The Credit Crisis - A Different Perspective
As I write this post, I’m sitting in an office in Dublin, Ireland. 
The weather is miserable outside… but we’re warm and protected indoors. The bad weather means that it’s really dark, even early in the day… but we fix this by switching on the lights. Even looking out the window makes me shiver… so I pull my comfy sweater a little closer around me. If I feel thirsty… I can help myself to a drink from the fridge. When lunchtime comes, we will all make our way down to the canteen for some food to keep us going for the few hours until we head home for dinner.
In recent weeks I have found myself worrying about my bank account, my savings, my mortgage, my job…
My mind has been filled with thoughts about unemployment, repossessions, stock markets plummeting, banks going bust… As more & more bad news hit the headlines I began to wonder… can this get any worse?
Then it hit me… Yes.
Despite the financial turmoil, despite the credit crisis, despite house prices falling, despite everything… I AM one of the lucky ones.
- I don’t have to worry about feeding my family tonight.
- I don’t wonder where my next meal will come from.
- I don’t worry about my baby drinking dirty water.
- I don’t have to sleep outdoors tonight or any night.
I have access to food, shelter and warm clothing. I have clean water on tap. I can visit a doctor if I need to. I have access to heat and electricity at the flick of a switch. I have access to education and training. I have job opportunities and leisure time. I even have the privilege of having some savings to worry about in these economic times…while many people don’t have even enough money to survive, never mind save.
At the moment many of us are cutting our spending… this is leading to a fall in charitable donations… there is a real fear that this may result in many of the world’s poorest people suffering even more than they already do.
So, despite the economic downturn, I have decided to make a small but determined effort in favor of those much less fortunate than me. Out goes the weekly treat of Hot Chocolate with extra marshmallows & whipped cream… in comes an extra weekly donation to charity. It may not be much, but it’s a start. If you think about it, by foregoing one tall latte, you could contribute $3 to someone in dire circumstances.
As a part of our contribution to Blog Action Day 2008, StatCounter has decided to sponsor a child via the charity Plan Ireland.
Plan is an international development agency which works to implement programs at a grassroots level in health, education, water and sanitation. Children are at the heart of all Plan activities and their projects directly support more than 1,500,000 children and their families.
By becoming a sponsor with Plan, StatCounter, together with thousands of other donors worldwide will help to improve the quality of life of children living in poverty.
Plan’s active support for child development over a long period of time aims to improve the healthy development of children from before birth, through to an adulthood in which they can be valuable and productive members of their community.
If you would like more information about Plan, please click here. To sign up as a sponsor follow this link, or click here to make a single donation to Plan. Remember - every cent counts and every donation is appreciated.
Togo is a small country in West Africa. Annual income per head is just $350 and the mortality rate for children under 5 is over 10%.
Plan is currently working on various projects in this area including:
- erecting clean water points
- training teachers
- building and modernising schools
- establishing voluntarily manned crèches to release younger girls from the responsibilities of child minding so as they can attend school
Plan are also working to tackle the stigma and discrimination associated with disability by establishing and equipping community based rehabilitation centers. It is hoped that, following this project, disabled children will no longer be locked away in homes, but instead be given the opportunity to be active participants in society with the opportunity to live their lives to their maximum potential.
Positive results are already emerging as communities are beginning to recognise that disabled children have an important role to play. As one community leader put it ‘this project has helped us re-find our children’.
October 15th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I’m delighted to know that StatCounter has decided to sponsor a child in Togo. I visited the Plan Ireland website and discovered that it is part of Plan-International.org.
I didn’t participate in Blog Action Day, although I have covered issues I feel strongly about in my StatCounter tracked blog. In July, I wrote an article about Children’s welfare in Africa. Did you know that Togo has a government minister for Social Promotion, Women’s promotion and Child Protection? In Togo the average number of children born per woman is 4.85 and life expectancy at birth is 58.28 years. There’s lots of work to do. Here is the article:
Children’s welfare in Africa.
I also wrote an article about the first 20 countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Togo was the 19th country to do so.
