Recent content by Scrimper

Most kind BB, thank you!

Thanks, I'll check out the site! I too worked in the charity sector but, alas, no fundraising experience. As you say though, mine could possibly be parlayed....

Thanks BB, nice post! Yeah i think the main issue for us, of the ones you highlight, is the emergency funds (we are British so waiting to see how Brexit will affect us, but can get another EU passport if necessary, through family). We are down to a few thousand euros as a buffer which isn't...

Thanks. That's funny, I always thought they'd need/appreciate my time more now, and maybe need less presence and more money later. But I haven't been through it of course so that was just an assumption.

Thanks a lot everyone for your continued advice and sharing of experiences; very much appreciated. It certainly is true that here, where we are, we are a lot better off than most, and the attitudes to what is enough are quite different (partly because of state provided healthcare and college but...

'My strong preference was for extra funds for a rainy day, and I paid for this preference with too many extra working years - but guilt had nothing to do with it.' Stepford, I would like to know more about your conclusion that you 'paid' for your preference with 'too many' working years. I may...

Thanks again guys and let me say also how much I appreciate the tone of the responses; people are genuinely wishing others (me in this case) well, and when they give their considered opinions, they are allowing for the fact that these will not fit all contexts. An intelligent, balanced and...

That must have been hard in the short term, at least. How did you cope with the (I assume) stress and anxiety and eventually get through that to realise it was a blessing in disguise (if that's how it played out)

Yes it is not a million miles from the life in that book; people also get by on very little and have a pretty good life in a wonderful climate, where it's very child friendly and relatively safe. My challenge is being able to slow down, not being a big status high earner anymore, and not being...

Hmmm, thanks guys, food for thought. Yes i certainly prefer a modest existence with time for the kids while they're small, to missing much of their youth and having a more comfortable retirement later. But ideally once they're more independent, I would spend a bit of time adding to our bank...

Hi guys, I am 47, living in Southern Europe with 3 kids under 6. Neither my wife nor I work because until I was 43 I had a reasonably highly paid job elsewhere, which allowed us to come to where we are now, buy a modest place to live, and also a quite nice place to rent out. Each with no...