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Retirement
Ha ha. 
You fellas is joking. Get a good investment advisor, don't spend all your allowances on plonk (after all, they are tax free), and invest what you bring home. ALL of what you bring home! There are plenty of schemes out there that have high interest payouts (admittedly high risk too), but a balanced portfolio should take care of the risks. Don't over-capitalise your home. Borrow only if absolutely necessary. Pay cash for the stuff you want - you can negotiate up to 20% off for cash! Don't try and keep up with the next door neighbour - chances are that the plasma tv he has will be outdated in a year. Buy stuff O/S if the exchange rate is favourable and the system is compatible. And this has nothing to do with the original thread 
Life is what you make it. Be happy with what you have, after all, it was your decision to be where you are.
Best to all,
400R
You fellas is joking. Get a good investment advisor, don't spend all your allowances on plonk (after all, they are tax free), and invest what you bring home. ALL of what you bring home! There are plenty of schemes out there that have high interest payouts (admittedly high risk too), but a balanced portfolio should take care of the risks. Don't over-capitalise your home. Borrow only if absolutely necessary. Pay cash for the stuff you want - you can negotiate up to 20% off for cash! Don't try and keep up with the next door neighbour - chances are that the plasma tv he has will be outdated in a year. Buy stuff O/S if the exchange rate is favourable and the system is compatible. And this has nothing to do with the original thread Life is what you make it. Be happy with what you have, after all, it was your decision to be where you are.
Best to all,
400R
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would I be stirring to much to say "and plan for two peoples retirement"
IE if your marriage falls apart at least have a setup where you don't spend the next 10 years bitching about her taking half your company super.
IE if your marriage falls apart at least have a setup where you don't spend the next 10 years bitching about her taking half your company super.
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That's what trusts and pre-maritals are for. Get a good lawyer. If she won't sign the PM, she's a gold-digger. Give her the boot, don't let the balls short-circuit the brain. Nobody is worth u having to work 'till u r 75. As an example, my lady and I decided that half of my contributions was reasonable, as she gave up a full-time job to look after my girls. She still worked two days a week. She would not, however, lay claim to the company's contributions. To do so would mean that half (roughly) of her settlement would go in lawyers fees trying to refute the pre-marital. Additionally, when she gave up work, we decided that should the worst happen, then she would only be entitled to half my contributions up until the day the girls all left home. She has since given up work, so the ledger will balance the other way. I am lucky. I have a wife who is sensible (and an ex banker), and who knows the law well. She's also a really neat person.
Be careful who you choose as a life partner, esp. if you are in the driving seat. Don't get screwed - as a high income earner u r a target. Before I removed my occupation on MySpace, I got 25 hits a day...............
'Nuff said; be careful out there.
400R
Be careful who you choose as a life partner, esp. if you are in the driving seat. Don't get screwed - as a high income earner u r a target. Before I removed my occupation on MySpace, I got 25 hits a day...............
'Nuff said; be careful out there.
400R
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Nigel
Hey Waka, You kidding me, right? My wife is from Manchester. Have to keep telling her to speak proper every time she has a few wines! Otherwise she is the quintessential kiwi. And you wanna hear her go on about the AB's. All she cares about is Luke McAllister's legs and butt! So embarrassing!
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Waka Rider,
Hope your commrade Nigel send his Mum & Dad a big Xmas prezzy every year as a way of saying thank you for bestowing upon him a 'get into BA' type of name??
Would BA ever take a 'Trevor' or a 'Bruce' do you think?
Shags
Hope your commrade Nigel send his Mum & Dad a big Xmas prezzy every year as a way of saying thank you for bestowing upon him a 'get into BA' type of name??
Would BA ever take a 'Trevor' or a 'Bruce' do you think?
Shags
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Not to sure Shags with regard to Brucies etc the other kiwi's apart from Nigel are a Preston, John, and an Emily. Sadly we really do not have that many, most kiwis generally want to work either in the Gulf or Asia. Hopefully it would make our rugby team alot stronger.
Interestingly starting to hear a few more kiwi sounds flying in India.
Interestingly starting to hear a few more kiwi sounds flying in India.