Ratifications the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
October 15th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Beautiful words- I really needed to hear them! Thanks
October 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Massive respect for writing this and putting things into perspective.
October 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
A most excellent perspective on the financial crisis. If more people would first live within their means and then seek to give to those less fortunate we would all be much better off. Thanks for this post!
October 15th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Yes! We live like royalty really. More than half the world´s population does not have the privilege of living with all our luxuries (all of which we take for granted). Thank you for a very compassionate post.
October 15th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
We applaud you for sponsoring a child via Plan Ireland……..if each person would take on a similar cause this would be a better world !
October 15th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Being a PLAN sponsor already I fully appreciate what you are doing and would like to thank you for reminding me that a letter to my sponsor child is long overdue. Thank you and well done.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
This is such a meaningful writing, we are already lucky to be live in N America cities.. we had lots of things that others don’t in some poor country.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Yes guys you take all you have available for granted. I also participated in this Blog Action Day 2008. And if you’d like to see how much a family consumes food per week, go ahead and read: http://www.chanitz.com/2008/10/food-eaten-by-family-shown-in-one-week.html
StatCounter Team Response:
Raffi - thank you for sharing your post with us. It is humbling to view the comparisons.
October 15th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Yeah, this crisis is seriously affecting us all. Hope it works out for everyone though
October 15th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I love the points you make and I feel like I forget them all too often. So what if I don’t have anything to do tonight or my computer is acting funny or traffic is bad…at least I have a place to sleep tonight, i have a computer, and I have a car…I feel so selfish sometimes when I realize the things I strive for when so many people have only a fraction of what I do.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Excellent post SJ! We do get caught up in day to day events and fail to stand back to take in the whole picture and appreciate how lucky we really are.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Really nice post StatCounter, straight from the heart with great words.
October 15th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Thanks oh kindred spirit …. Back in March 2006 I did such a piece on my blog expressing just such sentiments … all we need to do is imagine ….Sure it’s tough here right now but you are spot on, ‘NOT PAINFUL’ as for many .
So often I ask my self the question :-
‘if we had all made a stand on a regular basis on behalf of others , would it have ever got as it is for us ? ‘
Love the action ..and once again thanks ……
October 15th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Thank you for the heart felt words. There is no better way to teach than by example. May your personal & business life prosper.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
VERY good post it was a really nice way to put this financial turmoil and has changed my view on it.
October 15th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Yes, this post sure made me think.
October 15th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
We should count our blessings each day……….thanks for a positive and upbeat post………we should all follow your example………..
October 16th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Great post for Blog Action day. I also posted for blog action day here:
Global Poverty is all relative
October 16th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Great post. We had this same sort of discussion at church on Sunday, and realizing blessings is what it is about.
October 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Very nice yall, unfortunately I completely forgot about blog action day.
But I’m still glad that yall took (and are still taking) action against poverty.
October 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
We are very delighted that statcounter has sponsored a child. It has amazing rewards. We have sponsored many causes and continue to help the community as best we can. Our website has a real good indication of this credit crisis. We have seen the beginning of the year turn out for many people not getting credit or credit cards and getting turned down. We would like to report we hve seen a 30-40 percent swing in more approvals. We think things are getting better and banks have got the money they need to lend once more.
October 16th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Thanks so much for this inspirational article.
Our multicultural staff has been quite proactive and resourceful in finding ways to give to the less fortunate.
Cutting back on excesses and donating that money - as well as recycling older business and office equipment and reselling gadgets and home accessories they would have thrown out.
It is so nice to see people keep their perspective and still care, in what has become an increasingly cynical world.
It is not hard to understand why Statcounter is so awesome - you have so much caring to share
October 17th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Hi all,
We’re terribly sorry to report that we had a problem with the comments on this blog - some inspirational comments posted today (in particular from Rob and Nick if memory serves correctly) were deleted in error.
We sincerely apologize for this and encourage anyone whose comment was deleted to post again should they wish. We really value the contributions to this blog, so we are really upset that this error has happened.
