Ireland and the Recession (30)
I'm still working thank god so doing ok at the min
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biggles90000: Hows everybody copen with the recession and does anyone have any good recession busting ideas.I def had to pull the belt tight meself and cut back on alot of things.so come on people how are ye copen.
im just getting buy but if i get any more cuts to the money i get im not going to make it simple as that
i have cut back and rang round making sure im getting the best deal on everything like phone and esb ect...
big shop once every few weeks and buy stuff that is on offer
no more take aways and thank god i dont smoke and hardly ever drink
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Thankfully, I'm doing better than ok.
I'm a self employed bookkeeper and have picked up 3 extra jobs this year. I think the recession is actually helping me because businesses are trying to cut costs and are using me instead of their accountants. The qualified accountants in the practice where I used to work, billed at €80 per hour, the partners at €120 per hour. I can still make a good living charging a fraction of those costs
I'm a self employed bookkeeper and have picked up 3 extra jobs this year. I think the recession is actually helping me because businesses are trying to cut costs and are using me instead of their accountants. The qualified accountants in the practice where I used to work, billed at €80 per hour, the partners at €120 per hour. I can still make a good living charging a fraction of those costs
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Glengirl: Thankfully, I'm doing better than ok.
I'm a self employed bookkeeper and have picked up 3 extra jobs this year. I think the recession is actually helping me because businesses are trying to cut costs and are using me instead of their accountants. The qualified accountants in the practice where I used to work, billed at €80 per hour, the partners at €120 per hour. I can still make a good living charging a fraction of those costs
I'm a self employed bookkeeper and have picked up 3 extra jobs this year. I think the recession is actually helping me because businesses are trying to cut costs and are using me instead of their accountants. The qualified accountants in the practice where I used to work, billed at €80 per hour, the partners at €120 per hour. I can still make a good living charging a fraction of those costs
its great to seen some people doing ok like you who is self employed
sometimes its people who have a good idea or who work for them selves that make it through something like this better than others
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anniebaby: its great to seen some people doing ok like you who is self employed
sometimes its people who have a good idea or who work for them selves that make it through something like this better than others
sometimes its people who have a good idea or who work for them selves that make it through something like this better than others
I took a chance 2 years ago and left a full time job
My brother in law said "Only you would give up full time work in the middle of a recession"
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Glengirl: I took a chance 2 years ago and left a full time job
My brother in law said "Only you would give up full time work in the middle of a recession"
My brother in law said "Only you would give up full time work in the middle of a recession"
sometimes ya just have to take that chance
oh how i would love to be working
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Babikins: I have no words
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Check your insurance policies. You know, health, serious illness house etc. Managed to save over €120 per month!!
by simply asking my new broker to shop around. All benefits remain the same. My house insurance has halved!!!! Still with the same, original provider. Well worth shopping around lads. These policies have dramatically changed in the last few years
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biggles90000: Hows everybody copen with the recession and does anyone have any good recession busting ideas.I def had to pull the belt tight meself and cut back on alot of things.so come on people how are ye copen.
I am doing ok, work is scarce and prices are way down so you just have to compete and if it means working 14 hours to make a decent days wages that is what you have to do,, , I used to enjoy five or six holidays a year but have had to cut it down to one trip abroad and a few mini breaks around Ireland. Thankfully I didn't get carried away with the tiger spendfest and came out of the boom with a few bob. I was never one for flashy cars or throwing away money,, when you have to work hard to make it you tend to value it more.
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jbomf: why are you looking for work
Well i wouldn't say no to a few extra quid
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mcattack: Well i wouldn't say no to a few extra quid
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im only a student so im doing ok for now
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mcattack: Well i wouldn't say no to a few extra quid
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well im out of work at tmo so i live on a day to day bases cut back on dirnk and the nites out im surving just about but hopen to get a job soon.
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well still employed doing a lot more hours for roughly same ammount of pay
but i remember the 80s just left school then as bad as things are now still better than then from what i remember of those days
but i remember the 80s just left school then as bad as things are now still better than then from what i remember of those days
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biggles90000: Hows everybody copen with the recession and does anyone have any good recession busting ideas.I def had to pull the belt tight meself and cut back on alot of things.so come on people how are ye copen.
am doing good, things were very bad for me 2 years back was down to my last few hundred savings and no hope of a job either, I was very very depressed and felt it was my fault I was in this position but it wasn't, I kept applying for jobs and eventually got a break also a close family member died and left me a lot of money so thats resting in my account, life is good at the moment
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mcattack: Well i wouldn't say no to a few extra quid
maybe we could work ya with biggles we could call it the bigmac special
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jbomf: maybe we could work ya with biggles we could call it the bigmac special
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chancer_mcgancer: You're tag-teamed now boyo
everybodys picking on me
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mcflury
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jbomf: maybe we could work ya with biggles we could call it the bigmac special
Only if i don't have to listen to him
Only messing big man
This can be our song.......
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mcattack: Only if i don't have to listen to him
Only messing big man
This can be our song.......
Only messing big man
This can be our song.......
pmsl mca
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jbomf: maybe we could work ya with biggles we could call it the bigmac special
brilliant
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Oops! Sorry for ranting!! 
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this recession is nothing compared to the 70's or 80's, people were able to survive on a lot less in the 80's.
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kennyfromdublin: this recession is nothing compared to the 70's or 80's, people were able to survive on a lot less in the 80's.
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jbomf: totally agree i remember my dad been out of work in the 80s with a mortgage at near 17% they were hard times
my father was out of work for 18 monthe in the mid 80's, times were tough but we survived as my parents had money set aside, my mum also took a part time job to keep the household going, it was a black market job, may she rest in peace. I came from a middle income family and my parents didn't fritter away money and didn't go on a mad spending spree for our communions or confirmations like a lot of parents seem to do these days. My sister tokk a part time job at 14 at the weekends and still did very well in school.------ This poll is Archived ------
kennyfromdublin: this recession is nothing compared to the 70's or 80's, people were able to survive on a lot less in the 80's.
I got married in 1977..........my rent was 10 old pounds a week...with both of us working...you just managed to do the shopping and pay your bills until the next payday.
I think the problem this time around people were used to the three holiday's a year...changing the car.....wining and dining...not having to worry about money........
They are finding it harder to adjust to their poorer lifestyle..this time around.
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Created: Jun 2011
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