I recently stumbled across a whole world of financial secrets and intrigue. It happened like this…
Having been a keen trail runner for a number of years, I I was forced to consider some alternate forms of exercise after an injury – and so it happened that I was in the market for a mountain bike. I chatted to friends who bike regularly, and the consensus was that I’d need to spend at least R35-R40k to get a full suspension (better than entry-level) bike.
Trying not to be financially impulsive, I gave it quite a bit of thought and did my homework. I also chatted to my wife about it, and in the end we decided there was no way I was going to spend so much money on something I might not actually enjoy doing. In the end I settled for spending a substantially smaller amount while I decided whether mountain biking was something I really enjoyed doing (I could always upgrade later).
When I told my friends of my decision I was called an ‘idiot’ (to be polite). I mentioned the reasons for the decision and also that I had discussed it with my wife. This was met by stunned silence, then the following: ‘You just broke the cardinal rule – never tell your wife what you spend on a bike! And be careful what colour you choose, because now you’ll have to keep to that colour so that each time you upgrade, she won’t notice.’
I thought they were having me on, but I soon discovered a whole world out there where people are spending fortunes on bikes and their partners are none the wiser. I heard of a guy who keeps his second bike in the roof, another who keeps his second bike at a friend’s and yet another who has a separate ‘bike’ credit card his wife doesn’t know about… and the list goes on!
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2018 من Fairlady.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2018 من Fairlady.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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