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What do you wish you could warn younger you about?

131 replies

OneUmberJoker · 12/12/2025 17:42

Inheritance tax

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OSTMusTisNT · 12/12/2025 18:16

Don't buy your first house - keep renting for a few more years until you can buy in a nice area.

ChristmasinBrighton · 12/12/2025 18:15

Men

Screamingabdabz · 12/12/2025 18:14

Wow oh to be so blessed that inheritance tax is even an issue for your younger self!

I’d be telling me to buy property in London so I could be that person.

shivermetimbers77 · 12/12/2025 18:12

The financial crisis! If I could go back I would save as much as possible in the late 90s/early 2000s and build a deposit for a flat then , rather than leave it until they all became too bloody expensive..

SpanThatWorld · 12/12/2025 17:46

The shit boyfriend i wasted 10 years on.

Inheritance tax???
Give all your money away now. Live 7 more years. Pretty much sorted.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 12/12/2025 17:42

The evil of the world. People are really nasty. Expect it always, and be pleasantly surprised when someone is genuine xx