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We should welcome austerity - it's good for the soul

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    #11
    Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
    Thats because, some people, or so I've heard, actually earn a bit less than £500 a day.
    Nor have I my whole life! When I earnt £300 a week, I made sure that, on average, I spent £300 a week.

    My point was that I am meticulous when it comes to money, or anything else numerical. It comes naturally. For others it does not and I don't understand it.
    It's about time I changed this sig...

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      #12
      Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
      Thats because, some people, or so I've heard, actually earn a bit less than £500 a day.
      All my contractors fit that category
      Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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        #13
        Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
        All my contractors fit that category
        Who? Bob Shawadiwadi, Bob Patel, Bob Kumar AND Bob Singh?
        And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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          #14
          Originally posted by russell View Post
          We are all in it together!
          whs. That's a major difference between now and the war, for rich people (and those with houses or mortgages) this is the best recession ever. The poor are ****ed.

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            #15
            The trouble is, I am really fckng well off. But I have hoards of kids and other rellies who are skint.
            My son told me he intended to retire at 30 and I shat myself, that means I will have to keep working till I am 85


            (\__/)
            (>'.'<)
            ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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              #16
              Originally posted by sasguru View Post
              I've never found it hard to live within my means as I am very wealthy
              FTFY.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #17
                I've had to cut back. Only a dozen bottles of champers a week at the moment plus my dealer is upset I've cut back from 1KG a month to just a 1/2. My nose has never looked better. Snifffffffffffffffffffff.
                What happens in General, stays in General.
                You know what they say about assumptions!

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                  #18
                  Unemployment is the killer. Now my old man's out of work, I've had to branch out into areas of business I thought I was long past.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
                    Unemployment is the killer.
                    Aye, and divorce is a close second I reckon.
                    If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                      That, and a lot of tips.
                      You should stay away from lepers.
                      ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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