The equivalent price of punting

[Stevelondon]

Jeez……….. at one point in the seventies I was in a flat share. Fucking big flat with four of us in it all paying £6-25p a week 

I came into a bit of cash through an inheritance and thankfully. Rather than spunk it I got myself on the property ladder.
I look back and am grateful I did that. It got me to where I am today.

Fuckin skint 

[Spacecowb0y]

Paid my mortgage off years ago and fortunate to have 3 revenue streams.
Punting has gone up and the choice diminished (for me at least).
When needs must, I do partake in punting but fast cars, golf clubs , membership and holidays have become more of an allure.

[Fush]

....And that suits me just fine as I edge towards 90.

I take my hat off for you sir, nice work

When needs must, I do partake in punting but fast cars, golf clubs , membership and holidays have become more of an allure.

I have actually got a last minute good deal on a weeks holiday. Made me think...hmm how many punts was this equivalent to. But then we are talking a few hours vs a week so there was no comparison really. But guess its like comparing apples to oranges, both punting and holidays are good

[bigboy96]

A few weeks ago I was deciding to go out for the day, but I didn't want to drive. The train fare was £75. A
bit expensive I thought. Then I thought, 'Hm, a massage would cost me a lot more with the extras for just one hour.  This would be around seven  hours of travel, both ways'  I went by train and on the way back the train was delayed, and I got a delay repayment of £18. That will go towards my next massage. No refunds if it's a crap massage or finishes early!

[Fookmefooku]

Oh to have a Morris Marina sitting alongside my Austin Allegro in my collection of desirable motor cars.

I’ll never understand why the British motor car industry collapsed. 

Back to the cars. I got myself a 90s convertible. Not because it would help on civvie street, but that was maybe part of it. Conversation piece. But no, I spend more time fobbing off 50yr old lads than I do the ladies

[pythondan]

I dread to think what I have spent in total on punting in total.

After a bad or even average punt I often think why didn't I spend the cash on something for my other main hobby. It is kit intensive and £150 gets me a very nice item that I would get years of use out of.

I tend to use more budget kit for my other hobby and some of my mates who are on similar incomes have far more bling stuff - I guess they are not punters 

[alabama1]

I dread to think what I have spent in total on punting in total.

After a bad or even average punt I often think why didn't I spend the cash on something for my other main hobby. It is kit intensive and £150 gets me a very nice item that I would get years of use out of.

I tend to use more budget kit for my other hobby and some of my mates who are on similar incomes have far more bling stuff - I guess they are not punters 

Whats that then ?

[Munter84]

It's all too bloody expensive and trying to justify it is a fools errand. Mind you, you could say the same about almost any other hobby or pastime these days. Just do what helps scratch the itch, and don't think too hard about the expense.

I don't often wank but when I do, I find myself reflecting that I may well just have saved myself £150, or at least kicked the can down the road another week.

[shagmore]

over the 20+ years... certainly a small house or retiring a few years earlier (oh the thought of all that compounded £££  )

I have retired early, and spending more money on punting than ever

[texmex]

Age can be a factor. One of the few advantages of getting old is that you reach a point where whatever you may have in the bank, you're unlikely to need it for anything else. Chances are it will either go to your kids - who will only waste it - or, more likely, pay for care home fees at more than £1000 a week when you're gaga.

So spending £100 for half an hour with a delightful Oriental strumpet makes perfect financial sense

Considering that anything I might to save and leave for my kids will be confiscated by govt for paying benefits or housing asylum seekers in hotels - I think I am better off spending and living it up. Even acquiring assets such as nicer car, watch etc will count towards IHT so why bother? Holidays - yeah, budget for that and rest use up for a nice after work "recreation" rather than handing it to reeves!

[Steve2]

These comparisons only really affect me when it's been a shit booking.

Very true. They are the ones I regret

[Andywb]

Comparisons between cost of a punt and other purchases has made me more likely to spend on the latter. For example, a theatre ticket might be £80. In the past I might have thought that was expensive. Now I think it's just the cost of 30 minutes with a Thai so in comparison the ticket is a bargain. It's not made me think twice about punting.

[Hobbit]

Really?

I'll go to my grave with a feeling of sullen resentment!

I'm reading this on a Chromebook. Over the years I've had loads of laptops running Microsoft.  But I've found that I really get on with Chromebooks. And I think it's time for a new one. I've just had a look at the Argos site, and I can get one for under £200...  I've no doubt it will give years of good service.

Better  than spending the same money on just a one hour service from an SP.

The fact that you think a Chromebook is amazing is enough for me to know that what you're talking about makes absolutely no sense. As others have said, you cannot compare a purchase of an item or a holiday expense to a punt; they are completely separate entities. 

[Jonestown]

The fact that you think a Chromebook is amazing is enough for me to know that what you're talking about makes absolutely no sense. As others have said, you cannot compare a purchase of an item or a holiday expense to a punt; they are completely separate entities. 

Sorry, I disagree, I think it makes perfect sense. If you’ve got £200 of disposable income and you have narrowed your choices down to a) a new Chromebook that will give you several years of pleasure and satisfaction, or b) a £200 punt that you can stack up and probably forget along with the hundreds of other punts you’ve spent time and money on over a lifetime, it’s a no brainer, plus you can always catch up with your punting quota at a later date. That you don’t seem to think much of chromebooks is neither here nor there, not that I know anything about chromebooks.

[chuck_88]

I have retired early, and spending more money on punting than ever

Same, I’m early 40s and have more or less retired. Do a bit of consulting on the side which takes up a day or two a week but due to having all this free time and lots of disposable income I have spent a small fortune this year ha

[Massage Bloke]

The fact that you think a Chromebook is amazing is enough for me to know that what you're talking about makes absolutely no sense. As others have said, you cannot compare a purchase of an item or a holiday expense to a punt; they are completely separate entities. 

Take a look at the thread title.

And this from the opening post: "Anyone consider how much they have spent and equate it something else"

In my case, the answer is, yes, I have equated it to something else.

Why single out me for not making sense? Take it up with the the OP and others who equate the money spent with something else...

And I never said I think Chromebooks are amazing, it's just that I prefer them to laptops running microsoft, because all I want is an internet enabled device that has a much bigger screen than a phone. What's the problem with that? 

[Munter84]

Same, I’m early 40s and have more or less retired.

Bloody hell, and here's me still trying to work out what I want to do when I grow up