Thread: A rich life with less stuff

Travel gives me more pleasure than a collection of stuff. My things have never made me feel as alive or pleasure the way travel experiences have. I do find happiness in my garden, my hobbies, and I've become rather attached to my house.

^Not even the rampant rabbit?

wow ,,,, page 4 and no pissing contest.... that's gotta be a first. a little hounding by our resident gentleman, on his usual victim, but as i agree with him most of the time, plus i always take it as tongue in cheek, its quite humorous. anyway back on topic. a great thread, and all positive. every one is correct, for them. the thing that is being overlooked, is, we are not all on the same page.. ie age is the great divider.. what u need at 20 u dont need at 60 and so on.. u will discover this tel. if u live long enough. and i hope u do. u have time and room to mature yet tel. good luck with that. yep a very good thread. cheers peeps.

^^^ Hobbies can get you though as far as collecting stuff...I think it depends a lot on the hobby. I get by with a few simple implements for tending the garden at home, but some of the other hobbies can snowball.

As an example, for many years I was into collecting and restoring old Kawasaki motorcycles, and I wound up with half a garage and a storage shed full hundreds of motorcycle parts, frames, engine casings, etc. It did feel good to pass on that collection to others when I liquidated most of my possessions before moving to Thailand. Less stuff can definitely make for a liberating experience.

^ there are 2 guys on here who love their Kwakas

Best thread ever! I am leaving to go camping in the dry mountains. I will take what I can carry.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

^Not even the rampant rabbit?

What wampant wabbit?

Originally Posted by bsnub

Best thread ever! I am leaving to go camping in the dry mountains. I will take what I can carry.

That sorta reminds me of some YouTube videos I was watching recently of people who have basically sold everything and decided to live in a RV. They still have "stuff" but constrained to what they can carry in the home on wheels. Probably more of a downsizing of life.

Originally Posted by misskit

Originally Posted by Dillinger

^Not even the rampant rabbit?

What wampant wabbit?

A single woman's best friend. Google Rampant Rabbit

Originally Posted by Dillinger

What's your reasoning JPPR?

Not sure exactly what you are asking Dillinger. I will guess its "whats my reasoning not leaving my daughters an inheritance?

In the end too many children nowadays are waiting for their folks to bite it to get big fat cash. They live at home, work part time jobs knowing they have a pot of gold later. Whats their incentive to go out and earn it like the rest of us did? I am trying to instill values into my daughters.

I told my parents very early on, do not leave me squat. Spend it, you gave up a huge part of your life earning it. Its not mine. Whatever they do not spend and it comes to me and my brother I am OK with it. It could be $50 and Honestly I would be quite happy knowing they did what they wanted to do and not gave up more so I could have more. I am financially Ok for my life time. I have told my daughters the same and they completely understand. Of course they will get a huge wad when their mother passes as her side of the family is loaded. So they will be quite well off.

Originally Posted by boloa

Anything else that is not on that list you don't strictly need IMHO.......but it can strongly contributes to quality of life you want to lead.

I absolutely agree Boloa. I have learned to live with far less and I really like it but there are certain things I want to have that align to my hobbies and keep me active. Like Jamie said, I too am an outdoor very busy active type, I cannot sit and read books, sit if front of computers or a TV all day or sleep more to pass time. I need to be doing something. The nice thing is not all of that takes money.

Just being alive on a day to day bases is enough for me!

I reckon I have at least another 40 years left in the tanks.

We all hear the good die young and as a bad man I may live forever.

Loy toy's drunk again

The how long do I have left thread is thattaway mate >.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

I need 2250B a day just for rent and schooling.......

I need 482 Baht per day to pay my rent, electric, water, building maintenance and my Internet .

Everything after that is play money.

Fookin brilliant huh.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Terry's dad left all his inheritance to a hooker, his words.

Well, I did talk that up a tad .

The Old man moved in with a lady friend from many moons ago 5 years after my mum died. He sold his house and she sold her house and they bought one together. Just friends no shagging. Own rooms.

Anyway when they wrote their Wills up they fuked it up so when the old man pegged out according to the Law she gained the house and I got fuk all.

If she would of died first my good self more than likely would of Inherited a shit load because the house would of went to the old man 100% and when he died would of passed to me.

I call her the hooker because she kept the lot but technically she was just lucky because he died first.

Feel better now. I must be more clear.

I was tad dark there for a while because the old man was a smart guy but managed to fuk up right at the end.

My mum would of spewed because she worked all her life to pay for the original fookin house.

But as I said, I have my own money so fuk it.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Sadly Impact is a place I avoid. Bitec Ok but Impact....

Oh Ok Neal,

You do not like all the International events and Exhibitions that are held at Impact on a regular basis then. ????

You are jokin right.

Originally Posted by lob

What u need at 20 u dont need at 60 and so on.. u will discover this tel. if u live long enough. and i hope u do. u have time and room to mature yet tel. good luck with that.

Urm Ok, Thanks for your information mate.

