Just sold my car to pay the rent

billysweeney

As title says.. just sold my car to pay the rent. Pretty much everything I own is also up for sale to pay for other little luxuries, like food.

I work for a couple of different companies on zero hour contracts, or what used to be known as casual labour. I've gotten 3 days work in the last two months.

Anyone else think that things are getting worse? I feel a little like a serf in the old feudal system.. things have never been better for those who are in positions of power or wealth, and never, in modern society , been worse for the working man.

Am I right or am I wrong?

SV

You're right, things will get better. Keep the head up!

Corkbah

not another social welfare thread !!!

why haven't you applied to your local office for unemployment benefit ?

Lisha

Best of luck op I really hope things get better for you.

billysweeney

Corkbah wrote: »

not another social welfare thread !!!

why haven't you applied to your local office for unemployment benefit ?

What did I say about social welfare?

I'm talking about society.

TomCleverly

Pretty ****ty buzz, but at least your trying to get some work done. I suppose whether things are getting better is relative, for myself at the moment things are picking up, and as a country I'd say things are picking up, but someone could just as easily say the oppisite

FurQyou

Working 40 hours a week at an unpaid internship that I walk 3 miles to and from.


Sold a guitar last week for the same reason.

Couldn't buy lunch today and still have to pay my share of the esb.


You're not alone chief!

fasttalkerchat

Before things got this bad you should have started claiming.
Its easier to get a few days labouring than it is to get casual retail work on zero hour contracts these days.

Femme_Fatale

billysweeney wrote: »

What did I say about social welfare?

I'm talking about society.

Society in what sense?

Mint Aero

billysweeney wrote: »

I've gotten 3 days work in the last two months.and never, in modern society , been worse for the working man.

Am I right or am I wrong?

You're about as working now as the public sector. Dole, rent allowance? Until you can find something more suitable than zero hours.

SouthTippBass

Its times like this I turn to the good book for support, but I cant even do that any more...

billysweeney

FurQyou wrote: »

Working 40 hours a week at an unpaid internship that I walk 3 miles to and from.


Sold a guitar last week for the same reason.

Couldn't buy lunch today and still have to pay my share of the esb.


You're not alone chief!

Ah I guess I just felt like having a bit of a moan. It just seems to get tougher to get ahead.. the really ****ty thing is that it needed a little bit of work to pass the nct, work that I could do myself but I din't have 55 euro to put it back through the test.. I'd have got twice as much. Plus with this new tax rule I'm still going to have to pay the tax for the time it was off the road as I didn't get it declared off the road.

razorgil

it's like déja vu, in this place we call home. i recall a certain minister for finance (r.i.p) telling us that we had turned the corner, back in........whenever. in the real world however, things continue on a downward spiral. whoever came up with the old adage that "time flies when you're having fun"!! the reverse seems to be happenin to me. since 2008, things have gotten progressively worse, but in a strange way, that time has flown. maybe i'm too busy being stressed out about financial matters to see the calendar fritting away, but where have the last five years gone......

Nabber

I hate Jobsbridge.
Good luck OP, twill work for you I'm sure.

Muise...

billysweeney wrote: »

I feel a little like a serf in the old feudal system..

I'd say you're in much better shape, what with improvements in health and diet and workers not being beaten and killed and all. That said, if you wanted to go a bit peasanty, growing vegetables and mending things is always handy.

billysweeney

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Society in what sense?

Well it seems to me that if you step back and look at things from a macro perspective, then society is slowly moving away from the ideals espoused over the last 100 years or so, of fairness and a modicum of equality..

i think there was some form of unspoken social contract where the wealthy maintained their status in general, in return for a somewhat fairer deal for those in the lower social echelons.

Now the bastards are giving up all pretense of fairness and grabbing as much as they can as fast as they can.. read somewhere recently that the richest 300 people in the world have as much wealth as the poorest 3 billion..

osarusan

billysweeney wrote: »

What did I say about social welfare?

I'm talking about society.

Have you investigated what support you might be eligible for from social welfare?

