OUCH!!! That is a mighty drop.jansman wrote:mind you what I could do with that hundred quid a week!
Prepping getting harder !
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Yes it is,but being philosophical,that's life I guess.Thing is we have no debt.itsybitsy wrote:OUCH!!! That is a mighty drop.jansman wrote:mind you what I could do with that hundred quid a week!
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: Prepping getting harder !
No debt? That takes the sting out a bit, I guess.jansman wrote:Yes it is,but being philosophical,that's life I guess.Thing is we have no debt.itsybitsy wrote:OUCH!!! That is a mighty drop.jansman wrote:mind you what I could do with that hundred quid a week!
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damar2000
Re: Prepping getting harder !
No debt - brilliant.
I think paying off debt should be foremost in the preppers mind. When you have debt you are a slave to the banks which limits your freedom. Of all the scenarios financial collapse / hyperinflation / deflationary depression are much more probable than some of the other disaster scenarios. Being debt free in a financial stress situation gives you much more freedom than say someone who has a massive mortgage and credit cards debts.
I may post a separate item on debt later on as its something close to my heart.
Think and feel positive and you will recover your lost £100 pw and more sooner than you think.
I think paying off debt should be foremost in the preppers mind. When you have debt you are a slave to the banks which limits your freedom. Of all the scenarios financial collapse / hyperinflation / deflationary depression are much more probable than some of the other disaster scenarios. Being debt free in a financial stress situation gives you much more freedom than say someone who has a massive mortgage and credit cards debts.
I may post a separate item on debt later on as its something close to my heart.
Think and feel positive and you will recover your lost £100 pw and more sooner than you think.
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diamond lil
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As my mum used to say - "only the rich can afford debt" ! I hate the worry of debt, would do without if I couldnt afford something.
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Thanks for your concern everyone!Thing is, I have an aversion to debt-childhood thing.Because I have been earning well we have assets,and I think that is the key.Stash cash and grub when you can-draw on them when you can.damar2000 wrote:No debt - brilliant.
I think paying off debt should be foremost in the preppers mind. When you have debt you are a slave to the banks which limits your freedom. Of all the scenarios financial collapse / hyperinflation / deflationary depression are much more probable than some of the other disaster scenarios. Being debt free in a financial stress situation gives you much more freedom than say someone who has a massive mortgage and credit cards debts.
I may post a separate item on debt later on as its something close to my heart.
Think and feel positive and you will recover your lost £100 pw and more sooner than you think.
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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smileyt
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I don't have any debt either, and it's something I've been thankful for again and again. I might not have much money, but what I have is mine. Like Lil, if I can't afford something I do without. Luckily I've never been the kind of person who has frittered money away on clothes, CDs and the like. My parents made me save my pocket money for a Sindy doll when I was little, and that lesson in delayed gratification has stood me in good stead!
I'm living off some of my preps (stashed food and cleaners/toiletries etc at the moment. The worry is what's going to happen when it runs out I will keep trying to replace some of it and hope for the best.
I'm living off some of my preps (stashed food and cleaners/toiletries etc at the moment. The worry is what's going to happen when it runs out
I will keep trying to replace some of it and hope for the best.Re: Prepping getting harder !
Exactly!when the stash steers to run short you WILL replace it-you have the mindset, you have the will.smileyt wrote:I don't have any debt either, and it's something I've been thankful for again and again. I might not have much money, but what I have is mine. Like Lil, if I can't afford something I do without. Luckily I've never been the kind of person who has frittered money away on clothes, CDs and the like. My parents made me save my pocket money for a Sindy doll when I was little, and that lesson in delayed gratification has stood me in good stead!
I'm living off some of my preps (stashed food and cleaners/toiletries etc at the moment. The worry is what's going to happen when it runs out
In three words I can sum up everything I have learned about life: It goes on.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
Re: Prepping getting harder !
