Global Financial Problems Poll
Global Financial Problems Poll

Poll: Global Financial Problems Poll

Total Members Polled: 140

I'm really bloody cacking it.: 10%
I'm quite concerned.: 38%
I'm only mildly concerned.: 26%
I really couldn't give a toss.: 26%
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Discussion

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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What do people think about all this financial malarkey?

Fittster

20,120 posts

243 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Very interesting show.

ewenm

28,506 posts

275 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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I can't get worked up about it because there is NOTHING I can do about it, so it isn't worth any significant energy expenditure from me.

esselte

14,626 posts

297 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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ewenm said:
I can't get worked up about it because there is NOTHING I can do about it, so it isn't worth any significant energy expenditure from me.
^^^ what he said.Totally out of my control,so I'll spend my effort getting on with things as usual...

Olf

11,978 posts

248 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Where's the 'I've auctioned my Granny in the hope of making a quick buck on HBOs' option?

Fittster

20,120 posts

243 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Very interesting show.

GregE240

10,857 posts

297 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Couldn't give a fk, its the weekend, man

What can you do about it? Sod all. Will it affect you? Almost certainly.

But hey, I'm 37, ain't gonna be retiring soon, so hopefully when I'm older it will all be sorted.

Until then, you can't do st about it, so stop all the whining and gloom FFS

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

84 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Fittster said:
Very interesting show.
hehe

kambites

71,562 posts

251 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Meh, couldn't care less really.

p1esk

4,914 posts

226 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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GregE240 said:
Couldn't give a fk, its the weekend, man

What can you do about it? Sod all. Will it affect you? Almost certainly.

But hey, I'm 37, ain't gonna be retiring soon, so hopefully when I'm older it will all be sorted.

Until then, you can't do st about it, so stop all the whining and gloom FFS
People with appreciable spare funds might be expected to take some extra care over finding a (reasonably) safe form of investment for them. I think it's a matter of trying to be aware of what's going on, and how things seem likely to develop, and protecting yourself as best you can.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

eldar

25,293 posts

226 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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What global financial problems?

Flintstone

8,644 posts

277 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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eldar said:
What global financial problems?
That you Mr Buffett?

shirt

25,473 posts

231 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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job is secure, just had a payrise and expecting another. outgoings have actually been reduced thanks to the .5% rate cut. no credit cards & a small overdraft. financially i'm fine thanks.

only thing i'm bothered about is house prices as i really don't want to have spent 2 years working on something only for it to be worth less than it was when i started. that will piss me off no end.

p1esk

4,914 posts

226 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Flintstone said:
eldar said:
What global financial problems?
That you Mr Buffett?
laugh

I expect he'll be watching the situation.

Who was it that made some reference to people with a bit of spare cash? rolleyes

Best wishes all,
Dave.

SS HSV

9,646 posts

288 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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I couldn't give a hoot.

I've got my health, my family and I am able to pay the bills and share a pint or two with my mates.

Where have we come from in the dark ages where we had no electricity, no health service and no cars?

How did people live back then and survive? Same way as we will 'survive' this time.

It's not a world war you know, its greedy governments being exposed. Ditch the lot of em, earn your own money and hide it under the blanket away from banks and big corps. We trusted them too long with too much and what have they done to our money? Devaluated it so its fast becomong worthless.. as you will have noticed I can't be bothered with it all. Money is money - the route of all evil but a necessary evil, so the less you have the less you have to worry about because you cannot mourn the loss of something you havent had.. if you see my point smile

sjg

7,681 posts

295 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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Where's the "quite happy actually" option?

Now reaching the end of my 20s, anything in my pension has a good while to recover and grow, I don't owe anyone any money, own my car outright, have some savings which are getting decent interest (not all of it in icelandic banks!) and that are growing as I live well within my means, and by the time I fancy buying a house in a year or two they'll be well within reach. I feel financially pretty comfortable, mainly because I didn't overstretch myself.

I pondered buying a house a while ago and concluded they were ludicrously overvalued and I'd rather sit back and save up to get a better deposit together. I'm very glad I ignored all the "must get a foot on the ladder" types and can now sit back, watch this interesting story unfold and wait till the time is right to get in there.

shirt

25,473 posts

231 months

Friday 10th October 2008
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SS HSV said:
Where have we come from in the dark ages where we had no electricity, no health service and no cars?

How did people live back then and survive? Same way as we will 'survive' this time.
its not even that bad. ftse back to same level as 2003ish isn't it? i paid no tax in 2003, would love to go back to that smile