{"id":76,"date":"2016-07-04T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T09:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2017-04-07T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T10:03:49","slug":"a-single-guys-tips-to-living-alone-feeling-good-about-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=76","title":{"rendered":"A single guy&#8217;s tips to living alone &#038; feeling good about it&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Get rid of all debt. It is the single most cost effective way of keeping <em>your<\/em> money in <em>your<\/em> pocket.<\/li>\n<li>Be grateful that you&#8217;ve made it this far.<\/li>\n<li>Cut your cloth. This means ensuring that you have more money coming in, than going out (even if it&#8217;s only one penny). If you&#8217;re spending too much, stop it, what are you? Five?<\/li>\n<li>Keep your mind active. Even if it&#8217;s only surfing the web, you&#8217;ll end up looking at things that interest you, and that should give you ideas to keep you busy.<\/li>\n<li>Be a member of a club. <em>Any<\/em> club. Even flower arranging, if that&#8217;s what fills your sails&#8230; This will put you in touch with other like-minded individuals, so you&#8217;re meeting new friends, i.e. expanding your network.<\/li>\n<li>Get a bike, &amp; use it!<\/li>\n<li>Get as much exercise as you can.<\/li>\n<li>Look up at the blue sky, and smile. You are one of the &#8220;New Millionaires&#8221;, as my mate says&#8230; \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"91\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=91\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?fit=248%2C248\" data-orig-size=\"248,248\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cropped-Smiley1.jpg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?fit=248%2C248\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?fit=248%2C248\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-91 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?resize=27%2C27\" alt=\"cropped-Smiley1.jpg\" width=\"27\" height=\"27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/cropped-Smiley1.jpg?w=248 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 27px) 100vw, 27px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get rid of all debt. It is the single most cost effective way of keeping your money in your pocket. Be grateful that you&#8217;ve made it this far. Cut your cloth. This means ensuring that you have more money coming in, than going out (even if it&#8217;s only one penny). If you&#8217;re spending too much, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=76\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A single guy&#8217;s tips to living alone &#038; feeling good about it&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":55,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8ZcXa-1e","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":389,"url":"http:\/\/www.skysurfer.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=389","url_meta":{"origin":76,"position":0},"title":"Woosh Bali &#8211; A 1500+ mile review.","date":"30th November 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Updates at the bottom of this post. I'm an old git, with bad legs. Tech has a place. Another electric bike, after the epiphany I had with my first? A no brainer! 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