Hi Ya...its exciting writing here for the first time for sure. I am about to give you all some very private details about someone I know. Since no one here knows him I think its a safe thing to do. He is Male, 54, and forever single. I want to talk about my friends finances and his current thinking. You see he has a dream and has for a long while about looking for gold and fishing on remote beaches, spending summers in Tassie, camp fires and such, but has never exsperienced anything like this before. I think he imagines owing a diesel Nissan and first buying a cheap caravan before deciding what he really wants.
The juicy bit, now i really want your comments on this please. PM,email,Post.
He has only $400,000.00 saved with another approx. $300,000.00 due in 10 years. No other assets except i am told $15,000.00 in shares. So you see we may be taking about a life time on the road, there will be no home to return too, or are there other alternatives? What ya think? What should he do?
Please comment.
justcruisin01 said
07:24 PM Nov 20, 2009
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have no idea why "your friend " is seeking advice from us other old GN's. Seems to me he's been doing something right all along!! One word of advice tho, from my humble point of view, Beware false "friends".
Delta18 said
10:15 PM Nov 20, 2009
mmmm, he is probably prepared to pay $250,000 for a $40,000 caravan "if he likes you".
Why are my hackles rising????
Terro said
01:09 AM Nov 21, 2009
I don't see a problem here. All I can say is the same as everyone else, go for it. Get out there buy whatever rig takes your fancy and have one helluva time.
Terro
dave06 said
01:42 PM Nov 21, 2009
Tell your "mate" he needs a brain transplant, the one he's got now isnt firing on all cylinders
if he is still sitting in here with us with all that going for him then there is something loose in the top paddock,
mate a few roo's less than a full mob!
all guinea pigs not on the treadmill if you know what I'm saying!
bugger granny marry me ya big lug!!
separate beds but,........................................ oh all right!!! but you gotta buy me lunch first,........................ oh jeezz all right a couple of beers and a sandwich,................. bloody hell it's getting tough!................now you gotta realise that I'm no push over,..................... but I have been known to trip easy!!!
just promise you'll be gentle!!!
-- Edited by dave06 on Saturday 21st of November 2009 12:43:56 PM
peterhaha said
02:59 PM Nov 21, 2009
Sorry Dave... Tarzan may swing on a vine and popeye may eat spinach but i am not sleeping in the same room as you or even sharing sandwich !
Dawn said
09:59 PM Nov 21, 2009
To be honest Peterhaha- I think you are trying to pull a fast one on these GNs here on the forum. You can't be real with a story like that. Go find some other peoples to tell a tallie to. If you are real that is a very careless lot of information to make public! Get real and get travelling if you are real- nothin to wait for!
peterhaha said
10:28 PM Nov 21, 2009
Hi Dawn
Being single and somewhat of a loner raises a situation whereby at times there as few to talk to about personal matter too. The questions i asked are real and consume a lot of my time for i know little about the topic so therefore i am trying to educate myself.
The idea of me becoming a G/M is real just as the details i wrote about are also real. I am torn between continuing along my current boring path of going to work, coming home to an empty house, sleeping and then going back to work again routine. I feel as if life is passing me by and is not nearly as good as it should be.
So...here i am saying what is on my mind in an open and honest fashion seeking help and advice only to find out that many that replied to my posting come back at me just like you have in a nasty and noxious manner.
You have managed in a few sentences to make me wonder generally about the nature and idiosyncrasies of G/Ms. Does the percentage of negative replies to my post truly reflect the personalities of G/Ns?
I thought after reading your post..thats it, im am out of this place but on re-consideration i guess just as in main line society there are pessimistic people who are just like that out there too so ill stay awhile longer looking for help and advice.
Happy journeys Dawn Peterhaha
Cruising Granny said
10:45 PM Nov 21, 2009
Don't go, please don't go.
While Dawn's response may have sounded harsh, I think they had your best interest at heart.
It is a bit risky revealing some of the specific details.
GN's are usually a very jovial, yet very wise lot, and are more than willing to share their experiences and adventures with anyone who wants to listen.
They probably aren't familiar with the notion of making such major life decisions on their own.
As a lone person it's always good to find a friend to "discuss" these things with. A neutral head, not an empty head, but someone who is not involved can maybe give an objective point of view.
The Grey Nomads site is like everything - "Take what you want, and leave the rest."
