43 PM
Just a bit of fun

So category do you fit in - Live to Work or Work to Live ??

I know of many DJ's who are successful but this is their life and all they have, yet others have a very nice life 'out of work'

Personally I was in the Live to Work category until last year. Once I was financially more stable I relaxed a lot and this year now my mortgage is clear I will firmly be in the Work to Live category

Over to you (added a poll as well)

How did you manage to clear your mortage???? Mine is scheduled to clear a few years before I retire!!!

Julian
Shaun
06-02-2011, 08:04 PM
After careful thought regarding your poll. My answer is... "I work....because the wife tells me I have to" :ph34r:
Dynamic Entertainment
06-02-2011, 08:18 PM
How did you manage to clear your mortage???? Mine is scheduled to clear a few years before I retire!!!

Julian

Robbed a band...and sells useless :Censored: ...sorry high end equipment...to Steve Hanley :D
ppentertainments
06-02-2011, 08:32 PM
After careful thought regarding your poll. My answer is... "I work....because the wife tells me I have to" :ph34r:

If I added that option to the poll it would be overloaded :D :D
Shaun
06-02-2011, 08:33 PM
If I added that option to the poll it would be overloaded :D :D

Overloaded....yet strangely accurate. :d
ppentertainments
06-02-2011, 08:38 PM
How did you manage to clear your mortage???? Mine is scheduled to clear a few years before I retire!!!

Julian
Not wasting money on equipment :D
Seriously, I always had 2 jobs and used main job to live on and any income from second job went into savings. My second job entailed some self-employed ventures which I was very frugal with.

I also purchased my in-laws house from the council. When my mother-in-law died last year we were able to clear £30k (leaving us with £10k) off our mortgate and purchase a second house. The second house is rented out which helped clear the final £10k, leaving us mortgate free with 2 houses.

However neither myself or my wife have a decent pension and little prospect of getting one so property will end up being used for retirement no doubt.

That's my life story over and how I work to live. :) :)
Charlie Brown
06-02-2011, 08:41 PM
I live to work.

I live life to the full and don't hold back. I have a good social life that keeps me busy. I should BUT never have any money. As soon as I've got some...I feel compelled to spend it. - I'm sure I'll grow out of it.
DJWilson
06-02-2011, 08:44 PM
I live to work.

I live life to the full and don't hold back. I have a good social life that keeps me busy. I should BUT never have any money. As soon as I've got some...I feel compelled to spend it. - I'm sure I'll grow out of it.

The bankers will love you! :D
Charlie Brown
06-02-2011, 08:44 PM
The bankers will love you! :D

:lol:

I think it's going out into town , that nabs it all. Bar prices aren't cheap.
DJWilson
06-02-2011, 08:48 PM
:lol:

I think it's going out into town , that nabs it all. Bar prices aren't cheap.

Tell me about it! Went clubbing Wednesday, £2 a bottle of Stella! :eek:

A crate of 24 pints is only £19 up shop lol.

:sorry: Off topic.
Leicester Ben
06-02-2011, 08:56 PM
I would say I am in the work to live category. I have always been of the work hard / play hard frame of mind.

I work really hard but have got some great things to show for it, house, car, plenty of holidays etc.

I love the nice things in life and not having to worry about if i can afford to do something. But that comes at a cost, and for me that was spending the last 5 years missing out on a lot of nights outs with friends etc as I was working.
Charlie Brown
06-02-2011, 09:03 PM
Tell me about it! Went clubbing Wednesday, £2 a bottle of Stella! :eek:


Without wanting to sound arsey...that's quite cheap. Red bull and vodka in Nottingham sets you back £6/7. Still, £2 for a poxy bottle is a rip off....especially when you have to pay to get into places.



I love the nice things in life and not having to worry about if i can afford to do something. But that comes at a cost, and for me that was spending the last 5 years missing out on a lot of nights outs with friends etc as I was working.

So do I....I think I can afford them, but can't. :sj:
NKR
06-02-2011, 09:06 PM
I work so hard because I have to hand so much of it over in tax. So I am effectively forced to live to work.
Solitaire Events Ltd
06-02-2011, 09:10 PM
Tell me about it! Went clubbing Wednesday, £2 a bottle of Stella! :eek:



If you think £2 for a bottle of Stella is expensive, you have lived a very sheltered life so far!

I paid more than that when I was your age and that was a long long time ago!
Charlie Brown
06-02-2011, 09:12 PM
I paid more than that when I was your age and that was a long long time ago!

A very long time ago! :D :D :D
BeerFunk
06-02-2011, 10:19 PM
They say the average wage in the UK is £25k, so loosely working on that basis, I am a long way from 'comfortable'. In fact, I never usually have much 'personal' cash left at the end of the month.

However, I pay a mortgage, and a loan which was used for home improvements, so that is an investment for the future.


Tell me about it! Went clubbing Wednesday, £2 a bottle of Stella! :eek:I assume the :eek: was because it was so cheap? :D

The clubs in Edinburgh (and most cities in the UK) would charge you no less than £3 for a bottle of anything.
Dynamic Entertainment
06-02-2011, 10:42 PM
They say the average wage in the UK is £25k, so loosely working on that basis, I am a long way from 'comfortable'. In fact, I never usually have much 'personal' cash left at the end of the month.

However, I pay a mortgage, and a loan which was used for home improvements, so that is an investment for the future.

I assume the :eek: was because it was so cheap? :D

The clubs in Edinburgh (and most cities in the UK) would charge you no less than £3 for a bottle of anything.

Yeah...thats what they say down south...us northerners know a very different figure ;) :D