October 17th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Excellent post. I may complain about my job and money issues, but I can at least say I have a roof over my head, food in the fridge and a warm bed to sleep in. I wish people would sincerely take a look in their own communities-I mean REALLY look. Here in the US kids do go to bed hungry, without proper clothing for the season, houses that are literally falling apart, yet the only time we do anything is during the holiday season. Why? We should take care of each other every day by cutting back on unnecessary luxuries. Do what I started doing. Drop all of your change in a bucket and donate -charity starts in the home.
October 18th, 2008 at 1:40 am
This post truly made me smile. I needed to read this after a long week of work, sitting in traffic. I am truly blessed with my family, and all what life has brought me. Thank you.
October 18th, 2008 at 2:16 am
Greetings from Egypt.
Way to go. Thanks for this post. Good on StatCounter.
Best regards.
October 18th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Another Social Enterprise project. Excellent!
Internet has empowered and enabled many individuals to discover new riches laid open for everyone. For those unlucky people living in places where resources are scarce, we the lucky ones are impelled to give what is needed for them to sustain their basic humanity-that is our moral responsibility.
The greatest Social Enterprise icons of our time are none other than the good men in Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
Cheers
October 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Great to get some perspective on things. I think we all get too carried away in our own comfortable lifestyles to remember what real suffering is and that materialism isn’t that important after all. Thankyou for reminding me.
btw, Big League Players Club post is spam!
October 18th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Great Start! Stat Counter Rocks!!
October 18th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
nice word,the same as i feel….
October 18th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
i love stat counter…good job
October 18th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
That is really awesome that you are thinking about and acting in a way to help the less fortunate. It is always good to keep in mind that there is always someone in a worse off condition. Too often we simply ignore them.
Regarding the deflationary credit contraction, or Kondratieff Winter, it is just getting started. Figuratively, there is maybe 1″ of snow on the ground and this blizzard is going to be long and cold with feet of snow. Sadly, most people are oblivious to the impending storm and are still running around in their bathing suit thinking the summer weather is going to return.
Anyway, keep yourself prepared and warm and I am sure you will do fine during this part of the natural cycle.
October 19th, 2008 at 9:36 am
First of all I would like to send my genuine words of approval to StatCounter that they support those kind of actions. As a young software development company we would like to contribute part of our income into those kind of charity actions as well, therefore I would like to ask someone to contact me at office_at_software-shopping-cart.com to tell me how to do it most efficiently.
Warm regards,
Paul
Storm Interactive
Director
October 19th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Actually this credit thing started like nearly a year ago it acually started to get worse, we all reaped it just recently
This time last year i started my 1st office job but 4 months ago it went bust and alot of people benn sacked of it from that health insurance company i reckon also they will loose members as aswell since there is less people looking after manualed claims
Also there will be a 30% drop in people taking on health insurance, we are lucky here that low income people still can get operations done for free nearly.
But we all blame those greedy Ceo’s and their under dogs wanting a high income and some of them want a 100,000 dollars pay increase from the year before, while the 20,000 dallor wage jobs lucky to see a 3% pay increase over 10 years say 600 dollars extra per year
it’s the top 5% people that are at fault of at least 95% of the debts, lying about each companies profit, not counting the loss or money they gotta owe to loans from banks
October 19th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Also one a young mans pension and try to feed my 16 month daughter and my wife from overseas, on one pension is really hard, i have like 2 web domains and websites that they are going to close on me, I could not afford to keep them and to pay rent for hosting, also our currency drop like over 30% in the past 4 months
to buy one aussie dollar was 93 cents US not it is 67 cents and dropping hard
70% of business here are US or other foreign owned or runned which makes it soo hard to survive here and you all call it a lucky country, lucky that firearm laws are so stricked here only
October 19th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Thanks for this post and for taking the time to give to those less fortunate than yourself. I love the idea others posted about reselling used goods and donating the proceeds. I’m doing that this weekend. I’m forever in an attitude of gratitude!
October 20th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Yes right now I am the lucky ones, but don’t know how long the stituation
would remain same.
Really a Great step from StatCounter !!!
