Reply to: end game

[HairyArsedBloke]

Alcohol, mother of all evils

And Mickey Mouse is "one of Satan's soldiers"

[ThomasSoerensen]

Alcohol, mother of all evils

agree

[SandyDown]

I also noticed in the local classified people wanting jobs feel obliged to give their nationality within the add, i.e. for a house cleaner, all calssified seems to state 'Polish/English/other nationality' cleaner/builder etc

I wonder if someone can start a Poll to see how many people here would employe and English or Polish cleaner/builder?

[eliquant]

oh forgot to add, during the last downturn there were loads of plumbing retraining threads posted on here.

that got undercut by the Polish. (bad move)

[SandyDown]

oh forgot to add, during the last downturn there were loads of plumbing retraining threads posted on here.

[SandyDown]

you mean like wine

Alcohol, mother of all evils

[chef]

Yup ... batten down the hatches, remove all discretionary spending from your budget. (6)

you mean like wine

[SandyDown]

weh hey - God Like Troll

[Troll]

aahhhh, but did she see the contracting potentials? and did you have to do the contracting to support the beauty?

I did contracting because at that time with 3 babies (literally) in the family I wanted her to stay at home rather than go out to work and leave them with a minder

Mods ...I am watching (1)

[SandyDown]

Not me!... seriously good looks before I even got onto the contracting gravy train. (3)

aahhhh, but did she see the contracting potentials? and did you have to do the contracting to support the beauty?

[Troll]

Not me!... seriously good looks before I even got onto the contracting gravy train. (3)

[SandyDown]

Why are women so shallow? (4)

Why do IT contractors marry or get into a relationship with shallow women?? I mean they all know that the only reason a good looking woman looked at them is because of their daily rate!!

[Troll]

What is a year's worth for you? Also do you have a family to support?..

btw: Another factor to consider the downturn is a good tester of all relationships, during last downturn some contractor's other halves managed to step up and support the family, others just voted with their feet!!

Why are women so shallow? (4)

[SandyDown]

I got one years survival money before I have to sell up and ship out.

Thing is that survival money may be used for plan b so in reality I got 9-10 months ... (not long but if I cannot get a contract within that period its futile anways.).

One thing is that I am not going permanent, its pointless. I'd rather risk it all with plan b.

What is a year's worth for you? Also do you have a family to support?..

btw: Another factor to consider the downturn is a good tester of all relationships, during last downturn some contractor's other halves managed to step up and support the family, others just voted with their feet!!

[Troll]

Depends on your expenses and existing debts (loans, mortgage etc) If you have no debts and no mortgage, then I think you can survive well for a whole year on as little as 15 K - and if the worst comes to the worse you can earn extra doing work including collecting shopping trolleys from outside Tescos.

If you are worried, start looking into your finances and outgoings, see how you can reduce them.

Yup ... batten down the hatches, remove all discretionary spending from your budget. (6)