Age: 93
Annual gross income from employment or profession: Not enough - massive recent drop in income impacting me a lot...
income of spouse: Not married
Type of employment: Country - Ireland
In general are you:
(a) spending more than you earn - spending about 400 million a week more than I am taking in
Bloated PS Pay Packet - A lot
Keeping banks afloat - A lot
Massive Social Welfare - Big Number
Crummy Health Service - Loads of money
Travel: Government Jet, Limos, First Class travel, just the basics.
Other borrowings – car loans/personal loans etc
Currently Borrowing over 400 million a week - could be more
CC: They are all maxed out - ECB Bank keeping me afloat
Do you pay off your full credit card balance each month? Are you mad.
If not, what is the balance on your credit card? Not enough room here for all the zeros.
Savings and investments: What are they?
Do you have a pension scheme? My dependents have fairly nice ones, that I finance.
Do you own any investment or other property? No. Well, if you include NAMA, about 1/3 of the zoned land in the country -I think I am on a winner with this though - property is always a winner.
Ages of children: 3-4 million of them - various ages.
Life insurance: Does the IMF's/ECB's phone number count?
What specific question do you have or what issues are of concern to you?
A lot of my dependents think my finances are grand. I'm beginning to get worried. At the very mention of being prudent and cutting back on expenditure they go all crazy, and start frothing at the mouth.
I'm not sure if my current expenditure is sustainable, and am afraid that the noises that the IMF are making are not just idle threats. I used to be very good with money, but as things went well, I started spending like a drunken sailor. It seems every time I have a good idea, a bunch of gombeens burst in and make a mess of everything.
What can I do to restore my finances and make myself viable as a nation again?
Annual gross income from employment or profession: Not enough - massive recent drop in income impacting me a lot...
income of spouse: Not married
Type of employment: Country - Ireland
In general are you:
(a) spending more than you earn - spending about 400 million a week more than I am taking in
Bloated PS Pay Packet - A lot
Keeping banks afloat - A lot
Massive Social Welfare - Big Number
Crummy Health Service - Loads of money
Travel: Government Jet, Limos, First Class travel, just the basics.
Other borrowings – car loans/personal loans etc
Currently Borrowing over 400 million a week - could be more
CC: They are all maxed out - ECB Bank keeping me afloat
Do you pay off your full credit card balance each month? Are you mad.
If not, what is the balance on your credit card? Not enough room here for all the zeros.
Savings and investments: What are they?
Do you have a pension scheme? My dependents have fairly nice ones, that I finance.
Do you own any investment or other property? No. Well, if you include NAMA, about 1/3 of the zoned land in the country -I think I am on a winner with this though - property is always a winner.
Ages of children: 3-4 million of them - various ages.
Life insurance: Does the IMF's/ECB's phone number count?
What specific question do you have or what issues are of concern to you?
A lot of my dependents think my finances are grand. I'm beginning to get worried. At the very mention of being prudent and cutting back on expenditure they go all crazy, and start frothing at the mouth.
I'm not sure if my current expenditure is sustainable, and am afraid that the noises that the IMF are making are not just idle threats. I used to be very good with money, but as things went well, I started spending like a drunken sailor. It seems every time I have a good idea, a bunch of gombeens burst in and make a mess of everything.
What can I do to restore my finances and make myself viable as a nation again?