If not, why not?

meoklmrk91

billysweeney wrote: »

Ah I guess I just felt like having a bit of a moan. It just seems to get tougher to get ahead.. the really ****ty thing is that it needed a little bit of work to pass the nct, work that I could do myself but I din't have 55 euro to put it back through the test.. I'd have got twice as much. Plus with this new tax rule I'm still going to have to pay the tax for the time it was off the road as I didn't get it declared off the road.

Moan away, it's a tough situation to be in, I know what it's like to have money being a constant worry and for things to be really tight. Things will get better, it just takes time. Plenty in the same boat as you and there will be for many years to come, it's just the way things are now, but that doesn't make it fair.

seanie_c

billysweeney wrote: »

As title says.. just sold my car to pay the rent. Pretty much everything I own is also up for sale to pay for other little luxuries, like food.

I work for a couple of different companies on zero hour contracts, or what used to be known as casual labour. I've gotten 3 days work in the last two months.

Anyone else think that things are getting worse? I feel a little like a serf in the old feudal system.. things have never been better for those who are in positions of power or wealth, and never, in modern society , been worse for the working man.

Am I right or am I wrong?

No, you're absolutely right.

The financial sector has basically stripped away all the capital from people in countries like Ireland and we're now heading towards a neo-feudal system where more and more people will depend on the land in order to survive.

We see it happening in East European nations like Latvia and Poland.

The bankruptcy of Ireland was by design just like it's been in African, South American and Asian countries before.

The same people destroyed East Europe and Russia after the collapse of Soviet Union.

The financial sector is just full of criminals. In my opinion, they're largely narcissistic, lack empathy and reason.
Just sick in the fckin head.

Dyr

This is exactly what the austerity agenda is about, zero hour contracts and citizenship rolled back to the status of indentured servant

and most people in Ireland think its a great idea, hopefully they'll get theirs in the end

Holsten

Wow... scary things are this bad for some people!

Wish you the best!

Rekop dog

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Its times like this I turn to the good book for support, but I cant even do that any more...

What's changed?

Muise...

Rekop dog wrote: »

What's changed?

he burnt it to keep warm. Holy smoke, 'twas cold last night!

illeagles_mcc

Rekop dog wrote: »

What's changed?

he sold it to pay the rent :pac:

pharmaton

SouthTippBass wrote: »

Its times like this I turn to the good book for support, but I cant even do that any more...

wat, did you sell it? That'll be fifty hail mary's and an our father for you

Frosty McSnowballs

You could have used your car to do take away deliveries...

scudzilla

I was going to post something like "Got any cheap PS3 games", tryin to be funnY then i realised, this aint that funny and it's a LONG time since i did that.

Good luck OP

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

What else have you got for sale?

billysweeney

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

You could have used your car to do take away deliveries...

I thought of that.. but I had no tax or NCT.. plus I would probably have delivered half of them to the wrong houses.. I have a ****e sense of direction!

billysweeney

Johnny Electricity wrote: »

What else have you got for sale?

Well, this being AH and all that I should probably say 'your sister':D

KKkitty

I know how you feel OP. I know people can say it will get better but you need things to improve now not some way down the line. This country is gone to the dogs for a lot of people and they don't see it improving for a long time yet.

dark crystal

Sucks being broke OP. We had to do without the car for 6 months earlier this year, as it broke down and we just couldn't afford to repair it. When you're living hand to mouth, the necessities have to take priority.

Hope things improve for you soon. It can only really get better from here for you. Have a chat to your local SW office and see can they help you in the interim.

meoklmrk91

Forgot to mention that if things get so bad you can't afford food, heating etc, contact SVP, they are there to help and you can alway volunteer or donate when you are back on your feet.

It might be time to get onto the SW as well 3 days work in 2 months is no good to you, you may be entitled to casual dole or something, but it's something you should def investigate if things have gotten this bad.

Frosty McSnowballs

billysweeney wrote: »

I thought of that.. but I had no tax or NCT.. plus I would probably have delivered half of them to the wrong houses.. I have a ****e sense of direction!

I know a guy who used to collect stuff that people were giving away for free. The likes of couches, beds and misc furniture. He then put them into a local auction house and used to make a fair bit of dosh.

Frosty McSnowballs

billysweeney wrote: »

Well, this being AH and all that I should probably say 'your sister':D

Oooooooooooh! Heh

L-M

billysweeney wrote: »

I thought of that.. but I had no tax or NCT.. plus I would probably have delivered half of them to the wrong houses.. I have a ****e sense of direction!

