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David McWilliams in Carrick-on-Shannon

Went to a very interesting talk in The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon today by economist David McWilliams in which he “explained” the recession and outlined some possible solutions for getting out of it. Here are some of the main points I remember.

Stop blaming everyone else including government etc and start forgiving

>> Posted in General on February 14th, 2009 |

Tags: david mcwilliams, economist, recession

Recession Boosts Cyber Crime

Another nasty spin off from our current financial apocalypse is the increase in Cyber Crime including Viruses, Phishing and Email Scams. With people more desperate for a deal or a quick buck, scammers have more chance of catching out someone so be extra cautious.

I’ve definitely noticed a change in direction of most of… Read More

>> Posted in General on December 10th, 2008 |

Tags: cyber crime, phishing, recession

Following the Recession

Just spent most of last weekend joking about the recession with a visiting friend. Felt a bit guilty and it may sound a bit flippant with people beginning to endure real financial hardship but it seems you can’t turn on the tv or radio these days without hearing about the general doom and gloom.… Read More

>> Posted in On a Positive note! on November 25th, 2008 |

Tags: credit crunch, economic downturn, recession

Stupid Mortgage Question!?

I hate to mention the ‘R’ word with everyone else going on about the doom and gloom non f****** stop but I’ve had cause to think seriously about getting a mortgage recently and a friend pointed out something very obvious, perhaps stupid but nonetheless valid!

Ok, so I have a pile of savings in… Read More | 6 Comments

>> Posted in General, On a Positive note! on September 29th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Tags: irish banks, mortgage, recession