On a personal level, has the recession effected you?

vivatifosi

Prior to the downturn I was treated for cancer. Was off work quite a bit, all in all I would say I had to run my business part time for about 18 months. When I got back to work and revved up again (albeit from a lower base) I got hit first - 3 months later - by the credit crunch and about six months after that by the recession. And that, ladies and gents, is why I now work in a library as well as running the business. Until of course that gets crunched too. Still, there's no point looking back, only forward and I'm sure good things are on the horizon.

wageslave

Anyone who is congratulating themselves on "gaining" in this recession is living in Lala Land.

We might have hung onto our jobs and our homes but we have been affected. We have just been affected less than others.

Whether you put this down to luck or good management depends entirely on your mindset I suspect.

There is worse coming. The rise in VAT alone will impact on all our lives.

StevieJ

vivatifosi wrote: »

Prior to the downturn I was treated for cancer. Was off work quite a bit, all in all I would say I had to run my business part time for about 18 months. When I got back to work and revved up again (albeit from a lower base) I got hit first - 3 months later - by the credit crunch and about six months after that by the recession. And that, ladies and gents, is why I now work in a library as well as running the business. Until of course that gets crunched too. Still, there's no point looking back, only forward and I'm sure good things are on the horizon.

Where does the pension trustee come in?

1984ReturnsForReal_2

wageslave wrote: »

There is worse coming.

That is what a lot of people either don't know or choose to forget.

I know exactly what is coming

vivatifosi

StevieJ wrote: »

Where does the pension trustee come in?

I do that too, but most trustee work is pro-bono.

Davesnave

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

That is what a lot of people either don't know or choose to forget.

I know exactly what is coming

I don't, but I figure that if we have more ability to feed ourselves, generate some electricity and make use of free wood fuel, then that's the basics covered to a greater degree than before.

Frankly, the idea of retiring to a little suburban place, where we'd be reliant on external systems for everything, put the willies up me.

I'll get me tin foil hat...:o

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Davesnave wrote: »

I don't, but I figure that if we have more ability to feed ourselves, generate some electricity and make use of free wood fuel, then that's the basics covered to a greater degree than before.

Frankly, the idea of retiring to a little suburban place, where we'd be reliant on external systems for everything, put the willies up me.

I'll get me tin foil hat...:o

The countryside is great.

All I need is a wood & a gun or two...... :eek:

vivatifosi

Davesnave wrote: »

I don't, but I figure that if we have more ability to feed ourselves, generate some electricity and make use of free wood fuel, then that's the basics covered to a greater degree than before.

I'm in a different situation, but coming at things from a similar POV.
If a person is resourceful they can turn their hands to different things. Its about not thinking the world owes us a living and going out and getting on with things.

Davesnave

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

The countryside is great.

All I need is a wood & a gun or two...... :eek:

So long as it's not my wood! :rotfl:

wageslave

Davesnave wrote: »

So long as it's not my wood! :rotfl:

Every winter I consider opening up our fireplace and never get quite around to it.

You can buy logs for tuppence here so if it wouldn't actually be a saving it wouldn't cost a great deal.

Years ago when we had an open fire, the brat and I used to go gathering acorns and we kept them in a huge bowl on the hearth.

We used to snuggle under throws and fling them on the flames. The smell was fantastic.

Off course I was broke at the time and couldn't afford heating. I was trying to make an adventure of necessity.

It is strange how nostaligic you get for the bad auld days.

Broke but happy is a dreadful cliche but often true.

On the other hand, comfortable and happy works for me too:cool: