[mailman] Kevins
Well say .. A good example.. The debt is a shame .. Of bad management...
View Article[kevins] People make things worse
Things would have been OK if it was not for the drama surrounding Cyprus now when the banks open over there your see a mass exodus of money. This is the time when we should be supporting the banks well...
View Article[NeepHead] mailman
I don't see today's 40 year olds any different from when we were that age, indeed it seems to me they are much better off. What is different is thay they have had much greater borrowing availability...
View Article[lex1] kevin
If the levy had went through, there would still be a run on the Bank's, all they have done is create another problem to deal with, but it still goes back to their inability to deal with the Greek...
View Article[kevins] lex1
The load was about 10 billion a drop in the ocean why they have to make such a noise about this loan compared to other countries. If they gave them the money the markets would not have crashed so much
View Article[mailman] Neephead ...All
I had less money in my early working life.. but less presure to spend more on more things.... as per today I had no costs for credit cards, no broadband, no mobile phone contracts and and could save...
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Didn't we do the arithmetic on this a couple of weeks ago? As I recall the figures equated very closely. In terms of house purchase your grandson at £20k is just starting out so a house at £160,000 is...
View Article[mailman] Neephead
Yes I have to agree more hours worked in the past.... But the change to more PT working offered today must be a concern to those seeking a FT employment.... Seems to have gone from more hours working...
View Article[BJone] 60's...70's
In the late 60's early70's you had a cushie number if you only worked 45 hours and you could buy a pair of levi's for a tenner and a decent motor for £500 quid. My palls dad was doing OK and he bought...
View Article[kevins] getting positive
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Royal Bank of Scotland was higher after Liberum Capital upgraded the stock to 'buy' with its target price at 340p.
View Article[NeepHead] mailman
Don't lose sight of the fact that there are many more women working today, even part time, than in the 60s and 70s.
View Article[mailman] NeepheadI
Yes you are right women are working more today.. One point on that.. One could say that 2 incomes are often needed now to meet the family budget costs..? A lot has happened in the past 50 years .. That...
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You worry too much! As ever there will be ups and downs and life will go on. The likelihood is that in 50 years our grandchildren will be looking back and expressing gratitude for what we created for...
View Article[mailman] NeepheadI
I do not worry as I have few financial worries at my age... Mortgage paid and just enjoy life... I just feel sorry for the younger generation that cannot do what I was able to do with less...
View Article[tomwicks] Motley
using underlying earnings, RBS is currently trading on a projected P/E of 10.5, cheaper than its peers in the banking sector, which are currently trading on an average P/E of around 19.5. RBS's P/E...
View Article[tomwicks] Continued
RBS's underlying profit reached £3 billion during 2012, almost double that of 2011. However, RBS was forced to take an accounting charge relating to the value of its own debt, which pushed the company...
View Article[NeepHead] mailman
Thanks, I nodded off. I agree there are certain difficulties for younger people in the present situation but I have to say that I wish I had their chances for the future. I see these times as having...
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