Not really quite sure what you are on about but whatever eh.

Love this thread, Storekeeper. Thanks.

I came to Thailand 9 years ago to make a life here. Sold everything and gave the rest away. Was a fantastic decision, even though I eventually went back home. Getting rid of everything was like a huge weight lifted, a feeling of freedom I've only felt a few times in my life.

When I returned to the States, my priorities had changed because of my experiences in Thailand. I decided to to work to live, not live to work. "Living simply" was crucial to that goal. Had a decent paying job but I put all income towards the purchase of a home and paid it off in 22 months (had a good down payment to help with that). Once I had my "base of operations" settled I put all extraneous income into savings .

Quit my job back in March so I can travel. When I return again, I'll travel around the U.S. for a few months, take a cruise, visit family. Then I'll go back to work again. Gonna try a something different than casino work this time and see where it goes.

Bottom line: Life for me is not about paying bills and accumulating toys, it's about adventure and discovery. Enjoying leisure time and having as few obligations as possible - doing what I can do while my health holds up.

Originally Posted by terry57

The Old man moved in with a lady friend from many moons ago 5 years after my mum died. He sold his house and she sold her house and they bought one together. Just friends no shagging. Own rooms.

Anyway when they wrote their Wills up they fuked it up so when the old man pegged out according to the Law she gained the house and I got fuk all.

If she would of died first my good self more than likely would of Inherited a shit load because the house would of went to the old man 100% and when he died would of passed to me.

I call her the hooker because she kept the lot but technically she was just lucky because he died first.

Feel better now. I must be more clear.

I was tad dark there for a while because the old man was a smart guy but managed to fuk up right at the end.

My mum would of spewed because she worked all her life to pay for the original fookin house.

But as I said, I have my own money so fuk it.

Terry,
It seems that you're not short of cash, but as you said, a large chunk of that money was your mum's. So here's a bit of advice based on my own experience:

This is a fairly common occurrence, and it's fair enough whilst your dad's wife is still alive. After all, he and she joined forces and it would not be nice for her to have to sell that house in her old age and move out....if she does not have much cash.

A similar thing happened to me : my father remarried and had 2 more kids, leaving almost everything to his second wife.

She died a few years later and left everything to the 2 kids she had with him....my half brother and sister. I didn't think this was very fair and looked into things.

It turns out that there have been laws enacted about this kind of thing, as it IS such a common occurrence. They are called (in Queensland, anyway) Testamentary Family Maintenance laws. Basically they say that she had a moral right to pass on money from him to the children of his first marriage.

We paid a solicitor to take up the case and didn't have to go to court....it was settled in an out-or-court mediation. My sister and I got exactly what I had expected : If you had divided my stepmother's money into half (assuming that being married to him she was entitled to half), then the other half (representing my dad's half) was divided equally amongst the 2 children from his first marriage and the 2 children from his second marriage.

As an example, if her estate (excluding their family home) had been worth $800,000, her 2 kids would get 300,000 each and my sister and I would get $100,000 each.

I was told that I should have contested my father's will just after he died, but as I was good friends with my step-mother, that would have been unthinkable.

We contested her will after she died, and the outcome was quite fair.

If your dad's partner has money and it has not been too long since your dad died, contest his Will. But if it's been a while, just wait till she carks it and then contest hers. It is simply not fair that her children (if any) or her descendants should receive your father's and mother's money.

^

My old man did not marry the bint.

They decided to live together for the company, no shaggin. He got lonely without my mum.

Acquaintances from many years ago and just happened to meet up.

Two ways to write a will up in this situation.

1. Tenants in common.

2. Joint Tenants.

They fuked up, everything went to the surviving partner. She has two kids and the old man only me.

Went to the best lawyers in Perth. Told me they could take it to court but I would lose and just pay them a shit load of cash.

Can only contest someones Will under certain circumstances, mental illness, dementia, coercion, and such.

If I was destitute I may of had a case but because I am successful in life No go.

Went back a few times to see the lawyer and every time answer was the same.

10 years ago now and the trollup is still breathing, Jesus she has had a good run on my Mums money.

I did get a box trailer worth 35 cents though, she sent me a lawyers letter to return that.

If I would not of been sent to Jail for it I could of very easily popped a cap in that old trollops arse.

I'm a bit of a spiteful bastard and do live in hope she dies a slow fetid death lying in a bubbling pool of her own piss and shit.

Yes, a fitting end to a bad story.

The Lawyer also told me he deals with this exact issue on a daily basis and it's very common.

You definitely have a claim, Terry. As outlined above. I assure you completely.


"For some decades, at least since the 1940s, it had been considered that an able-bodied adult son was required to demonstrate some “special need”, or “special
claim”, in order to succeed in a claim under Part IV of the Act.
That principle was ultimately repudiated".


http://www.deverslist.com.au/TESTAME...20DISPUTES.pdf

Go for it Tel...Then throw a lavish TD party!

On Cha-Am beach.