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  • Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
  • Back to basics. Let's talk about Money

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  • @aegelsthrep
    @aegelsthrep 19 дней назад +15

    'I thought I'd step back and just chill.' Exactly.

    • @6lu5ky86
      @6lu5ky86 18 дней назад +1

      I'm practicing this philosophy at work, in a manner that yields better results than frantically and excessively trying to get everything done so fast that I end up making more mistakes that I then have to use more time to sort. Pumping the brakes.

  • @SIERRATREES
    @SIERRATREES 19 дней назад +26

    Wonderful Nigel. I feel lousy if I buy something then realize I dont need it. I just want to kick myself. Having no debt, and a bit of a cushion, is a gift that keeps on giving in terms of peace of mind. I have friends who tell me you need to travel here, travel there and I realize, no I dont, Ive got so much around me I can do for free.

    • @marylynch951
      @marylynch951 19 дней назад +4

      Well said Sierra
      And I agree

    • @ellenyoung9223
      @ellenyoung9223 19 дней назад +2

      So true.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +2

      We think so alike that it is scary 😊

    • @KrisCheyne
      @KrisCheyne 19 дней назад

      Same!❤

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      @@DottyDolly-39 I know, but we all fall by the wayside occasionally. I know I do. We are but humans. ❤️

  • @tanyafleming404
    @tanyafleming404 19 дней назад +12

    Just the other day I was feeling so happy, many old memories from the past coming back to me. It's winter where I live and I've popped two extra blankets on my bed, one I got as a 21st gift from my grandparents and the other a blanket I crocheted when I was 20yrs old, I'm close to sixty now and still enjoying them. I couldn't buy the memories and happiness that these blankets give me in the shops in town. Love to you and Molly. P.s the clouds looked spectacular as you were driving along 💙

    • @lenepedersen5506
      @lenepedersen5506 19 дней назад +1

      Yes, it's great to have memories with a story. I still have the first little sweater my mother knitted to me and it means more to me than stuff I can buy

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      ‘I couldn’t buy the memories and happiness’. That there sums it up. Love it. ❤️

  • @lenepedersen5506
    @lenepedersen5506 19 дней назад +13

    Molly is just so sweet ❤ I don't buy much but of course I have a passion: drawing stuff and it's ok to have that in a simple, slow life as a good sketchbook last long and a new pen now and then doesn't ruin me - slow life is about doing things at it's right pace and you can buy stuff that makes you happy. A good day to you and Molly 🐈‍⬛🙋‍♀️

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  17 дней назад +1

      Many of us go through life thinking. ‘If it cost more it must be better.’ As the old saying goes. ‘The best things in life are free.’

    • @lenepedersen5506
      @lenepedersen5506 17 дней назад

      @@primalengland well, I'm very good at bargain and sale hunting 😃

  • @janeycooper940
    @janeycooper940 19 дней назад +11

    Morning Nigel & Molly , peace and love to you too ❤

  • @dianajones8837
    @dianajones8837 19 дней назад +10

    You're always worth listening to and you've hit the nail on the head - as usual. Thanks.

  • @krissy2321
    @krissy2321 19 дней назад +8

    Hi Nigel and Molly👋
    Great chat and good points to be reminded of.
    Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

  • @happymtngal9874
    @happymtngal9874 19 дней назад +4

    While I did enjoy my welcome sit alongside you and Molly as well as the opportunity to be still, I want you to know that I also enjoy our simple walks and thoughtful chats. Peace and Love 🙏🏻❤

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you so much. Your feedback really is important. ❤️

  • @barbwonderwander8559
    @barbwonderwander8559 19 дней назад +5

    At 65 years my spouse started work on knitting her first creation. I wonder if she knows her spirit is on to slow living. Peace and love😇

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад

      She’s in the matrix, now. You just have to go with the flow. 😊

  • @m.c.3541
    @m.c.3541 19 дней назад +5

    Motto for the day: Let's not let it bother us. I love that. Molly is adorable. Thanks for the basics - been watching for a while, but I needed this today. Peace and Love. M

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад

      Thanks, and peace and love right back at you. 😊

  • @thissideupthatsidedown
    @thissideupthatsidedown 8 дней назад

    Thanks for the video. Individuals should define what a luxury is to them. My luxury is getting supplies for my hobbies. Which in turn gives me endless hours of enjoyment. I've lived below my means for a long time now which affords me the "luxury" of being able to afford getting hobby supplies I need every now and then.

