Were you happier in the Celtic Tiger or are you happier now in the Failed Economy???

gigino

Poor Craythur wrote: »

I knew things were gone mad when the the trainee hairdresser who was cutting my hair told me all about her upcoming weekend shopping trip to New York. This was in late 2007.

I knew things had gone mad when there was an overseas property exhibition and 2 people emerging ( youngish teachers as it happened ) were interviewed on tv, and they said they had just bought a places in Dubai each.

Couchkitten

Well I'm better off now because I was just building up my career during the boom and I've been extremely lucky to be able to move upwards and onwards even with the collapse. My rent is way cheaper and the cost of living's gone down - Money-wise I've money for the first time in my life. (i'm not loaded or anything, i'm just not stuck anymore)

I've also finally stopped being in awe of people my age who were buying houses, fancy cars ect.... I thought that they must manage their money so much better than me. Now I realise that they borrowed all that money.

I'm sad for our country though....and for people who have been left in desperate situations.

1966

Couchkitten wrote: »

I've also finally stopped being in awe of people my age who were buying houses, fancy cars ect.... I thought that they must manage their money so much better than me. Now I realise that they borrowed all that money.

couldn't agree more with your comment - often thought me and OH were doing something wrong not to have a place in Spain / Turkey - financial failures I thought - but hey luckily we were not the types to over-stretch ourselves and how glad am I today !!!

Bobby42

I miss the random pay increases I got for no apparent reason during the boom. Now I'm a penniless student.

Table Top Joe

Couchkitten wrote: »

I've also finally stopped being in awe of people my age who were buying houses, fancy cars ect.... I thought that they must manage their money so much better than me. Now I realise that they borrowed all that money.

I was the exact same,i thought "how the hell can they afford all that stuff??",fancy cars,house(s!) and all that jazz,i never thought i was good with money until the crash,i had a very black and white attitude to it,i didnt have enough money to buy the same as everyone else(well,nearly everyone else it seemed then)so i didnt,i dont mean that in smug way,i just presumed others did have the money,there were times when i felt like i was failure too as i had countless people my age(and younger)telling me "you'd really wanna get on the ol property ladder".......thankfully i didnt and while im now making about a grand less a month than i was,i dont owe a penny and im still fairly comfortable,overall id have to say im better off now,i make much less money(i should point out i do much less hours too,i enjoy the free time i must say,30 hrs a week btw)but everythings so much cheaper now too,it used to infuriate me how little people cared about how much things cost "sure it costs what it costs" as a friend of mine always said,a lot of people complained about the price of everything but people just shrugged their shoulders and paid anyway,sandwich and a cup of coffee was over a tenner ffs in a lot of places!!!....actually it probably still is,i wouldnt know




Hmmm,went on for longer than i meant too there:D.......the price of things used to drive me crazy(and it still does)but no one gave a **** then,when we do get back on our feet(fingers crossed)i hope lessons will have been learned and we'll be the better for it,tbf the country never had money before so its only natural people went a bit mad,it was greed on a lot of peoples parts but it has to be seen in context,a lot of older people lived a long time here with sweet f.a so of course they wanted to enjoy themselves,they've paid the price for it though big time



Interesting thread...

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

As long as I am employed I am happy. Saying that my job is rubbish, the pay is an insult and I have a lot less time to myself. Even still, I am much happer than I was 3-4 years ago.

Agricola

Wouldnt say I was happier in the boom because I wasnt rich back then, and Im not now. Was a student throughout the boom and went into a job with a modest salary 4 years ago, which Im still in. So you don't miss what you never had.
Im a natural pessimist / realist though and would always have been vocal with family and friends about my disdain for the celtic tiger bluster and everything that went with it. Thankfully for me that now means Im not trying to service a huge mortgage or payback a big carloan.
Despite the fact a recession suits my personality better, Id rather live in a world where everyone had a job and the world was a happy shiny place where politicians and bankers were respected custodians of the state!

blaze1

I wasnt rich during the boom but could manage nicely....

Once the mortgage rates go down again I'll be better....

Just got a nice letter from the bank, my mortgage is now my entire wage from the end of march. :eek:

bonerm

UsernameInUse wrote: »

Everything seems **** now - it's like there is an invisible cloud over Ireland.

Sorry, I had a curry for dinner.