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Making it through

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:58:02 +0000

The father of three young children was very anxious about money he and his wife owed to family and friends, which they had borrowed to keep on top of bills.

Virginia Ironside: Can I avoid lending a colleague money without feeling mean?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:58:02 +0000

I've been asked by a colleague at work to lend him €500. I earn considerably more than he does, by the way. It is just to tide him over for a couple of months and I have no doubt I would get it back.

Diary of a recessionista: Still not sold on the online shopping trip

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:58:02 +0000

There has been no let-up in the dreary weather, giving ample opportunity for relaxing indoors wrapped up in many layers.

Mind games on the menu when you're dining out

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:58:02 +0000

It's all too much to do: you're sitting down at your restaurant table at the same time as trying to regale someone with a witty anecdote about the crashing price of oilseed rape, and before you know it you've ordered starters, main course and wine.

Diary of recessionista: Struggling to banish those January blues

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:58:01 +0000

I often mention how I'm such a positive person, that I like to go about my day with a sprinkle of optimism. But really, it's hard right now -- not least because of the recent cold snap. I do like being cosy inside when the sleet is slapping against the window, but getting out of bed in icy temperatures is not fun.

Diary of a recessionista: I'm back in a job and boy it feels good

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:58:01 +0000

After several interviews in the past few weeks I was made an offer that I have accepted with great excitement. Santa came a little early and gave me exactly what I wanted for the New Year -- a full-time job.

Diary of a recessionista:Not everyone can cope with dole backlogs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:58:01 +0000

I wasn't surprised to read that the number of people waiting on social welfare payments has reached a staggering 58,000, with some experiencing delays of up to four months. Apparently the backlog has reached 14,000 in Dublin alone, which is simply unacceptable.

Diary of a recessionista: Silver linings appearing on doom clouds

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:58:02 +0000

Something positive has been happening lately, a kind of autumnal optimism that seems to be spreading infectiously, despite the recession.

Diary of a recessionista: I've had a lot less money but more fun

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:58:01 +0000

A friend is currently experiencing a stress overload -- juggling a demanding full-time job in the music industry with two part-time 'gigs', leaving little room for precious 'me time'.

Diary of a recessionista: Sometimes it pays to have a good moan

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:58:01 +0100

With many people currently struggling with a range of stressful changes in their lives -- be they drastic pay-cuts, signing on or taking work wherever they can -- anyone with a relatively secure job arouses little sympathy when they complain of a lack of job satisfaction.

It's time for action if your bank is shutting up shop

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:58:03 +0000

I am a current account and mortgage customer of Halifax. Now that they are closing their Irish operation what am I to do? I had been a customer of one of the major banks, but left them when I became dissatisfied with the quality of the service I was receiving. Will I have to return to my former bank or are there other alternatives?