Inheritance, Savings, IFA, House, Help.

[mattfx]

Thanks - I hadn't even really considered the stock market - clearly something I need to look into!

I had considered the "live it up" option, but I think i'd rather work hard now so I can do that a little bit later on.

Goes without saying the first thing I want to do is pay off my debt.

In terms of sports car naturally i had thought of that... I'm actually torn between upgrading my S2000 to a TVR, or buying a race car, towing vehicle, a trailer and doing a season in the BRSCC MX-5 championship...

[SueEllen]

Thanks - I hadn't even really considered the stock market - clearly something I need to look into!

I had considered the "live it up" option, but I think i'd rather work hard now so I can do that a little bit later on.

You are only in your 20s once with a decent body or one you can easily get into a decent shape.

Take 6 months out at least before your 30 to "explore the world".

You may come back with a nice lady.

Also you've had a tulip time with close family deaths most people don't have until they are above 40 so you do deserve it.

[Lance]

I had considered the "live it up" option, but I think i'd rather work hard now so I can do that a little bit later on.

Living it up is a luxury wasted on the elderly.

You can do both (live and work) if you own your own house and have no ties. You're in a very fortunate position (other than all the dead people). You can contract when it suits and use bench time to travel. If you don't get enough bench time take 3 month 'sabbaticals'. You could also consider looking for work in other countries to do a bit of both. I hear Silicon Valley has lots of opportunities.

[TheFaQQer]

Rule no 1, don't take advice from old farts unless it's this

At 27 buy a £50K+ sports car, take a few years off and see the world (or take 6months off at very least) get a few new wardrobes of designer clothes, get your teeth, hair body fixed to the highest standards, the box at your favourite sport, get a hot new girlfriend, when you have spent £150K look for another contract

You are a long term dead

Would you not be better off saving the hot new girlfriend until you're a bit older than 27? If you can still get a 20yo when you're double her age (or more) then you're doing something right

[mattfx]

To be fair, I've been with a lass who I'm really quite fond of for a few months now. Still early days but I don't feel any need to go looking for a trade in A trade up would also be pretty difficult - she's probably the most athletic person I've ever known and swam the channel a couple of years ago!

[NotAllThere]

... and swam the channel a couple of years ago!

cue the assorted hordes looking for piccies of someone who swam the channel in 2015...

[mattfx]

Did not see that one coming. It appears there are a couple hundred successful swims each year so I'm hoping she's safe from Brillo for now...

[WTFH]

Did not see that one coming. It appears there are a couple hundred successful swims each year so I'm hoping she's safe from Brillo for now...

She might be one of his exes.

Is she loaded?

[mattfx]

Is she loaded?

She works in finance in the City. For a permie, she appears to do very well!

[WTFH]

She works in finance in the City. For a permie, she appears to do very well!

You might want to check with Brillo. Although unless you're into older women, I doubt he's married anyone half his age (yet). He has invoiced clients in the city before. I was going to say he'd done work, but that would be pushing it.