Are you job hunting at the moment, Smiley?smileyt wrote:I don't have any debt either, and it's something I've been thankful for again and again. I might not have much money, but what I have is mine. Like Lil, if I can't afford something I do without. Luckily I've never been the kind of person who has frittered money away on clothes, CDs and the like. My parents made me save my pocket money for a Sindy doll when I was little, and that lesson in delayed gratification has stood me in good stead!
I'm living off some of my preps (stashed food and cleaners/toiletries etc at the moment. The worry is what's going to happen when it runs out
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smileyt
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Sort of, Itsy. My current job ends in two weeks. Then I will have to sign on over the summer. My job is supporting students at the local university so when there are no lectures there is no work. I love my job, it suits me down to the ground in many ways because it's like being self-employed but without the hassle of doing my own tax and NI (agency does it). The only trouble is that there is no sick pay and no pay if there is no work. I know I am fairly likely to get taken back on in October as I am good at my job and students I have worked with before often request that I work with them again, which is very flattering 
So I am not as badly off as some people, because although I will be unemployed, at least there is an almost cast-iron chance that it won't be for long.
I hate signing on, though. It goes against the grain. Also, they try to push you into doing all sorts of jobs that just aren't suitable. I have to be really careful what I do because I know that if I do the wrong thing my health will go splat. I am OK at the moment but that's because over the years I have found a lifestyle that works for me and maintains my health at an OK level. Unfortunately there is no room in the system for people like me as it looks like I am picking and choosing (I am picking and choosing, but there is a good reason for it, and it would cost a lot more to "keep" me if my health went splat! It's a damage limitation programme!!).
An additional problem is that it looks like my hearing is deteriorating again My hearing aid battery ran out this morning whilst I was walking the dogs and I was a bit shocked at how quiet it was, which means that my other ear is going down the drain. I can manage with the student support because that it in lecture theatres which are a quiet environment, but it does leave me wondering how long I will be able to do the job. I reckon I will have another couple of years at it and then I'll have to find something else due to my poor hearing, if it keeps deteriorating at this rate.
Anyway, I have an application form for casual work at a local health food store which I am going to hand in this week. And I thought I would look at gumtree and see if I could pick up some temporary work here and there over the summer. Leaflet deliverying, that kind of thing. That at least should keep the Job Centre off my back, if they see that I am trying to support myself. In the past they have looked at my CV and said they can't find me anything because I have too many qualifications, but I think with their targets being so much higher this year they'll be pushing people into anything at all. Vegan in an abbatoir. Roman Catholic in an abortion clinic. Etc.
Sorry for the long reply!
So I am not as badly off as some people, because although I will be unemployed, at least there is an almost cast-iron chance that it won't be for long.I hate signing on, though. It goes against the grain. Also, they try to push you into doing all sorts of jobs that just aren't suitable. I have to be really careful what I do because I know that if I do the wrong thing my health will go splat. I am OK at the moment but that's because over the years I have found a lifestyle that works for me and maintains my health at an OK level. Unfortunately there is no room in the system for people like me as it looks like I am picking and choosing (I am picking and choosing, but there is a good reason for it, and it would cost a lot more to "keep" me if my health went splat! It's a damage limitation programme!!).
An additional problem is that it looks like my hearing is deteriorating again
My hearing aid battery ran out this morning whilst I was walking the dogs and I was a bit shocked at how quiet it was, which means that my other ear is going down the drain. I can manage with the student support because that it in lecture theatres which are a quiet environment, but it does leave me wondering how long I will be able to do the job. I reckon I will have another couple of years at it and then I'll have to find something else due to my poor hearing, if it keeps deteriorating at this rate.Anyway, I have an application form for casual work at a local health food store which I am going to hand in this week. And I thought I would look at gumtree and see if I could pick up some temporary work here and there over the summer. Leaflet deliverying, that kind of thing. That at least should keep the Job Centre off my back, if they see that I am trying to support myself. In the past they have looked at my CV and said they can't find me anything because I have too many qualifications, but I think with their targets being so much higher this year they'll be pushing people into anything at all. Vegan in an abbatoir. Roman Catholic in an abortion clinic. Etc.
Sorry for the long reply!