Any guesses on where we will be in 2010

trudiha

moneymabel wrote: »

Good, might stop you posting inane comments for five minutes.

If no one minds, I'd just like to say that I haven't found this post to be in the least supportive or affirming. In fact, since reading it I've been driven to eating half a packet of chocolate biscuits.

I think that, maybe, the honorary "hugger" title should be withdrawn because I simply don't feel hugged by posts like that.

I'm going to have another biscuit now.

moneymabel

trudiha wrote: »

If no one minds, I'd just like to say that I haven't found this post to be in the least supportive or affirming. In fact, since reading it I've been driven to eating half a packet of chocolate biscuits.

I think that, maybe, the honorary "hugger" title should be withdrawn because I simply don't feel hugged by posts like that.

I'm going to have another biscuit now.[/quo

Awwwwww i'm sorry, just thought i would try this boards' approach to communication,glad i managed it successfully, now i'm going back to saving whales,hugging trees and being generally nice:D

love you.....:D any biscuits left???

jenjade

good luck with the whale saving mm if you need a hand give me a call!
good luck and amy i really hope someone of USE comes along with some helpful comments on house prices.
HUGS to you ALL

moneymabel

Thanks jen (((((( big hugs to you)))))))) :-)

fc123

**Amy** wrote: »

I know its a random question! And hard to give any kind of answers as it so far away, however I am a First Time Buyer but I am paying off my debts and saving a deposit so it wont be until 2010 when i can realistically start looking at purchasing a property.

Any ideas on where the economy or housing market will be then?

(tell me to bog off and stop being so silly at trying to predict the future if you want :rotfl: )

x

I just skated through the thread....deary me.......it wasn't too bad Amy.... but then I deal with the general public every day so I think what I see as mean and rude is different to others. What a reflection on society.:rolleyes:

Back to yoir orig Q 2010. Debt free and a deposit, I reckon you couldn't have timed it better myself. The only snag in the plan is job security...and I don't know what you do for a living, so only you can assess that.
FWIW I guess I am going to have to make myself redundant at some point over the next 4 yrs, so working on the replacement job right now.
Hope this helps.....

moanymoany

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

It's very hard to tell what will be happening in a couple of years' time.

I think what is clear, though, is that house prices and credit are unlikely to be much more expensive and freely available.

So paying off debt, and then saving, as you are doing, is the best option, I'd reckon.

The radio article on one of the threads on this board had an estate agent saying the best advice he could give anyone at the moment was to cut back to the bone and save every penny they can get their hands on. When the market hits bottom they will be in a good position to take advantage of the low prices.

neverdespairgirl

jenjade wrote: »

good luck with the whale saving mm if you need a hand give me a call!

My mother did her masters degree in the late 1960s, on the interaction between volcanoes and glaciers. So she spent quite a lot of time in Iceland, which is a handy place to study the things.

She got fed whale by her host family, and said it was horrible.

Generali

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

My mother did her masters degree in the late 1960s, on the interaction between volcanoes and glaciers. So she spent quite a lot of time in Iceland, which is a handy place to study the things.

She got fed whale by her host family, and said it was horrible.

I always fancied trying whale. My mate had it in Japan and thought it was lovely.

Tuna's not the same since they stopped putting dolphin in it.....

Dithering_Dad

Generali wrote: »

I always fancied trying whale. My mate had it in Japan and thought it was lovely.

Tuna's not the same since they stopped putting dolphin in it.....

Lol, made me laugh out loud in the office - not a good thing when I'm MSE-ing on the sly!

neverdespairgirl

Generali wrote: »

I always fancied trying whale. My mate had it in Japan and thought it was lovely.

.

My mother likened it to a bit of rubber which had been next to a rotting fish for a couple of days.