I wish I'd.....

[GeeJayW]

I wish I’d...
- had the nouse to actually do some work and get more out of school than I did.
- avoided some of the people I thought were friends and paid more attention to those that were.
- built on my love for music and singing instead of doing nothing with it until I was 40.

Other than that, things haven‘t turned out so bad.

 

[ToeKnee]

I wish I’d talked to my dad more.
So many questions that I can’t ask him now.

That is probably my only regret too. When my dad was alive I wasn't interested in his life, but I am now and he's been gone 23 years. All his stories of growing up as a child during the war were gone and I never got chance to hear a single one.

 

[Big Janner]

Not something I dwell on, but;
I do wish I'd taken my dads advice and buckled down at school, instead of pi$$ing about

Hey ho

 

[Gollom]

No actual regrets - if I hadn't done the things I have, would never have met my beautiful wife xxx (and trust me, I have seen and done things most others haven't!)

One thing I wish though is that I'd pushed myself more at school (have spent years blaming parents/the school/weather until I sussed that it was down to me!) I am of an age where a university education would have been fully paid by the state. Plus my family finances meant I'd probably have got the largest grant possible!

 

[poormansporsche]

I have had a heck of alot of "Opportunities" which because of a lack of balls / get up and go I have not taken. But if I had taken them I would definitely have had a heck of alot more money but my children would not have existed. So I wouldn't change a thing

 

[Gollom]

I have had a heck of alot of "Opportunities" which because of a lack of balls / get up and go I have not taken. But if I had taken them I would definitely have had a heck of alot more money but my children would not have existed. So I wouldn't change a thing

A large part of my working life was in IT when it all kicked off - people were earning huge amounts of money. As a result I knew/worked with people who became very wealthy (up to and including Sir. Charles Dunstone/Mike Caudwell level) The common denominator amongst every single one was HUGE cajones - including the women! - they saw an opportunity and just went for it whist others just thought about it.

As an aside, led to a wealth of good stories. Like the MD of a significant IT company who liked a tipple so got banned - his response was to learn to fly an helicopter.......

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I have had a heck of alot of "Opportunities" which because of a lack of balls / get up and go I have not taken. But if I had taken them I would definitely have had a heck of alot more money but my children would not have existed. So I wouldn't change a thing

My mum and dad have had a hostile marriage. I have to say it is all mums doing. They’re both in their 80’s now and still argue all the time. I’ve often said to dad he’d have been better off without her as she is toxic. Although he agrees he said he wouldn’t change a thing due to the fact that meeting her resulted in 4 super kids and 8 adorable grandchildren. Bless him.

 

[AMGeed]

This type of thread has cropped up before and it’s always interesting to read that there’s always a lot of financial based regrets.
Are we that materialistic or shallow?

Is it materialistic or shallow to wish you hadn't spunked away a fortune smoking or bought property earlier?
Whether we like it or not, our lives are shaped in some way by money or the lack of it.

Nobody so far has wished for palatial mansions or luxury goods, just to have done more with their lives or done things differently to increase their chances of success, whether financial or not.

 

[Darrell]

Is it materialistic or shallow to wish you hadn't spunked away a fortune smoking or bought property earlier?
Whether we like it or not, our lives are shaped in some way by money or the lack of it.

Nobody so far has wished for palatial mansions or luxury goods, just to have done more with their lives or done things differently to increase their chances of success, whether financial or not.

I was hoping for something a little different than the normal financial comments.

I could list tons about smoking, drinking, chasing women, buying cars etc. Do I wish I hadn’t “spunked” money on all of that? Nah, cos if I hadn’t I would be who I am.

I liked the comment that somebody made about spending more time with his dad. That’s a lovely thing to say.

PS, Your expenditure of over £50,000 on fags may seem a lot but when you’ve done over £150,000 on Marlboro Lights then you can moan!!
Do I wish I’d never smoked?? No. Because I’d be in no position to tell my daughter how bad smoking is and I most likely wouldn’t have started to take up triathlons. Mac all to do with money.

 

[Deleted member 149005]

I wish I hadn’t kissed the girl who went on to break my heart...

 

[poormansporsche]

How about this for a conundrum them.

My grandad was my best mate. But my inheritance from him paid for the IVF treatment that gave me my children .....

 

[Deleted member 65149]

PS, Your expenditure of over £50,000 on fags may seem a lot but when you’ve done over £150,000 on Marlboro Lights then you can moan!!
Do I wish I’d never smoked?? No. Because I’d be in no position to tell my daughter how bad smoking is and I most likely wouldn’t have started to take up triathlons. Mac all to do with money.

I’ve never smoked and never tried drugs, but I’ve had no problem telling my three children how bad they are.

 

[ChrisEdu]

I’ve never smoked and never tried drugs, but I’ve had no problem telling my three children how bad they are.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I’ve never smoked and never tried drugs, but I’ve had no problem telling my three children how bad they are.

WHAT??? I assumed you were always off ya t!ts judging by your posts on here.

 

[markjay]

Well, this could be read as not having had a test drive... but then buying the car unseen

 

[Darrell]

I’ve never smoked and never tried drugs, but I’ve had no problem telling my three children how bad they are.

We can all tell our children how bad some things are but a little bit of experience goes a hell of a long way.

 

[Darrell]

WHAT??? I assumed you were always off ya t!ts judging by your posts on here.

I’ve never touched drugs at all. Ever.

 

[Deleted member 65149]

We can all tell our children how bad some things are but a little bit of experience goes a hell of a long way.

Experience does go a long way. Does it have to be personal? One of my brothers smoked all his adult life, a life shortened by lung cancer.

 

[GeeJayW]

I’ve never touched drugs at all. Ever.

Nor me. I started smoking in my teens, but stopped in my early twenties just over forty-years ago.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I don’t do regrets at all but these are car related decisions which I’ve learned from and would now lead to a different decision if the opportunity presented itself today:

In 1994 I should have bought the registration number XLR 8. It would have had to go on retention (paid annually) and so I thought it was a bit of an extravagance.

In 2012 I should have bought an SLS AMG at rock bottom. A super low mileage 12 month old car - with known owner - it was stickered at £95k and the dealer was keen.

In 2015 I was looking for a Ferrari 456. Around £20k for private/rough or £32k for specialist/mint. Mrs D asked that I wait 7 months - they almost doubled in value.

Those decisions were small steps in a long journey to being who I am today and so I have absolutely no regrets.