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So the 'crash' is over, how was it for you?
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Graham_Devon wrote: »
In your case, it will be the government taking more of your pay packet.
I don't call that without a scratch
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I think sentiment has dimmed. Are there as many people talking about mewing in order to buy more BTL's at present? InsideTrack - gone. Bradford and Bingley - gone. And so on.
Read today that less people are dreaming of buying a new home now, it's less of a target for the next generation.
Sentiment. It did for Northern Rock in a few days. Wonder what it could do to house prices.
its anecdotal by definition, and difficult to quantify - but I haven't felt in general that sentiment has dimmed - plenty uses of the word 'blip' and of course "you'll be buying now they're cheap again" though in terms of BTL you are right I have heard very little (though I don't know how much of this is to do with the practical difficulties of that rather than sentiment itself)Prefer girls to money0 -
It's people worrying about stuff they can't control that I find baffling.
For gods sake, how miserable would it be to spend your life worrying about unemployment, tax hikes, NHS, schools, pensions etc.
If and when bad luck hits me, I will deal with it, as always.
I'm in full agreement with everything you've just said there Dan.
You seem an intelligent man though, so I'm sure you understand the difference between 'coming out without a scratch' and not caring if you do get sratched. And you've just described the latter.0 -
It's people worrying about stuff they can't control that I find baffling.
For gods sake, how miserable would it be to spend your life worrying about unemployment, tax hikes, NHS, schools, pensions etc.
If and when bad luck hits me, I will deal with it, as always.
I find it more baffling some people don't think about them at all or in any depth when making decisions about work, investments and voting!
Its possible to devote a considerable mount of time to thinking, and indeed worrying, about all those horrid things above and happier things too. Mmmmmmm, shoes.
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I miss his signature premonitions, it seems lacking of late. How am I supposed to know my house value at christmas 2009 without him?0
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That's spooky.tek-monkey wrote: »I miss his signature premonitions0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Its possible to devote a considerable mount of time to thinking, and indeed worrying, about all those horrid things above and happier things too. Mmmmmmm, shoes.
No, I worry about shoes. If you had my feet, you'd worry too!:o0 -
It's people worrying about stuff they can't control that I find baffling.
For gods sake, how miserable would it be to spend your life worrying about unemployment, tax hikes, NHS, schools, pensions etc.
If and when bad luck hits me, I will deal with it, as always.
If you're preparing long term business plans and forecasts. Planning investment projects and the like. Bearing potential future events in mind is essential. No you can't control them. But at least minimising the downside is essential. I remember once spending ages on a business plan to raise venture capital. The first question asked of us was can you absorb a 30% change in the exchange rate? ( Our sales were primarily in US$, we'd factored in a 15% fluctuation).
Life isn't just luck. Its absorbing information and making decisions. Rightly or wrongly.0 -
Thrugelmir wrote: »If you're preparing long term business plans and forecasts. Planning investment projects and the like. Bearing potential future events in mind is essential.
Im not. Im just a regular family guy. Great family, nice home, good job, bit of money, and enjoys life without breaking into a sweat in case the Torys stick up tax by a few quid, or the mortgage will cost a bit more next year.0
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