[Will Hunt]

Having been indentured in a form of modern-day serfdom for the last six years, I have just paid my last nursery bill.

[kingholmesy]

That is a cause for celebration. Like having a bloody second mortgage innit.

[Will Hunt]

I'm moving house soon

These events are not unrelated!

[kingholmesy]

 

[lagerstarfish]

Having been indentured in a form of modern-day serfdom for the last six years, I have just paid my last nursery bill.

Now all that money has to be channelled into an extra large mortgage so that you can live in the catchment area of a secondary school that you want your kids to go to.

In 10 years time, that money earning ability that you have developed will mean that your kids won't qualify for a full student maintenance loan ...

Hopefully you are putting a sensible amount into your pension savings

[Will Hunt]

Thanks for the concern. We've not gone mental on the new mortgage. We've always put money aside but would like to do more so that's priced in. We're both paying 10% into our pensions (the highest that my company will match) and will continue to do so. Who knows if that's "sensible" but it feels like the best value.

[jwi]

Botanics in Ventanas/Rodellar took me an inordinate amount of tries spread out over a long time. I really "should" have done it this spring, repeatedly falling off easy-ish terrain on the top. Alpine muti-pitch sportclimbing in the summer might have topped up my endurance, but most likely it was just dry air that helped me reach the chains yesterday. Well that, and a new easier sequence on the crux...

I'm more relieved than happy tbh.

[spidermonkey09]

Awesome, good effort. I was only thinking yesterday about how I'd love to go back to Rodellar.

[Duma]

Ah what an amazing looking crag, nice one!

[remus]

Looks quality, nice one JWI. Hopefully that relief slowly morphs in to satisfaction given a little time.

[jwi]

Looks quality, nice one JWI. Hopefully that relief slowly morphs in to satisfaction given a little time.

I'm happy ! but even more, I'm relieved