Just be careful about the amount of personal information you disclose. There are less nicer people out there who may not be as friendly and who may want to take advantage of your disclosure. Take care.
xina said
10:54 PM Nov 21, 2009
peterhaha wrote:
So...here i am saying what is on my mind in an open and honest fashion
Come on Peter, You weren't open and honest initially, and we all picked up on it. Why pretend to be your own "friend"?
That aside, don't you have any interests outside of your work ? I get on the 'net at night, and check out Anthropological sites, look at Jewellery, find great pictures of Dragons, Unusual and Wierd Houses, Cape York sites, Prehistoric Animals, Gem-stones, and Fossicking sites, [for when I get on the road again.] and tons of other things. I also love reading and have a pretty comprehensive Library. [99% non-fiction.]
PM me if you just feel like a chat sometime. Cheers, xina.
-- Edited by xina on Saturday 21st of November 2009 10:02:10 PM
Dawn said
11:01 PM Nov 21, 2009
My post was not meant to be harsh. As I said if real- nothing to wait for. Was more of a warning not to post such personal and especially financial information on a public forum such as this- you just don't know who is out there- such is life these days! If I offended you I apologise - that is the last thing I would want to do to a fellow GN. Good luck on your endeavours and be safe. Cheers for now Dawn
peterhaha said
07:14 AM Nov 22, 2009
Hi Dawn...Top o the morning to you.
I think Dawn it was not you but me who oversteped the mark and i wish to publicly say sorry to you.
I am on a steep learning curve, listening and learning, trying to gather facts and information about a decision of life changing importance.
I am glad to see others here posted replies to my note encouraging me to see how it really is and point me towards the reality of the situation so to those people i say thank you to also.
Hey Mr. moderator dont kick me out just yet, wait till i goof off next time.
Peterhaha
ibbo said
08:46 AM Nov 22, 2009
Peter,go out and buy your outfit.Then try a few short trips.There are many folk such as you who have hit the road and never looked back.On this Forum you will have the best possible advice on all the doubts that may cross your mind,most importantly you will find friendship.Good luck Peter,welcome to the G/N's.Cheers.Ibbo.
brickies said
10:04 AM Nov 22, 2009
Peter if your financial situation is has you stated the first thing i think should is seek out a good registered financial planner to plan for the rest of your life , it would to good if some one you know could recommend some somebody, if you have superannuation they may be able to help if you dont take of what your got it can soon dry up . In that process you can work out how much you can spend on a rig ,has you have to kept yourself till 65 if you dont intend to work, but if you want to do part time work you would need less income from your nest eggs
dave06 said
10:22 AM Nov 22, 2009
well mr Giggles, if you are what you say you are and you have refused my marriage proposal (another broken heart Sobb!) then I suggest you take a good long look at the nearest mirror, look at the person staring back
count the years you have left and if you are anything like the rest of us then in the mirror you will see the grim reaper with his calender with a mark and a certain date drawing nearer everyday
you have a choice, continue with the crap of a life you have now and do nothing different or take a bit of your dough out of the bank and find a good life
personally I still have my doubts about the validity of your post and financial position and I am not the only one, we may be old, grey and forgetfull but one thing we are not is stupid
IF you are what you say you are then stop wasting time (yours and ours) and just do it. go first class around the world, you can afford it!
Cruising Granny said
04:51 PM Nov 22, 2009
I thought writing the thread in the third person was very creative.
Revealing the financial details could have been a foolish thing to do though.
Sometimes, we who live alone need to seek some input from outside our thinking square.
I for one don't have anyone to discuss my life decisions with, and I wouldn't inflict my worries and concerns on friends or family. So it's all up to me to weigh the pros and cons of a decision. I do have a plan.
Everyone does it differently. To each his own. Move forward with caution. It's all good.
DeBe said
05:46 PM Nov 22, 2009
Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off. Normaly Ime frendly & when checking my personal profile, makes me wonder if im too trusting & open? Sorry if ive got it wrong but that was my impression. Daryl
Gary and Kerry said
05:49 PM Nov 22, 2009
DeBe wrote:
Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.
Ditto
JRH said
05:51 PM Nov 22, 2009
Gary and Kerry wrote:
DeBe wrote:
Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.
Ditto
Another Ditto.
jandas fun said
06:08 PM Nov 22, 2009
JRH wrote:
Gary and Kerry wrote:
DeBe wrote:
Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.
Ditto
Another Ditto.
And yet another.
Johnw
-- Edited by jandas fun on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 05:09:17 PM
peterhaha said
06:52 PM Nov 22, 2009
I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net, yet be safe when intimate financial details are involved ? "
My friends, not everyone in this world are crooks. Think solo living, where do such people turn for advise.
