To think this is one of the wankiest articles I have ever read?

[MissionItsPossible]

www.theguardian.com/money/2018/apr/07/i-started-my-business-from-scratch-and-now-work-two-weeks-a-month?

Or is it just me!? I can see why comments havent been allowed, something tells me he’d get a mauling in them.

I've had a read through those articles and they're all pretty wanky. Seems like lazy journalism rather than a fair reflection of personality.

Ruining the planet with his frequent flying and bragging about owning HMOs. Nope, nothing wrong here. He's not a wanker oh no. Not even a little....

That whole series of articles is stomach churning, I don't see the point in it at all. The Guardian is really a joke sometimes.

It's not an article, is it? I mean, it's not news...? It just reads like a personal blog that nobody cares about.

This article about the Amazon worker is really horrifying to read.

If this was your own children you'd all be deliriously proud.

Awwlookatmybabyspider I really, really wouldn't be proud if my DS turned out to be an environmental vandal who also makes a bit of money on the side by being an overcrowding landlord, I'd be totally embarrassed and wonder where I went wrong.

If my DS then claimed he did it all though his own hard work, without acknowledging his privileged start in life (Stuart went to private school) I'd die of mortification.

(Disclaimer: my own DS does not go to private school, and was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.)

Ha, yes what a tosser! Not a surprise that he’s single.

It is in a category called "what I spend my money on".

What do you expect if you are reading that?

I liked that he travels to exotic places all over the world multiple times a month but only took his mum as far as Scotland for her treat.

God that poor amazon guy. Such a contrast. I bet our private jet prick has never worked as hard as that in his whole life! It makes me feel part of the problem though as we do buy lots from amazon.

I just knew from the title of the thread that this would be from the Guardian.
Having said that, I've read far wankier stuff in there. The clue is in the title 'How I Spend my Money'. Don't read it if you're not interested in how a rich guy spends his money. Unless you're one of the ranks of the professionally offended, that is.

Why does the Guardian even have a "how I spend my money" section? Bizarre.

I actually quite like that series 'How I Spend it' - I find it strangely fasctinating how people choose to spend their money. I prefer the ones about people on ordinary incomes though, rather than millionaires bragging about their luxury lifestyles. I remember watching a BBC programme about a range of people who had an annual net income of £40k and yet their circumstances were so varied.

I've read about some quant traders who donate a large proportion of their huge salaries to charity; that might make more interesting reading.

If this was your own children you'd all be deliriously proud

I'm not sure I would to be honest. Proud he's successful yes, but smugness and lack of self awareness isn't a good quality.

Why does the Guardian even have a "how I spend my money" section? Bizarre because they've recently shed 25% of their journalists to stay afloat. This is cheap journalism. Mind you, it's been crap for a long time before that.

Yeah I’ve seen people critiscing this column before. Like this one: www.theguardian.com/money/2018/feb/03/78-18000-income-london-pension-holidays-car-theatre-trips I live in London on 18k a year just by being frugal!!!!

(Cos my mortgage was paid off 20 years ago and I get a pension most of the next generation can only dream of.)

Why does the Guardian even have a "how I spend my money" section? Bizarre.

To generate responses like this. Links and page views, innit?

They like to froth people up every so often; it's a good business model. It's what's turned the Scaly Nail into one of the world's most-visited websites.

I transcribe interviews for a couple of journalists who write these kinds of pieces for the Guardian (not this particular slot, but the format is the same) and they'll spend about 45 minutes interviewing the subject, which then has to be condensed down to around 500 words in first person. It's pretty tough to get everything shoehorned in and a certain amount of rewriting what was actually said has to go on, which can sometimes result in the person coming across a bit differently in print than they actually were during the interview.

Not saying that's the case here, mind!

There are probably more people slagging off the older lady who scrimps by on £18,000 and treats herself now and again than this rich tosser with his HMOs (did I read it right does he rent out houses then sub-lets them on again as HMOs?? - isn't that a bit well unsavoury?

Omg total "diddums" to that Amazon worker! Suck it up buttercup! 😂 He's whining he can't quit as he wouldn't get benefits for 6 months? I can't believe the sympathy for him.

When I was 24 (in 1996) I was working 35 hours a week at a high street bank and then a further 25 eves/weekends in a bar! I had a mortgage at the time and quite often chose to feed my cats over myself!

All worked out now though ;-)

There's a shock, the Guardian having an issue with entrepreneurs who have made lots of money.

It's wanky but I've definitely read wankier.

I wanted to kick his smug face. If he was my son I'd disown the bastard. Hope his empire implodes.

Ooof! What a knob end. Primarily because he has now announced to the subscription service that he uses the flights as an opportunity to drum up business. Now he’s publicly announced that he does this, the subscription service will have to ban him; otherwise their other customers will be aware they are knowingly subjecting them to this guys hard sell when they’re off on their holidays.

Can you imagine them sat there with their wives or husbands or families and this cock comes up to flog them advertising? They’d give him a deal just to get him to fuck off.

I suspect he’s going to be told to PFO in no uncertain terms.

In fact 100 per cent of the time I'd feed my cats over myself if there had to be a choice.