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What advice would you give to your younger self? Share with Legal & General - NOW CLOSED

(624 Posts)
EllieGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 04-Feb-19 14:42:13

We’ve all been asked this question at some point. Our answers can vary from ‘I wish I’d taken more risks’ or ‘I would have stopped caring about what people think’, to ‘I wish I’d had more fun’ or ‘I wish I’d travelled the world more’. But if you really think about it, what practical advice would you have really benefited from when you were younger? What would you have told your younger self? What would you have done differently? A recent survey carried out across Mumsnet and Gransnet revealed that some Gransnet users consciously put off financial decisions. Is going further with your finances something you might have given more consideration to, with the benefit of hindsight? Whatever advice you’d like to give to your younger self, Legal & General would love to know.

Here’s what Legal & General have to say: “On our savings journey, a nudge in the right direction can make the world of difference when it comes to our financial futures. It’s starting off early, saving little and often over a longer period, that can really pay off*. Although it’s never too late to start saving, what tips and guidance would have motivated you to do more with your money and just get started?”

Would you have taken more risks when you were younger? Is there any information you wish you would have known back then, such as how to save into your pension, how to invest your money or even how to save your money from an earlier age? Would you like to tell your younger self to be more confident in the decisions you make? Or perhaps you wish you’d spent more time with friends and family?

Whatever the advice you would like to give to your younger self, post them on the thread below and everyone who does will be entered into a prize draw where one GNer will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).*

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw
GNHQ

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jintyweadon Tue 19-Feb-19 19:48:29

have more confidence in my own abilities and enjoy each day !

naseem9 Tue 19-Feb-19 19:40:37

learn to drive . keep fit

Lisalilly Tue 19-Feb-19 18:42:49

Your more beautiful and thinner than you think !! Love yourself xx

jojangles5 Tue 19-Feb-19 18:20:36

I would tell myself to stop often to take stock of what is happening. Spend as much time as possible with family, they may not always be there. Finally be a stay at home Mum and really relish that special time when they are young. In the blink of an eye they are adult.

samharvey730 Tue 19-Feb-19 18:13:13

Wear what you want to wear, you look great now!

grannygrott Tue 19-Feb-19 18:09:59

Enjoy yourself while you areyoung

Sarah1271 Tue 19-Feb-19 18:09:29

I don't regret anything and wouldn't have any different advice to give to my younger self

Nongranny Tue 19-Feb-19 17:51:00

I would have done it all the same actually...

SalsaQueen Tue 19-Feb-19 17:30:59

Appreciate my parents a lot more

Never think you are fat, ugly, or unattractive - (looking at photographs of when I was younger, I was actually really nice-looking and slim)

angela53 Tue 19-Feb-19 17:23:23

Don't sweat the small stuff and remember that tomorrow is another day-if it was good enough for Scarlett O'Hara it is good enough for me.

nicolajones63 Tue 19-Feb-19 17:17:28

Dont take your health for granted as you never know when its going to go downhill

margiebar44 Tue 19-Feb-19 17:08:40

Do not start smoking, look the world in the eye and stand tall , timidness will get you nowhere

suecornish1 Tue 19-Feb-19 16:45:17

Follow your brain not your heart

wineson74 Tue 19-Feb-19 16:38:51

To be stronger and stand my ground and accept the decisions i've made are for the right reasons

jacpri Tue 19-Feb-19 16:18:11

Be your own person

lazza60 Tue 19-Feb-19 16:08:58

Take care and save for my Pension.

lgo Tue 19-Feb-19 15:56:03

Take nothing for granted,things can change so quickly.Try and be more assertive when you know what you want to achieve.

tina28 Tue 19-Feb-19 15:19:06

I should have saved at least 10 percent of my wages each week, then I would not have been in the state I am in now!!!!!

Kellyannb Tue 19-Feb-19 15:16:47

My message would be live, laugh & love,
Live life to the full, grab every opportunity with both hands, be a glass half full person.
Laugh lots, have fun, share experience and make memories
Give love, your heart it an amazing thing, share it with those close to you unconditionally.

chorkie Tue 19-Feb-19 15:08:33

Just LIVE … No problem is unsurmountable. What seems unbearable at the moment will ease with a little time and as you look back, you realise that your worries were not as bad as they seemed. You are never alone … there is always someone who can help you.

comperbee Tue 19-Feb-19 14:51:05

I'd tell my younger self to appreciate the body I had, as now I'm older and it's become lumpy and bumpy and I realise just how good it was :-) ..Of course probably wouldn't have listened!

leilajay21 Tue 19-Feb-19 14:42:29

Personally I will have like our tax going towards our pension automatically.

TM12 Tue 19-Feb-19 14:35:54

Don't get into debt.
Make do and mend.
Who cares if your car is old!
Live- time is short.
Enjoy as much as possible.
Get yourself a decent pension asap.
Learn to forgive yourself.
Ignore those who put you down.
Enjoy every minute with your children as time goes by so quickly.
Be good, honest and true to yourself and others.

Babytige Tue 19-Feb-19 14:30:06

Buy the house, take the risk for what you really want

gabbie01 Tue 19-Feb-19 14:12:57

There is no benefit in worrying endlessly about pleasing everyone all the time. Do not spend your energy on what is outside of your control.