October 20th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
This century is witnessing a new trend of all isms, thoughts and faiths meeting at one point, like top of the pyramid, on consumerism. This new ism has taken the best advantage of human genius of technology, art, commerce and science. The whole world is a free market today. The communists and capitalists and those sitting on the fences are all together in buying and selling whatever is or can be made possible to trade. Besides movable and immovable tangible goods, things and concept like carbon trading, web spaces and even virginity is on sale. As the title of the ism goes there should be one consumer and one provider of consumable, but in this market every one is seller and every one is buyer. A new Lord has emerged to rule over the world called – Market. He is the only all pervading energy to keep consumerism alive by buying and selling – what?
The unmanifest virtual world has replaced the real (unreal as per philosophy) world. Therefore the world has even gone farther than the so called unreal material world. The world today is unrealistically unreal. Can two ‘no’ can make one ‘yes’? I strangely feel that there could be one ‘yes’. For the first time the unmanifest form of God is showing His dominance over manifest one. For the first time the possessed wealth has crushed the ego of the very man, who used to possess it. For the first time the common person could be seen and heard by mighty and powerful people and vice versa; the transparency brought in by the technology would not allow any mystery or hypocrisy to take root and flourish. This all is the positive side of this technological revolution which had made a common man’s face empowered by the Universal Form of God.
Your Blog proves this point and I am sure the majority of masses would emboleden itself to produce a very big power to counter such greed and lust borne market economy to restablish a fair falue for human vaalues and equity. I am from India and a former scout so doing a good turn is my religious duty, having had worked as corporate professional could experience socialism, capitalism and a mix of both. the real ism is humanity and charity. Business can not survive without charity, that is the soul of doing business. I have felt very happy to read the blog and share my happiness with all those who create value for others but are deprived to get their share due to so called market economy.
October 20th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Yeah, this crisis is seriously affecting us all. Hope it gets back where it was.
October 21st, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Now is the time for us to make the links between what is happening in the City of London and on Wall Street today, and what has been happening to developing countries for years.
Writing to local or national papers is one of the best ways to do this, as well as commenting on web forums and news websites, and talking to your friends.
Here are some points you could make:
* The current financial crisis is the result of reckless lending by private banks, just as the ongoing developing country debt crisis was the result of reckless lending by the rich world in past decades. People all round the world are suffering because of the lack of a fair system for dealing with debts.
* The total debt of all developing countries is $2.9 trillion - around the same amount as has been pledged by rich country governments to bailout the banks in recent weeks.
* It would take only $375 billion - with the cost spread out over many years - to cancel 100% of the debts of the world’s 49 poorest countries.
* Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, has faced four hurricanes in a month and continues to suffer the effects of the global food crisis. But the World Bank and IMF have announced that its debt cancellation has been delayed by six months.
October 21st, 2008 at 7:16 pm
One day will become normal again… hope soon!!!
October 21st, 2008 at 7:57 pm
It is all great helping othe people in a bad situation but some charity workers can have wages of up to €50.000, I dont know about the charity you support but I know many other of the big ones that pay that to their workers.
I think it is obscene that an organisation that calls itself non for profit can have fat cat wages, that money come from donations, most of them from people who are low waged themselves, and meanwhile those charities keep claiming “not for profit”, yeah right, not in stockmarket investment but they get lots of benefits out of the organisation, like for example having a job, if the charity you work for goes bust you are out the door.
So I accuse big charities of hypocrites, save 3 Euros not going to Starbucks to pay for a malaria vaccine, but in the process 2 Euroes goes towards feeding fat cat wages too.
No thank you
October 21st, 2008 at 11:13 pm
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October 22nd, 2008 at 4:40 am
Excellent post my friend. I have traveled the world as a Merchant Marine and have seen all sorts of tragedy in my time. I too have feel back into my chair having similar thoughts. I too feel the exact same thing you do. I agree if most of could only make a small cut in our lives and give to others the world would be a better place. However my emotions run deep in this area. I mean we have the poor here in my country as well as you do. I often wonder why we can’t help our own people and then wonder how can we help others when we can’t help our own. Nevertheless some people do and that pleases me. Meanwhile remembering the times I believed grain to poor countries to watch the bandits come and haul most of it away and never reaching the ones whom need it most. Anyway I am ranbling on here. Thanks for the read and God Bless!
