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Is it weird that, I don’t really ever want to return to work, yet I do want more money !

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LardLizard · 26/01/2019 13:46

For holidays and fun stuff,don’t get me wrong I can’t complain this year we will be going on holiday four times
I just want even more holidays

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WorraLiberty · 26/01/2019 19:10

This OP seems to be starting a lot of threads about money

Weird

Singlenotsingle · 26/01/2019 19:14

OP just wants to be a lady of leisure. What's weird about that?

JustanotherCHRISTMASuser01 · 26/01/2019 19:49

mum and dad out tonight and the baby sitting allowing you to use the internet!?

Stefoscope · 26/01/2019 23:17

The last time I went on holiday was 25 years ago...to Norfolk..with my parents!

JaneJeffer · 26/01/2019 23:21

Must have been a brilliant holiday Stef

LardLizard · 27/01/2019 14:56

Oh I thought I was alone in being like this especially on here ! Thought it was more people that work for the thrill and enjoyment of it. Hey ho loadsnof chores to get on with now though

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EyesUnderARock · 27/01/2019 15:13

I’ve thought that for almost 40 years. My job is ok, but given 10 million, why would I work?

ILoveMaxiBondi · 27/01/2019 15:20

Confused weird poster.

Bluntness100 · 27/01/2019 15:22

I think the op is being a GF. I'd not bite..,

HolgerLowCarbingLoser · 27/01/2019 16:42

Yawn.

AlpacaPicnic · 27/01/2019 18:00

Nothing wrong with a bit of wishful thinking op!
Sadly as I'm sure you're aware, life isn't that way, but there's nothing wrong with dreaming. I love my job but if the lottery rollover fell into my bank account, my boss would get my resignation on a postcard from Florida!
Are your holidays 'fancy five star villa' ones or 'week in a caravan in half term' ones...?

Elfinablender · 27/01/2019 18:04
Grin

Oh, come on. I get it. On Mumsnet working for a living is considered a fast track to self enlightenment.

If I won the lottery, I'd lounge around a pool and be fed grapes.

Bluntness100 · 27/01/2019 18:17

On Mumsnet working for a living is considered a fast track to self enlightenment

Really? I am on here a shit ton and I must have missed that. Confused

The op doesn't work, and was even considering remortgaging her house so she could spend three grand on a holiday, so clearly isn't awash with cash, so suspext that's where she is coming from.

Elfinablender · 27/01/2019 18:19

Really Bluntness?

What about the - would you 'work of your DH were a gazillionaire' thread and all the posters who came on to say they could never not work, under any circumstance, because work filled their soul with sunshine and rainbows.

Elfinablender · 27/01/2019 18:20

The poster is a gf. But the point is funny enough.

Bluntness100 · 27/01/2019 18:23

Elfina, that's very rare, normally it's you should work for financial independence, pension protection etc etc, but yes a lot of woman are not looking for a man to financially support them.

LadyandGent · 27/01/2019 18:25

We go away every 2 months or so. I don't work. I'd love to work, alas, I can't be dealing with the morning commute. But DH provides for me and I can enjoy my life. It's not a bad life. I pack his suitcase, so I think I deserve it. I always look fabulous when he comes home from work, the housekeeper ensures we've a gorgeous dinner and he really appreciates me. We also have sex several times a day. 10 years in.
I'd highly recommend it.

AmIthatbloodycold · 27/01/2019 18:26

Ah Lady, only every two months? You deserve more Smile

Elfinablender · 27/01/2019 18:29

Yes, to work to insure your financial wellbeing on your own terms is wise but I've seen plenty of times when working, for its own sake, is considered a worthwhile and noble pursuit, less your poor brain wither into the ether and your potential as a human is lost forever.

LardLizard · 28/01/2019 07:07

Tbf that mortgage idea was only me thinking out loud, of course we didn’t do it and we managed to save up for it within a matter of months, I’m just aware my eldest who is now at secondary school the number of years of her childhood are now flashing by fast as lightening
A feel I need to cram so much in while she’s still a child, which is a lot of where this is coming from

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LardLizard · 28/01/2019 07:08

Also I certainly did think my way of thinking that be happy not to work but like more money was unsual here although less in unsual in rl

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