Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

dylano_k

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

We were all spending money like idiots all through the late 90's and most of the 00's and now everyone is furious for having nothing now that the economy has dropped. But with the money that we spent without thinking on the likes of big holidays and fancy cars ect.. is it better to have experienced the good life for a few years or never to have had it at all?

I'd like to think that, if I understood economies and politics and stuff over the last decade, or if I knew then what I know now, I'd have continued to save heavily, rather than spend money on stuff or get loans.


I'd say that had you kept your money back then, and even now, you'd be able to live a really, really good quality of life over the next few years as things gradually become cheaper.

So to answer your question; maybe.

RichieC

Probably better off just getting on with it.

stevejr

No because it gives us an unrealistic sense of entitlement...

QwertyFinger

I'd prefer not to, considering I'm in college and well, the higher standards of which our parents generations salaries got to it seems as if it'd take several decades to reach 50k+ a year. In all honesty though, I can hardly say the recession has had any effect on me though due to working and being able to afford college fees.

Daegerty

I suppose you lose it all when you die anyway. Nothing is permanent

If you had and lost you might have the know how to get some of it back. but also living the good life is infinitely better than sitting around moping and being a miser, the key is to not overdo it so you have a good safety net when things go bad

OutlawPete

dylano_k wrote: »

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

No.

"Now I've swung back down again,
It's worse than it was be-fore,
If I hadn't seen such riches,
I could live with being poor."

Joe10000

A mate of mine had 1.2m cash in the bank in jan 2008, he has minus 100k now through various market "investments". It drives him insane that he had it and lost it and wishes he never had it now.

Take from that what you will.

Liam Byrne

dylano_k wrote: »

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

We were all spending money like idiots all through the late 90's and most of the 00's......

Incorrect.

For Forks Sake

Joe10000 wrote: »

Take from that what you will.

Your 'mate' is ****e at investments?

Hank_Jones

I just wish we had a steadier economy really.

We were always going to go off the cliff at the rate we were going, too much too fast.

Should have saved some of that Celtic Tiger for a rainy day, week, or year.

Or decade....

Or two decades...

Daegerty

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Should have saved some of that Celtic Tiger for a rainy day, week, or year.

Or decade....

Or two decades...

I still have 1 tin of celtic tiger left. would be a shame to eat it though, nothing to show the grandchildren

eternal

I honestly think memories are very important to a persons well being .Like going on nice holidays ,staying in nice hotels ,eating out in really good restaurants.Thats what life is made of.Nobody remembers ,oh that night I stayed in and watched four hours of mindless crap on tv.
Its essential to spend some money to enjoy a good standard of living ,but also be aware to think of tomorrow .

HoneyRyder

dylano_k wrote: »

We were all spending money like idiots all through the late 90's and most of the 00's

Less of this 'we' business!

TheBunk1

I would say yes. Yes it is, because if you've had and lost, you learn ( well you should). Which can't be bad, even if it's learning the hard way. I don't just mean money either, but i think it applies to everything in life.

Hank_Jones

HoneyRyder wrote: »

Less of this 'we' business!

As a nation, we certainly were.

HoneyRyder

Hank_Jones wrote: »

As a nation, we certainly were.

Well that's certainly the attitude of those who fukked it all up. I wonder why.

Hank_Jones

HoneyRyder wrote: »

Well that's certainly the attitude of those who fukked it all up. I wonder why.

Most likely because they all hold get out of jail free cards.

Or stay out of jail free cards should I say.

Pdfile

ill tell ya when i lose it.

gosuckonalemon

OutlawPete wrote: »

No.

"Now I've swung back down again,
It's worse than it was be-fore,
If I hadn't seen such riches,
I could live with being poor."

Oh SIT DOWN!

gosuckonalemon

dylano_k wrote: »

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

We were all spending money like idiots all through the late 90's and most of the 00's and now everyone is furious for having nothing now that the economy has dropped. But with the money that we spent without thinking on the likes of big holidays and fancy cars ect.. is it better to have experienced the good life for a few years or never to have had it at all?

I think you're over generalising there.

Not everyone overspent as you claim.

1) There were those who did as you describe above and are regretting so today.

2) There were those who could've, but had the cop on not to and are thankful today.

3) There are those who have never had disposable income as you describe above, and never will.

this is arse

not if it's chronic diarrhea your referring to

alexa5x5

No because I got used to heady delights of food from M+S....now that I’m broke I have to go back to Tesco Finest. Their cheesy Mash just isn’t the same!

Twigster

Problem was people were spending money they didn't have to begin with and putting everything on the credit card or borrowing for the extra couple of holidays or the fancy car or the five houses so they could rent them out. So people didn't really have anything in the first place.

midlandsmissus

No the person I loved and lost, I wish I'd never met them, can't get over the heartache of being apart from them.

Senna

dylano_k wrote: »

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

Yes, there's nothing worse than not living and enjoying. Things went mad during the bubble and although i never had much, i'm glad i went on holidays once a year and bought cars i wanted (none newer than 10 years old).

amacca

dylano_k wrote: »

Is it better to have had and lost than never to have had at all?

We were all spending money like idiots all through the late 90's and most of the 00's and now everyone is furious for having nothing now that the economy has dropped. But with the money that we spent without thinking on the likes of big holidays and fancy cars ect.. is it better to have experienced the good life for a few years or never to have had it at all?

I think its only better to have had it if you appreciated it and did not take it for granted. (ironically if yo did have this attitude it would probably be less likely you would lose it)

its like a double kick in the teeth to realise what you had after you've pissed it away.....if there is one thing I would like to live without it is regret.

I thought this was a thread about loving and losing!

amacca

midlandsmissus wrote: »

No the person I loved and lost, I wish I'd never met them, can't get over the heartache of being apart from them.

genuinely sorry to hear that...know everyone is different but I think a lot of people have an experience like this.

I do anyway.

midlandsmissus

amacca wrote: »

genuinely sorry to hear that...know everyone is different but I think a lot of people have an experience like this.

I do anyway.

Love bites alright. Still you have to move on with life! Hopefully i'll love again...