BobM
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 am
Good to read so much genuine goodwill and true philanthropy. Restores my faith in the goodness of most of mankind. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have tended to support just one charity, The CF Trust, I have a son who suffers from Cystic Fibrosis, but I will make a point of supporting this.
Well done Statcounter.
What a shame we have such terrible people attracted to become politicians and bankers, while the rest of us just do our best for ourselves and those around us.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Hi best blog ive read in quite awhile,
500 euros on its way to plan from us,
nice to focus on something other than the in’s and out’s of making money,
Best regards Marco
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
It will be a really marvelous world if we can remember that we are all humans and we all come from the same source… People will feel so much elevated once they rediscover the power of helping other people.. spreading love… Money is not the ultimate power love is but we have forgotten this to our path to success… and success is not happiness.. love is happiness
Love and light to you all!
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:50 pm
It is a shame that we are in a state of financial decline and worse financial dependence, a world without money at all would be a beautiful one. Lets face it, money gives power to a few, while it enslaves the rest of us. To live from paycheck to paycheck, one mortgage payment or credit card bill to the next, prevents humanity from discovering its true potential. While at the same time, it allows those who control all the money to control all of us.
Despite the complacency of a roof over your head or food in our stomaches, and the contrast to much of the world who live outside, hungry and helpless, you should demand reform, abandon the money system, the government, who really only makes rules that manipulate us all into submission and slavery. Then instead of working to make your employer and your government money, you could work to make the standard of living for all human beings better, that includes those less fortunate. Using your money to sponsor the less fortunate, is a capitalist solution to to a humanist problem. Think of the skills and beliefs that you have, and how a world without money would allow them to flourish and grow into ways in which you can help others, and help yourself at the same time.
Support humanity, abandon the money system, adopt the advancement of mankind, join the zeitgeist movement.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:33 am
man, and i thought statcounter was just a rad free service… now i realize that it’s actually a socially conscious organization of deep thinkers. couldn’t agree more with the blog about the ‘credit crisis’. i’ve had this very thought myself, and whenever i find that i’m getting bogged down in the prefab generalized anxiety created by the media about this whole debacle i remind myself that i am actually one of the most privileged, lucky people on earth, living in the most privileged societies in the world. thanks for posting this, and for all that you do.
October 24th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Very noble idea to do such a great thing. Wish u guys luck.
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October 26th, 2008 at 1:48 am
Great Post from StatCounter Team! The idea of donating the proceeds could really be a good contribution. Definitely! one should look at a different perspective in this difficult time.
October 26th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Actually, be grateful for having the essentials of life is nice, but I hope it doesn’t take the place of the outrage the middle class people should have toward the banks, the governments and the big businesses that managed to create this fiasco. As resources inevitably become tighter, the rich and powerful will squeeze us all further. Next, utility prices will go through the roof, and they’ll say “Oops, sorry, mistake, need a bailout”. Then food prices will skyrocket, and they’ll say “Oops, sorry. mistake, need a bailout”. And it each step will we say “at least we don’t live in Africa”? Fact is Africa’s a mess because the big companies have ruined the lives of people there to a large extent. Eventually, you won’t have to move to Africa, its coming to you.
October 27th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
A fantastic blog, I really appreciate this perspective very much and find that this view is very much overlooked in favour of greed/panic/gullibility in believing media hype. Well done!!
October 27th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Out here from Ecuador I just registered few days ago to Statscount and feel very confortable even more now reading this. Great to know you are people consciuos about the REAL WORLD…
ONe thing I will like to add is that ONLY $ 3 BUCKS (EUROS, USD, POUNDS, OR YENS, ETC) is A LOT OF MONEY FOR POOR FAMILIES IN AFRICA, SOUTHAMERICA OR ANY 3RD TO 4TH WORLD AREAS.
So dont subestimate what you can do donating any cause with say $1 or cents a DAY..this could be live death situation for many kids, moms in the world. They are the future.