  • @cynthiapate9138
    @cynthiapate9138 19 дней назад +1

    I love the expressions on Molly’s face at the beginning!! She is so precious!! Have a nice day everyone!!

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      I could watch that over and over. When her ears pop I can’t help but smile. 😊

  • @FrugalMrB
    @FrugalMrB 19 дней назад +3

    I used to own a couple of camera shops, and I'd often talk people out of buying something because they just didn't need it!

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +2

      That is perfect. I think that attitude comes when someone truly wants to encourage and impart knowledge of something they love. It’s just honesty, and sometimes that’s in short supply.

  • @dianegowland5866
    @dianegowland5866 19 дней назад +2

    I look forward to seeing you and molly its so relaxing to watch you x peace and love 💚🦋🐈‍⬛🌳💚

  • @marylynch951
    @marylynch951 19 дней назад +3

    Hi Nigel and Molly
    God bless you both ❤❤

  • @lindacleveland1289
    @lindacleveland1289 19 дней назад +4

    I know what you mean Nigel, about consumerism rearing it’s ugly head , I have mostly tried to live a frugal life ( out of necessity) but occasionally when I buy something I just fancy and not actually need I’m often disappointed with it and it hasn’t risen to expectations 🥴

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      I think that is a trap we all fall into. I do it, but so infrequently that I don’t beat myself up about it. After all, we’re only human. 😊

  • @Su-ri5ob
    @Su-ri5ob 19 дней назад +4

    After 20 years of not having a car I have decided to buy a small, second hand car. I want to take my little dog out and about and by public transport it's incredibly difficult (a 10 mile journey was a 5 hour round trip!). I'm also getting a second rescue dog, so I don't think I am doing very well spending less.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +4

      You just overturned your own argument. 😁 Getting a car as an alternative to spending all day on public transport is just common sense, and if you do as few miles as me, you probably won’t spend much more than you do now. As for getting a rescue, Molly is a rescue and I think that is the best thing anyone can do. 😊

  • @violetsinspring5863
    @violetsinspring5863 19 дней назад +1

    That Molly is adorable! Nigel, I like what you said about temptations in getting things “that you didn’t know or think you needed”! So true! Thanks for the video🍃🌼💕

  • @100Noddy
    @100Noddy 19 дней назад +5

    💜

  • @cherryblossom6087
    @cherryblossom6087 19 дней назад +1

    Thank you Nigel and Molly🐶
    Always a joy wrapped in some very sound advice👌
    btw so glad you got your tooth sorted🙌
    Enjoy your day🙏💖

  • @hugstreesnruns
    @hugstreesnruns 18 дней назад

    Ah, it’s a good idea to pause, think and get back to basics now and then, it’s so easy to get pulled off track 👍 Coffee beans have been ground, I’m enjoying a quiet cuppa while bread is rising, watching the Summer rain teeing down outside (again!) and chuckling at my dog running a marathon in his sleep 😂 Love this video, thanks Nigel. Happy slow Sunday one and all xx

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад

      Thank you. Your comment mirrors my own feelings so we’ll. 😊

  • @doctork1708
    @doctork1708 19 дней назад +2

    I love your “complicated” and in-depth videos, please keep them coming. People today just want simplistic answers for everything.
    YES, spend simpler!

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Thanks. I don’t tend to get critical feedback, even though I get plenty of comments. I just think my subscribers are all nice people.

