Economic Crisis - Looking After Number One...

[sa_20v]

PH is full of threads describing the dire state of the economy, but shouldn't we only care about ourselves. This sounds awful, but there is massive opportunity to be had from the desperate times we are in, and those who have the tenacity to stand upon the unemployed and starving have a very good chance of finishing the recession sat on their own private beach!

This isn't my own view, I'm right, but not far right - but should we care about the FTSE plunging or Zavvi going bust? Too many people here seem to be waiting for, even willing, the recession to suck them up and turn their lives upside down - isn't it time we all cared for number one, survival of the fittest as it were?

[Somewhatfoolish]

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

[Bing o]

maybe we should realise how broken our society is, and it's pointless living in a castle if all you are surrounded with is slums?

[anonymous-user]

Bing o said:

maybe we should realise how broken our society is, and it's pointless living in a castle if all you are surrounded with is slums?

Maybe it's that broken society that caused all the slums so living in a castle isn't such a bad idea.

[sleep envy]

Bing o said:

maybe we should realise how broken our society is, and it's pointless living in a castle if all you are surrounded with is slums?

isn't that exactly the point for having a castle?

[fido]

Which came first, the castle or the slum?

[sleep envy]

fido said:

Which came first, the castle or the slum?

the cave

[Bing o]

sleep envy said:

Bing o said:

maybe we should realise how broken our society is, and it's pointless living in a castle if all you are surrounded with is slums?

isn't that exactly the point for having a castle?

I should have said mansion shouldn't I?

[posterboy]

what kind of opportunities? sa_20v

[sa_20v]

But isn't this the way the World should work? The UK has supported scum for years at the expense of tax payers - this scum bred, borrowed more money than they could ever afford to pay back and generally made our Country a ste place to live. Surely it is now time for such individuals to suffer and the hard working folk of this land to succeed and live a life of splendour?

Edited by sa_20v on Wednesday 24th December 13:42

[greygoose]

sa_20v said:

Surely it is now time for such individuals to suffer and the hard working folk of this land to succeed and live a life of splendour?

Sounds good, I fear Gordon has a different plan where the hard working folk pay for the rest of society to sit about in a squalid version of splendour though.

[anonymous-user]

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

So it's a good time to be young but no, not yet really, more like years from now?

[madala]

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

....it ain't so 'feckin brilliant if you are coming up to retirement age......

[Somewhatfoolish]

el stovey said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

So it's a good time to be young but no, not yet really, more like years from now?

If you want to start building a business empire that will make you billionaire by the time you're forty, this is a great time to be starting methinks

[NoelWatson]

Somewhatfoolish said:

el stovey said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

So it's a good time to be young but no, not yet really, more like years from now?

If you want to start building a business empire that will make you billionaire by the time you're forty, this is a great time to be starting methinks

Building what? Prisons?

[Jasandjules]

Simply put, now is a good time to have money to spend... Bargain are there to be had, so yes, look after number 1 whether it be buying a house or car or any other goods where you can negotiate to get it cheaper.

[anonymous-user]

NoelWatson said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

el stovey said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

So it's a good time to be young but no, not yet really, more like years from now?

If you want to start building a business empire that will make you billionaire by the time you're forty, this is a great time to be starting methinks

Building what? Prisons?

Nope, slums, and the odd castle now and then. See the original post.

[Somewhatfoolish]

NoelWatson said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

el stovey said:

Somewhatfoolish said:

This is an absolutely ideal time to be young, if you're prepared to take a long term view.

So it's a good time to be young but no, not yet really, more like years from now?

If you want to start building a business empire that will make you billionaire by the time you're forty, this is a great time to be starting methinks

Building what? Prisons?

Dunno, I'm still thinking about that bit

[NoelWatson]

Jasandjules said:

Simply put, now is a good time to have money to spend... Bargain are there to be had, so yes, look after number 1 whether it be buying a house or car or any other goods where you can negotiate to get it cheaper.

Why not wait a year or two when they will be even cheaper