I will make a suggestion I am implementing myself here in Ecuador and can be implemented anywhere in world where there is a Large Beer Brewing Factory (pretty much anywhere). Beer process produces something called “Brewers Yeast”. Maybe you know already. A sour tasting powder when dry. This is so powerful and so cheap. Work with your local brewery and ask for it. try it yourself and feel the power of this natural food. If many people can get this powder to be given to poor kids around the globe, beer drinkers can help save many lives. Just ask any doctor or training sportman, helth advisor, etc, about this product. Or read specs label in Health Food Store.
We should talk to big Beer Companies to get this product for free to the poor as a nutrient complement.
Keep up the good work for the poor
Happy Statcounter customer
Ricardo Nuñez C
Ecuador
galapagosurf.net
October 28th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
God Bless You!
I’m the webmaster of a Catholic web site and I’m very happy to read these words. We have to say we are human not money. We are the true wealth of this world so just stop worrying about sole economy and start taking care of us as persons.
Thank you.
Samuele
Italy
October 28th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
The credit crisis will affect all people in the world, the poorer will suffer than usual. Your post will change someone mind about helping people.
I will try to help the poor in my country, too.
October 28th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Quite right. I recently lost my job, and have kept myself upbeat by saying “well, at least I’m not in Kabul”.
On a separate note, may I say how much the names of the contributors on this thread make me smile? If I received a comment from someone called Making Gift Baskets for Fun or Profit! or free dating I would assume it was trackback spam. But here, I see they are genuine comments.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I lived in Tullamore for a year so I know Dublin well. If you can change your life come why not come in live in Costa del Sol where prices are the lowest they have been in a very long time. Andalucia is Ireland with Sunshine.
Anyone who wants to know more about Spanish property please get in touch.
October 30th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I guess it’s time to short Starbucks stock then
October 30th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Great reading, nice all around replies !
October 30th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
This post is really touching. StatCounter has really initiated a great cause. This perspective really can make anyone see things in a different manner. One will be able to realise that not being able to buy with your credit card is not really a great difficulty anyway in front of the bigger picture.
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:15 am
i visit lot of site basically i use daily internet and visit blog but not found blog better then statcounter blog and statcounter site services.
November 2nd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
As we take a step back & realise that some of us are so lucky to be able to wake up, eat, sleep, & do the things that we are doing now. In spite of the fact that some are not that unfortunate lately in calamaties worlwide. Let’s continue to pray for all of them. Shalom
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Good effort statCounter.
November 4th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
It’s a great work to help hungry childen in Africa, but I think our life will be much better if we start to help each other - everywhere and everyday. We can help to old people or people with problems - today in your own town, not in Africa.
November 5th, 2008 at 12:13 am
not afraid of crisis, I have already lost. But there are pluses, was sleeping quietly, nerves are better.
November 9th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Hi. I am going to check it, since I saw a comment in another site regarding \”The Credit Crisis - A Different Perspective\”. Someone related to Fair Trade Chocolate Advert. Thanks anyway.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Great article. I agree, the worst people are never worried about the current events, UNLESS it directly applies to them
November 17th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Wow! what an insight details on credit crisis. it’s my sheer luck that I came across this article. I have to read it again and again and AGAIN!
Great coverage statcounter. Thanks!
November 18th, 2008 at 12:46 am
Great initiative StatCounter.
Lets hope the government don’t ruin it if they think Starbucks is too big to fail and force you to pay for their overpriced coffee
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:49 am
Great work guys. Africa without poverty…imagine that. I hope to see it in my life time.
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I can’t see Africa without poverty unless the warlord mentality is somehow erased!
December 4th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I lived in Tullamore for a year so I know Dublin well. If you can change your life come why not come in live in Costa del Sol where prices are the lowest they have been in a very long time. Andalucia is Ireland with Sunshine.
December 6th, 2008 at 6:49 am
When the economy is bad for one person, it is almost always a plus for someone else! Terrible cycle, but reality.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
At this point, really hard but you need to survive the crisis
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
thanks for the great post
January 15th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
You are a very smart person!
January 16th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
thanks. super l guess it’s time to short Starbucks stock then