  • @ellenyoung9223
    @ellenyoung9223 19 дней назад +3

    Oh look how cute Molly is! How sweet. I agree about the money, especially now that the internet makes it so easy to spend at the push of a button.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Molly certainly is the cutest. She’s asleep on my legs at the moment. I have pins and needles, but what the hey! I love her so much. ❤️😊

    • @ellenyoung9223
      @ellenyoung9223 19 дней назад

      @@primalengland I feel the same about my little dog 💕

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад

      @@ellenyoung9223 ❤️

  • @MollyDaniels-nu6lx
    @MollyDaniels-nu6lx 19 дней назад +1

    Looks like Molly has got chilling down to a fine art. We could all learn a lesson from her. Simple needs, simple pleasures and contentment with a simple life. She’s a good role model 😊

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад

      Her ‘chill’ rubs off on me. 😊🐶

  • @HillfortLady
    @HillfortLady 18 дней назад

    Always happy to see a new video and love to hear all the topics, both basic and "complicated" ones. It's like I finally get to experience having a wise grandfather to listen to. Now, it's time to step back and chill. Peace and love!

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад

      And peace and love to you, too. ❤️

  • @Therese100109
    @Therese100109 17 дней назад

    Your videos always lift my day, complicated or simple! 🥰I learned from another channel the idea of having low spend or no spend months (meaning after the mandatory stuff like rent, etc.), and as I've done some of these, I've really fallen in love with it - during a low or no spend month, I feel so amazingly peaceful and contented. It really does me a lot of good to just ditch the anxiety of negotiating my mind through the stores for a few weeks. Plus I come up with really good meals through trying to use up what I have.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  16 дней назад +1

      I think you put it perfectly. I feel so much less stress in a spend less lifestyle. Spending on enjoyment brings its own stresses. Balancing finances is probably the most stressful part of most people’s lives. Having less outgoings = having less stress.

  • @Jothehermit
    @Jothehermit 17 дней назад

    I can't eat sugar, hyper-sensitive to it, but wow, so much of life wants me to buy it! So much temptation! But oh, let me tell you, each time I turn them down, SUPER MORAL BOOSTER!! Life is to enjoy, not to just go from one high to another. Loved this video, perfect!

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  17 дней назад

      😂😂 Love that! That moral booster. That smug feeling.😂 Been there!

  • @user-mf2lv5jh3n
    @user-mf2lv5jh3n 18 дней назад

    Enjoyed your musings Nigel, love your posts either way, simple and slow or deep and meaningful, blessings to you and gorgeous Miss Molly 🥰

  • @marianfrances4959
    @marianfrances4959 19 дней назад

    Hello Nigel...and sweet Molly! I'm one who resonates with your "deep dives". I also love the lighter topics and do enjoy your humor. 👍😎🇨🇦✌🙃

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you, Marian. To tell you the truth, I really enjoy making the more in depth videos. I just didn’t want to spam people with my opinions. A few people have said they enjoy my deep dives, which gives me the go ahead to carry on rambling and wittering on. 😊

  • @emilylee5353
    @emilylee5353 18 дней назад

    I love that there is a channel that is my kind of slow and simple. Not about ascetics or something that isn't attainable for most people with a workplace to go to. I enjoy hearing the perspective of an older male. And seeing Molly of course. ✌💜

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад +1

      There are lots of slow living channels out there that I think just set the bar too high. They sell a fairytale existence that doesn’t exist, even for them. I’m lucky that at 17 I worked in the forestry and lived in a cottage in the middle of a wood. It started me on a road that I have trod for half a century. I just hope others can benefit from my experience. 😊

    • @emilylee5353
      @emilylee5353 17 дней назад

      @@primalengland Sometimes I wonder how accurate videos are to their real life. Cottage in the woods would be lovely. My dream is to be closer to the ocean. I used to be about a 40 min drive from a coast. Now I'm about 2.5 hours. The down side of Australia. It's still day trip distance though.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  17 дней назад +1

      @@emilylee5353 Funny, but all my life I’ve gravitated to the mountains and fells of the UK, but as I get older I’m drawn more to the coast. Luckily, in the UK, you’re never more than an hour away from the sea or a hill. 😊

    • @emilylee5353
      @emilylee5353 17 дней назад

      @@primalengland That's interesting.
      Yes, on one hand I love that we have the open vistas, space and varied landscapes. On the other hand anywhere is so far away. 🤣

  • @pamelawalton1255
    @pamelawalton1255 19 дней назад +2

    I like thinking and exploring things more in depth it challenges my pre conceptions as I age the more open to I am to knowing that I know nowt really when I was younger I was so sure of my beliefs and convictions now less so, my fav frugal hobby is a pen and paper can't imagine life without them whether thats writing out a list to do or plans for the future, my simple slow lifestyle was out of necessity financially initially, the need to look at what was important and what was just noise and distraction. As for the egg barm I'd have it with brown sauce😊

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  17 дней назад +1

      I like brown sauce on bacon. That’s why I’m in such a quandary when I have bacon and egg. 😊
      I’m just out recording my next video about information overload. Some of your points mirror what I’m talking about in that.