You dont owe the back tax unless you were caught

Lennyzip

billysweeney wrote: »

As title says.. just sold my car to pay the rent. Pretty much everything I own is also up for sale to pay for other little luxuries, like food.

I work for a couple of different companies on zero hour contracts, or what used to be known as casual labour. I've gotten 3 days work in the last two months.

Anyone else think that things are getting worse? I feel a little like a serf in the old feudal system.. things have never been better for those who are in positions of power or wealth, and never, in modern society , been worse for the working man.

Am I right or am I wrong?

Your right . Things not as tough for me but it does get to you . Got a job straight out of college , was in full time employment for 9 1/2 years and hung around for an involuntary redundancy back in '09 .
Took a kinda career break for 2 years & got bk into employment going from 1 **** , poorly paid job to the next . I'm down €500 a week from what I was on back then and am actually worse off now wages wise then been on the dole in my current part time job . But it has taught me some invaluable life lessons and my hope is things can only get better .
In an odd way I'm actually happier now but a better paying job would obviously improve things . Also I was thinking bout selling one of my guitars to buy something but I know I would regret it . Obviously not in the same position as you but I can definetly empathise ....

billysweeney

Ah **** it.. I just felt a little bit fed up in the immediate aftermath of selling the motor.. its a little sickening to sell something thats worth more just because you are stuck.. just got me thinking about how people get 'bet down' for want of a better way of putting it.

Just one of those things I guess, and I have to over ride the feeling of just wanting to lie down under it and put the head up and keep going..

As regards the comments from people saying to go to the SVp etc, I just feel that if it came to the point of needing to go to a charity to live I would have to opt of of the societal deal as it is no longer fair, and go and take what I need directly.

Yakult

Could be worse, at least you have the internet. A host of opportunities at the click of a button.

Frosty McSnowballs

Best of luck dude, I hope it all works out for ya!

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

billysweeney wrote: »

Well, this being AH and all that I should probably say 'your sister':D

I'll give you €1 to edit that comment

cabb8ge

billysweeney wrote: »

---- Plus with this new tax rule I'm still going to have to pay the tax for the time it was off the road as I didn't get it declared off the road.

No you dont
I am sure of this, car sold, new onwner tax from purchase month.

billysweeney

cabb8ge wrote: »

No you dont
I am sure of this, car sold, new onwner tax from purchase month.

Yeah. Made a big mistake though.. gave the guy the logbook as he was a 'dealer'. I was young and needed the money and all that.

billysweeney

Anyway folks.. onwards and upwards.... this time next year rodney and all that:)

pharmaton

ok you can go to bed now Billy, thanks for that. Don't forget to turn off the internet before you go.

Mech1

Go talk to people, you know more people than you think, get some cash in hand work. If you really want to work and do a good job, as in really put the effort in, you will be ok.

BillyMitchel

Making comments about his Internet is not really fair is it?

OP you know you can work a minimum hours and claim SW. Go down to your citizen advice office. Tell them your situation and see what they say. They can be pretty helpful.

And you're right it's not fair and it is wrong. Might be hard but try stay positive.

Fock the car it's meaningless in the grand scheme of thing. What ever you do, do not let it constantly get you down because that's when the shît could really hit the fan.

Best of luck bro

meoklmrk91

pharmaton wrote: »

ok you can go to bed now Billy, thanks for that. Don't forget to turn off the internet before you go.

For all you know OP could need the Internet for his work and even if he doesn't the Internet is fast becoming like electricity or running water, you may see it as a luxury but I personally don't. I mean you don't really need electricity do you? Not really? Still not something most people in the western world would even think about living without.

EazyD

pharmaton wrote: »

ok you can go to bed now Billy, thanks for that. Don't forget to turn off the internet before you go.

Nice low blow mate, stay classy

osarusan

EazyD wrote: »

Nice low blow mate, stay classy

The poster refuses to comment on their eligibility for welfare, and instead talks about 'going out and taking what they need directly.' I smell a troll.

pharmaton

EazyD wrote: »

Nice low blow mate, stay classy

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