Adventure riding & the recession

[dino3310]

im noticing more and more of these 18months interest free with 18 months defered payments blah blah blah. farkin every where now, soooo easy to tick up... pity they couldnt do that with bike accesseries


heres one for ya Jmj, stuf the beach job to many bugs http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-me-jo...htm?key=231540

[Monstaman]

They ALSO said that job listings were up, so the signs are that things are improving.

We are staring to find that subcontractors in the building circle in Central Otago can't look at work as they are busy again, this is a great sign but hoping it does not go back to what it was which was stupidly high prices and shafting people.

ok ive picked up a year and a bits work, but once the contract is finished and they packet up and gone back to Auckland, im back at square one..

JMJ

A years forward work is cool Joe, anyone can be disposed of on a weekly, 2 week or monlthly basis depending on their contract so I am not sure of job security anywhere.... being self employed also adds a new dimension to that as well.

im noticing more and more of these 18months interest free with 18 months defered payments blah blah blah.

That is a bad thing and what has given a huge helping hand to the mess we have seen, people need to spend within their limits.

[dino3310]

That is a bad thing and what has given a huge helping hand to the mess we have seen, people need to spend within their limits.

yep i now of a couple up here who got a new lounge suit and kitchen whitewares 6 months ago, now he's shitting bricks cause he been laid off....
im just buying everthing with cash now, no cash no buy... to easy to get caught up in debt

[Monstaman]

im just buying everthing with cash now, no cash no buy... to easy to get caught up in debt

My dad is a hard arse Dutchie and we have always been bought up with "if you can't pay for it in full on the spot then DON'T buy it", apart from a house mortgage this is what I have done all my life and it works well.

[MXNUT]

Side note. NZ borrowings are at 95% of GDP, if people don't start reigning in the credit card/36mth credit purchases/dumb arse expenditure, then in 4yrs time that % will be 110 of GDP.
That lifestyle ain't sustainable. We will have to pay the piper by massive cuts to our living standards quickly.
Have a nice day.

Thanks for that little ray of sunshine
Were all going to die , were all going to die ...... blah blah blah blah , were all going to die.



PS........ good news about the job JmJ.

Fingers crossed for anyone else out there having a hard time of it !!