    • @pamelawalton1255
      @pamelawalton1255 17 дней назад

      @@primalengland is half and half a thing not so simple now is it?

  • @user-br6px6ok9x
    @user-br6px6ok9x 16 дней назад +1

    I keep thinking of the line in "Last Of The Summer Wine" when Howard walks into Cleggy's house and Cleggy says, "Embrace boredom Howard, give boredom a chance" 🙂

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  16 дней назад

      But Howard and Cleggy were from West Yorkshire. I hold no animus for that. Some might, I don’t. Never had a days boredom in my life, but then, I’m a Lancastrian. 😊
      I remember an episode where these two and Compo were sitting on a bench overlooking the village just chewing the fat. Looked perfect to me.

    • @user-br6px6ok9x
      @user-br6px6ok9x 16 дней назад

      ​@@primalengland I think Clegg was trying to stop Howard from coming into his house so often...get him to slow down a bit in a funny way. I love that show 🙂

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  16 дней назад

      @@user-br6px6ok9x Last of the Summer Wine was a genius bit of writing. Everyone who watched it could relate to the characters as the older members of their own families. A gentle wisdom that only comes with years and experience. The casting was brilliant, too.

  • @kevinthorpe1107
    @kevinthorpe1107 19 дней назад +2

    I would start by changing the ready oats to whole.😂

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +2

      I don’t eat oats. I can’t eat anything with more than a tiny level of fibre. I only got those last week when I had toothache. I must have been desperate. I don’t even like porridge. I ended up making flapjacks for my grand kids. One good thing is, I’m now the world’s finest custard maker.

  • @6lu5ky86
    @6lu5ky86 18 дней назад

    I also live in the countryside and I drive at a pleasant rate, by the time I have commuted to the city for work I find myself around folks driving at break neck speeds and cutting each other off.
    This angers me so much that I get stressed, I have to take a deep breath and continue to pace myself.
    Consumerism is really dragging us down as a society. I try to spend ,y money on things that bring joy but they tend to be hobbies that take a slow approach, such as scale model building that takes a long time. More rewarding.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад

      I think that just cutting down on consumerism, and clearing out all the excess ‘stuff’ in your life has a huge impact on your peace of mind and your overall health. 😊

  • @minimalsteve1
    @minimalsteve1 9 дней назад

    Hi Nigel. I just found your channel and I'm enjoying your content very much. Nice to see someone from the UK talking about this subject. I've just started on my slow living journey, I've just recently retired early due to ill health, and I'm loving the small steps I've taken so far. Great video and look forward to watching more from you. Take care to you and Molly 🙏

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  8 дней назад +1

      Thanks. I too retired due to I’ll health. It was actually a blessing in disguise. Retirement can be fabulous.

    • @minimalsteve1
      @minimalsteve1 8 дней назад +1

      @@primalengland that's exactly how I'm looking at it to. I'm 4 weeks in to my retirement and I'm loving it. Thanks for the reply. Have a great day

  • @Ana-jf1ch
    @Ana-jf1ch 19 дней назад

    Lovely Molly, thank you for this wonderful video.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you from both of us. ❤️

  • @judythorsgaard4388
    @judythorsgaard4388 19 дней назад

    Happy Bithday Nigel! If I misunderstood, well, happy birthday whenever it is. ☺ I really enjoy your channel. ❤

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +1

      Thank you Judy. It was my birthday a week or so ago. I don’t celebrate birthdays, but I thought I could use my 70th to beat people over the head and say. ‘Look at me… I’m old. If I can do it, you can.’ 😁 Thank you for enjoying our channel. ❤️

