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"Any sane person should worry about what will happen when IR's rise"
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GeorgeHowell wrote: »still can't cope probably have only themselves to blame
Wasn't so long ago banks were falling over each other to lend money? So that's a harsh statement. The establishment has to accept some of the blame.0 -
Thrugelmir wrote: »Wasn't so long ago banks were falling over each other to lend money? So that's a harsh statement. The establishment has to accept some of the blame.
Yes it has, but ultimately it's up to the borrower. The fact that someone will lend you money is not a guarantee that you can pay it back, only you can judge that properly. People have a personal responsibility to borrow sensibly and look ahead for the term of the loan. It may be harsh but I don't have a great deal of sympathy, in the absence of aggravating factors, and certainly not enough sympathy for the rest of us to bail them out again.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher0 -
GeorgeHowell wrote: »Some people are obviously predisposed to be that way. But I suspect that he had Baby Boomer parents who saw it as their duty to give him everything he wanted when he wanted it, so he developed no sense of elf-denial nor limitations on his material aspirations. Then he may have grown up within a state education system, and a political climate where the prevailing culture is one of entitlement rather than responsibility, and where profligacy and irresponsibility are rewarded rather than prudence and reward for effort.
Is that some sort of sexual preference? What about the poor hobbits and dwarves are they out of bounds too?0 -
Clifford_Pope wrote: »I don't think the laws of chance vary depending on whether you made a voluntary choice or not. You have the same chance of surviving a leap from Beachy Head whether you jump or are pushed.
Depends if one person is wearing a parachute.0 -
Come on Foxy. Even someone as thick as you would realise my comment was a sarcastic response to someone who implied people would prioritise gadgets over paying the mortgage.
You're even crap at trolling.
Day after day after day after day after day after after day after after day............
Same fear and ranting daily/monthly/yearly, "everyone is nuts or trolling" who posts anything against you're daily mantra.
p.s Next time you phone my mobile say hello, don't just hang up0 -
fordcapri2000 wrote: »p.s Next time you phone my mobile say hello, don't just hang up
Get a grip Foxy. If you're getting nuisance calls call your mobile provider - even if numbers are withheld they can be traced.
Or call the police. They'll ask for a list of people who don't like you so you might need extra paper.0 -
shireknight wrote: »people spent decades saving money
It's a shame they weren't investing it instead.only for it to be sitting in their savings accounts gathering barely anything but dust.
We've currently got a 7% allocation to cash and it's all earning around 3% interest. Yes, not great, but at least maintaining value.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0
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