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What have you had to do without because of the Recession?

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  • #62
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,486 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    PrettyBoy wrote: »
    OP you really should consider painting your house yourself. It would take 2-3 days max by yourself. I painted a one storey shop today - front and one of the sides. Started at 8.30am and finished at 4.30pm, job done. I'm no pro but it's only painting, anyone can do it.

    £3,000 is absolutely insane.

    ARE YOU MAD??

    This is Ireland! We're all rich, we have been for the past 20 years. We don't do things like paining houses ourselves! You're insane!

    Next you'll be telling me that i should fire Jeeves and make my own brown sauce sandwiches!


  • #63
    ascanbe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭ascanbe


    Bridger Billions Freezer wrote: »
    Quilted toilet paper. Down to three ply :o

    Juan sheet does plenty...


  • #64
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    Health.


  • #65
    Doc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭Doc


    Ireland

    I have been traveling or working in Australia during most of the recession and would have liked to go home at one stage but don’t see the point in returning now when I have an alright job here and if I went home would really struggle to find anything in my profession. Hope it all works itself out soon as I’m a bit of a home body at heart.


  • #66
    Dr. No
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭Dr. No


    A haircut


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  • #67
    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    My dignity


  • #68
    Steodonn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 357 ✭✭Steodonn


    The car I planned to get last year. Now plan to get next year and likly a cheaper one

    And my hoilday was a depressing 70 euro day trip to wales ( but over there I have the money to go to the pub )


  • #69
    kiwilostineire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭kiwilostineire


    Rented Mule wrote: »
    I grow my own ;)

    Stones?


  • #70
    Big Knox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    bryanjf wrote: »
    coke and hookers

    cookers!!


  • #71
    suitseir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 887 ✭✭✭suitseir


    PrettyBoy wrote: »
    OP you really should consider painting your house yourself. It would take 2-3 days max by yourself. I painted a one storey shop today - front and one of the sides. Started at 8.30am and finished at 4.30pm, job done. I'm no pro but it's only painting, anyone can do it.

    £3,000 is absolutely insane.

    That included the paint as well! Yea, you are right, it was insane. You have started me thinking now that I can get some guy to do it for less. No chance of doing it myself, for various reasons, which I will not go into!!! OK time to start searching.....


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  • #72
    George Orwell 1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 595 ✭✭✭George Orwell 1982


    UR MUDDER


  • #73
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Hearing the term Celtic Tiger!


  • #74
    Luxie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭Luxie


    Doc wrote: »
    Ireland

    I have been traveling or working in Australia during most of the recession and would have liked to go home at one stage but don’t see the point in returning now when I have an alright job here and if I went home would really struggle to find anything in my profession. Hope it all works itself out soon as I’m a bit of a home body at heart.

    Same ('cept I'm not in Aus)

    After many years away, the time would be right for me to go back. Only I can't very well throw up a secure job now. Madness it would be.

    (I do have the option of a career break, mind).


  • #75
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,645 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    nothing.

    better job, better apt, better car, more money since it all started. got lucky I did with the job :)


  • #76
    poppyvalley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭poppyvalley


    I could'nt trade in my 8 yr old clapped out banger


  • #77
    EverEvolving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,272 ✭✭✭EverEvolving


    Unemployment for the first time ever, and learning how difficult job hunting has become :(


  • #78
    smokingman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,796 ✭✭✭smokingman


    I can't afford Anglo shares any more....oh hang on...I can! :D


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