  • @RainbowLane
    @RainbowLane 19 дней назад +1

    👍🙏💕

  • @dawncooper1975
    @dawncooper1975 18 дней назад

    Aww molly is so sweet bless 🐾❤ hope youre both keep well xx

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад +1

      We’re both doing very well, Dawn, and hope you are. Just getting ready for our last walk, then bed. ❤️

    • @dawncooper1975
      @dawncooper1975 17 дней назад

      Pleased to hear that Nigel. Yes I'm doing OK thank you. Loving your videos. Take care xx

  • @anenglishlife7210
    @anenglishlife7210 16 дней назад +1

    Been doing slow living for 5 years now...I couldn't live any other way...my health dictates I live this way.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  16 дней назад

      I’m in the same boat. Although I’ve lived this lifestyle for many years, the last few have dictated the pace. Chronic heart failure and cancer sure put a cramp in your Olympic aspirations. 😊

  • @ChrisJohnson-pd4hh
    @ChrisJohnson-pd4hh 19 дней назад +1

    "All is good with the world." Except it isn't is it.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +2

      When I record, I’m just riffing. I don’t even know what I’m going to talk about until I turn the mic on. I just ramble, and all my videos are packed with factual and grammatical errors, and statements that can be interpreted many different ways.
      I’m aware enough to know everything is not good with the world, but my whole channel is about being as at peace with yourself as possible. Perhaps I should have said. “All is good with my world.” 👍😊

  • @karen-np8zn
    @karen-np8zn 15 часов назад

    so, today i had to make a really important call to my mortgage provider, I couldn't find my charger, i couldn't find my account number, i got into a big huge panic chest pains, shakey hands the works. I happened to see this video on the utube feed, had a listen. Now am just having a coffee and looking at my garden, wondering where my cat is (he is out all the time in the summer). the tsb can wait, i can wait, nothing is going to happen today. Now then where is my bloody cat.................

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  9 часов назад

      Absolutely. You will approach the problem with a clear mind, and all will be well. 😊

  • @lotte5173
    @lotte5173 19 дней назад +1

    Can you talk about the "flip"?
    Whats that flip and what does it mean to you?
    Have a good day, you and Molly.
    Love from the Netherlands.

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  19 дней назад +4

      I think the flip, comes originally from the B side of vinyl records. ‘The flip side.’ I just see it as a nice way of saying. “Now we all part company to go our own ways, and I will see you when our paths cross again.” 😊

    • @lotte5173
      @lotte5173 19 дней назад +1

      @@primalengland
      Oh....now I understand.
      But the B-side of a vinyl record was often a bummer.
      I like to see the " flip"....as Heaven. Thats not a bummer in any way.
      And YES....I would love to see our paths cross at that flip.
      The "flip " .......whatever it means to us......I love it!

  • @karen-np8zn
    @karen-np8zn 15 часов назад

    am not doing any cleaning either am going to potter about and getting a book and am gonna sit in the garden, so there world what are you going to do about it 😌

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  9 часов назад

      There’s nothing it can do. You go right ahead. 😊

  • @mariaetheridge8343
    @mariaetheridge8343 18 дней назад

    Nigel, you are a jewel - thank you. There is one thing that worries me and perhaps it's wrong to raise it here... but, what's going on with your nose? I'm truly concerned that you are without a hat, shading your face. OK - just a very old woman saying what's in her heart.
    Peace and love. ✌

    • @primalengland
      @primalengland  18 дней назад +1

      Ha! It’s covered in factor 50. I have discoid lupus. It’s an illness where your immune system attacks itself. I have it on my right cheek too. There is nothing that can be done. It’s spreads very slowly. Just itches like mad.
      It is a reaction to sunlight. I have spent all my life working outside, here and all over the world. It’s just dry skin that sometimes looks worse than at other times. I’m conscious of it, but there’s nothing I can do, so I don’t let it bother me. 😊

    • @mariaetheridge8343
      @mariaetheridge8343 17 дней назад

      @@primalengland Thank you, Nigel - all explained. Peace and love.