Is there anyone else looking forward to the challenge of leaner times.

Flight2quality

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Even with taking out the prospect of lower house prices the challenge of tougher times excites me a little, and I honestly believe it brings the best out in some people.

People tend to stick together more in hard times, I actually get a buzz out of making something for very little, only last week I was handed a few rabbits, and that with a little stock and plenty of cheap veg and a few chillies and wow what a great cheap rabbit stew.

I have no debt, do not smoke or drink much, and good part of my social life revolves around fitness training, off for a run around Grafham waters this afternoon with a bunch of us.

I expect a lot of dead wood to be cleared away over the next few years, those with debt free companys have every chance of coming out of the recsession strong.

Times are going to get tougher, but a lot of us are ready for it, lets hope that when we do come out the other side we are not all as vulgar and greedy as we were.

If we come out the other side, what if that was it for the good times easy cheap credit and high standard of living?

wymondham

nearlynew wrote: »

A lower standard of living doesn't have to mean a lower quality of life.

Too true. Sometimes in this world of must earn more, work harder etc something gets lost.. most people realise what it is by the time they get to about 40 i reckon!

borntobefree

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

Even with taking out the prospect of lower house prices the challenge of tougher times excites me a little, and I honestly believe it brings the best out in some people.

I guess you're hoping you won't be the one to lose your job....:cool: Good Luck living on unemployment benefits, I'm sure that will be a "real" challenge for you....

"There's one born every minute!"

borntobefree

homelessskilledworker wrote: »

For example, try picking up sacks of free pears or apples with your mates and then pressing them and making alcholic beverages, and then months later and even though it might be awful(usually not though) sitting in an old shed or barn if you are lucky and sampling your new vintage, male bonding gets now better than that:)

Of course you could go down Tesco's and pick up your cheap plonk

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:No Thanks! I'll stick to a pint in the pub with my mates and a night in front of my TV watchin' a DVD!

If that is your vision of Britain's future we really are fcuked.

However, I have a horrible feeling that is George Osbourne's vision of your future. so it's better that you succumb happily and quietly I suppose.

Good Luck to ya.

Flight2quality

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Yes, poverty is just so awesome isn't it? Hopefully to get the full benefit we'll entirely run out of money for schools and universities and you'll only be able to see a doctor on a Wednesday afternoon.

Personally I don't really want to run round the marshes for entertainment and eat boiled rabbits because a load of bankers blew the majority of the UK's wealth in 2007 and the government is running out of creative ways to cover up the losses.

But each to their own.

What's wrong with boiled rabbits?

Davesnave

Flight2quality wrote: »

What's wrong with boiled rabbits?

They are better stewed.

Kennyboy66

Kids leaving school with nil prospects of work.
Graduates encumbered by debt working in call centres.
Dozens of well run small businesses failing as a result of a big customer going bust.
Pensioners dying because they can't heat there own home.
50 years olds becoming un-employed for the first time and struggling to find work again.
The richer becoming richer and the poor, poorer.
Increased mental health problems as people languish on the dole.

Whats not to look forward too ?

This kind of half baked idiocy is spouted on this site regularly and runs along the lines that the "guilty" - the debt laden spend thrifts will be punished, whilst the "innocent" - the frugal saver will be rewarded.

I'm afraid it doesn't work like that.

There are plenty of people who do well in recessions, and a minority who do really badly, but the victims are often pretty random - I doubt Grant Bovey and Anthea Turner will be drinking home brew cider, with a bunch of smug, self righteous clowns.

If bad times bring out the best in people, how come so many people on boards like this seem so petty, envious and vindictive ?

Davesnave

borntobefree wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:No Thanks! I'll stick to a pint in the pub with my mates and a night in front of my TV watchin' a DVD!

If that is your vision of Britain's future we really are fcuked.

You're right of course. Plenty of revenue to be had from alcohol and DVDs, so George really needs people like you. You make up for people like me.

Good lad, keep it up!

homelessskilledworker

borntobefree wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:No Thanks! I'll stick to a pint in the pub with my mates and a night in front of my TV watchin' a DVD!

If that is your vision of Britain's future we really are fcuked.

However, I have a horrible feeling that is George Osbourne's vision of your future. so it's better that you succumb happily and quietly I suppose.

Good Luck to ya.

Your vision of Britian is probably where you come home at night and first thing you do is switch the TV on, couple of cans of special brew, and the friends you claim to have or probably made up.
A vision of Britain where someone can become obese like half the population and where some can even do this while not in employment and again sat in front of a TV.
A vision of Britain where you know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

The probably with you mate is that when you sit in front of a good meal at night(probably processed in your case) and sleep in a warm bed you probably feel like it's you right, where as I feel thankful.

Trouble with our country now is that there are too many people like you, people who feel like we have a "God given right" to everything. I am not sure if you watched a programe the other night with Robert Peston about china amongst other things. They are a people who are lean, keen and still know what it is like to be hungry, when they have a family meal they feel blessed.

RenovationMan

suburbanwifey wrote: »

I actually think the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer to be honest. I am not embarassed to admit this recession has been AMAZING for me. My mortgage payments virtually halved and thus my whole mortgage is tens of thousands lower than it was.

I've been able to buy premium electrical goods, clothes, boots, all sorts of goodies at stupidly low prices. As the months go by things are getting cheaper and cheaper, I have never been richer than over the last 4 years to be honest. I'm loving this recession :j as I imagine many are but are ashamed to admit.

But there again, I didn't take on debt I couldn't pay, didn't run up thousands on credit cards I couldn't afford to pay back, didn't buy a house I couldn't afford. The recession in my opinion is hitting the low paid, those on benefits and those that 'spent spent spent' on easy credit they really shouldn't have been given. There is a reason people like me have AAA credit ratings and a reason those like me are prospering in the recession.

I'll wait to be attacked now

We are exactly the same and are working towards exiting this recession far wealthier than when we entered it.