Manchester Evening News (article) - Friday 15 May 198715 Mar 2025 08:55
DINKY means Double Income No Kids Yet.
The below article featured different people. With the tagline "They're the 80s in crowd. Love them or loathe them. You can't ignore the Yuppies". Stephen's headline was.
THE DINKY WAY IS FIRST CLASS
"By the time he reaches 40, nine years hence, Stephen Lundy will have retired, having amassed a fortune, a private yacht, and the various other luxuries that make life bearable.
The word 'if' doesn't enter into Stephen's vocabulary, so certain is he of success. The former soldier turned financial consultant has an income of around ยฃ40,000, is buying a ยฃ250,000 apartment in Bowden, to share with his equally prosperous girlfriend and has the potential to become very rich indeed. They are classic dinky's.
"I want to become independently wealthy so that I never have to worry about money again", says Stephen.
He and (named) girlfriend have been together for three years now. She has just entered a similar pay bracket to Stephen. They share a home, a joint bank account and careers in the life assurance firm of Porchester, based in Albert square.
Hard work has brought its rewards for this couple. he wears ยฃ200 suits, hand made shirts at ยฃ50 a time; she recently spent ยฃ300 on a dress from Harrods, and both drive BMWs, although Stephen is about to swop for a Mercedes.
They travel everywhere first class, drink only the finest champagne and eat in the best restaurants. Yet 12 months ago (named) girlfriend was a senior careers officer with a local authority. A chance to a change of direction, and a chance to improve income led (named) girlfriend to move to Porchester.
Dealing with life assurance, and pension plans can mean big money. "It is possible to earn very high incomes in this business. The possibilities are limitless, really," admits (named) girlfriend.
Her new-found affluence has not been too difficult for (named) girlfriend. " The first thing I did was to get rid of my Talbot Samba and buy a BMW. I work very long hours say 7:20am, until 8 or 9 at night. I don't see why I should not have the remuneration for it"
Named (girlfriend), aged 30 shares her boyfriend's desire to be financially independent, but Stephen is aiming even higher.
"I intend to be a multi millionaire within five years of my company going public. I am very switched on and determined."
Work totally dominates the life of the ambitious young couple. Socially, (named) girlfriend is the founder member of the Business Women's Luncheon Club, secretary of the Manchester society, of which Stephen is chairman, (named) girlfriend is also a member of the Conservatives High Flyers Club.
Relaxation means a holiday in America or a trip round the Loire Valley, sampling French food and wine. As Stephen said: "I'd like to do that again only in a chauffeur driven Rolls-Royce Phantom V with a group of friends"
Stephen Lundy is not joking".