I shall not respond to any more comments which may well make the moderator here very happy except for this last one last statement.
"The best thing a man can do for his children is love their mother."
Be more forgiving folks ..there is a difference between crazy and troubled!
JRH said
06:57 PM Nov 22, 2009
I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A good start might be to remove the none of your business you have for a name.
Smokeydk said
07:15 PM Nov 22, 2009
Takes back.....funding My Retirement.....echos the rest
Ditto
Dave
justcruisin01 said
02:30 PM Nov 23, 2009
JRH wrote:
I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A good start might be to remove the none of your business you have for a name.
Same here , you may not have liked some of the comments, its the same as your socalled name , no name would have been better .It works both ways.
Use the same consideration to others as you would expect in return.
Hi Ya...its exciting writing here for the first time for sure.
I am about to give you all some very private details about someone I know. Since no one here knows him I think its a safe thing to do.
He is Male, 54, and forever single.
I want to talk about my friends finances and his current thinking.
You see he has a dream and has for a long while about looking for gold and fishing on remote beaches, spending summers in Tassie, camp fires and such, but has never exsperienced anything like this before.
I think he imagines owing a diesel Nissan and first buying a cheap caravan before deciding what he really wants.
The juicy bit, now i really want your comments on this please. PM,email,Post.
He has only $400,000.00 saved with another approx. $300,000.00 due in 10 years. No other assets except i am told $15,000.00 in shares. So you see we may be taking about a life time on the road, there will be no home to return too, or are there other alternatives?
What ya think? What should he do?
Please comment.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Terro
if he is still sitting in here with us with all that going for him then there is something loose in the top paddock,
mate a few roo's less than a full mob!
all guinea pigs not on the treadmill if you know what I'm saying!
bugger granny marry me ya big lug!!
separate beds but,........................................ oh all right!!! but you gotta buy me lunch first,........................ oh jeezz all right a couple of beers and a sandwich,................. bloody hell it's getting tough!................now you gotta realise that I'm no push over,..................... but I have been known to trip easy!!!
just promise you'll be gentle!!!
-- Edited by dave06 on Saturday 21st of November 2009 12:43:56 PM
If you are real that is a very careless lot of information to make public!
Get real and get travelling if you are real- nothin to wait for!
Being single and somewhat of a loner raises a situation whereby at times there as few to talk to about personal matter too. The questions i asked are real and consume a lot of my time for i know little about the topic so therefore i am trying to educate myself.
The idea of me becoming a G/M is real just as the details i wrote about are also real.
I am torn between continuing along my current boring path of going to work, coming home to an empty house, sleeping and then going back to work again routine. I feel as if life is passing me by and is not nearly as good as it should be.
So...here i am saying what is on my mind in an open and honest fashion seeking help and advice only to find out that many that replied to my posting come back at me just like you have in a nasty and noxious manner.
You have managed in a few sentences to make me wonder generally about the nature and idiosyncrasies of G/Ms. Does the percentage of negative replies to my post truly reflect the personalities of G/Ns?
I thought after reading your post..thats it, im am out of this place but on re-consideration i guess just as in main line society there are pessimistic people who are just like that out there too so ill stay awhile longer looking for help and advice.
Happy journeys Dawn
Peterhaha
You weren't open and honest initially, and we all picked up on it. Why pretend to be your own "friend"?
That aside, don't you have any interests outside of your work ? I get on the 'net at night, and check out Anthropological sites, look at Jewellery, find great pictures of Dragons, Unusual and Wierd Houses, Cape York sites, Prehistoric Animals, Gem-stones, and Fossicking sites, [for when I get on the road again.] and tons of other things. I also love reading and have a pretty comprehensive Library. [99% non-fiction.]
PM me if you just feel like a chat sometime.
Cheers,
xina.
-- Edited by xina on Saturday 21st of November 2009 10:02:10 PM
If I offended you I apologise - that is the last thing I would want to do to a fellow GN.
Good luck on your endeavours and be safe. Cheers for now Dawn
Johnw
-- Edited by jandas fun on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 05:09:17 PM
I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net, yet be safe when intimate financial details are involved ? "
My friends, not everyone in this world are crooks. Think solo living, where do such people turn for advise.
I shall not respond to any more comments which may well make the moderator here very happy except for this last one last statement.
"The best thing a man can do for his children is love their mother."
Be more forgiving folks ..there is a difference between crazy and troubled!
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A good start might be to remove the none of your business you have for a name.
Use the same consideration to others as you would expect in return.