silverweed
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I do understand we are all financially at different stages in life but it also depends on how much you want something. In the last recession my wage was reduced by 25% and I was told don’t worry there is plenty of overtime if you want it. Who “wants” to work longer and longer for the same wage. The pension calculation also deteriorated so I put more in to keep it the same but it was a final salary so it deminished. I’m not rich but it’s also about choices. I camped out of the back of an estate car for 5 years with a mattress and top box on roof to make sure I could get away and to save money to get a Motorhome. Mattress in the back by the way and a solar bag on dash to heat water for a shower which was taken outside in between the doors. I would go back to that in a flash to be able to keep going away. When I go away I don’t spend more than when I’m at home so just running costs to find