Comments on: NZ trade deficit almost halves in October from a year ago as imports drop faster than exports (Update 3)

By: Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:20:06 +0000

True , Walter . I purchased my first house in my 40’s . Up until then I was unmarried , and all savings in productive assets . But the new wife insisted on a house . And I struggled since then . Now free of my Australian bank friends . Sweet fare-well , to our weekly sob-fests , as I hand over the interest monies . No more……………..Yippppppppeeeeeeeeeee , the gummy bears are on me , team !

By: W. Kunz

W. Kunz — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:14:23 +0000

Sore- Loser/ Rogie,
One of NZ bad mentality is: “Bank- shopping” even before starting up life or/ and business and working hard to make money – without the dependency of lending.

By: SORER-LOSER

SORER-LOSER — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:23:55 +0000

Me too. Same deal. Same Mantra, same credo.

Most people working to pay the bills they never needed in the first place.

Mortgage free at 31, I hated paying 17% to ANYONE, even for a year. Today is piffle rates, but way over priced CRAP as a general rule. Most people have been sold a PUP…and it is pregnant with cross-breeds and bitches…. if ya get my drift.

Would have been earlier, I put most early income into a business.

Tripled the turnover in that in 3-4 years HARD GRAFT.

No holidays or JUNKETS to PARIS or HAWAII…or anywhere on SOME ONE ELSE’S MONEY, like these POLLIES do. Useless idiots.

GRAFT is a four letter word called work to the layabouts in PARLIAMENT and the rest of the 1.7 million taking from the WORKERS.

Their kind of GRAFT is a different kettle of PORK.

I sold that business to an ACCOUNTANT, who sold it at a loss to a BANK MANAGER who CLOSED it.

It taught me a lot about IDIOTS in FINANCE and never being beholden to ANYONE.

Need I say more.

By: Roger Thompson

Roger Thompson — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:01:41 +0000

As the years roll on , I have found some new friends , Sore-Loser , friends who enlighten me , and who can save me alot of money : Google / TradeMe / Amazon.com / NZ Consumer mag / and the gang at ” interest.co.nz “. Prat salesmen don’t have a chance up against that lot . I don’t have a time-share . Nor a 36 m sq. apartment in Auckland . No truffle farm . No money in ” mezzanine ” financing . A little knowledge serves you well , my friend . One thing above all , I am most proud of , no mortgage .

By: SORER-LOSER

SORER-LOSER — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:46:51 +0000

Roger…Roger…

For my sins, I took a sales training course once. Was educational…if not how they intended.

Was all by the BOOK and pat answers to the usual questions PRINTED out for the guys to learn. Like these examples above.

There is no end to the idiot pater.

They learn it by rote and as per my rant MANTRA, would you TRUST these lot with YOUR money. (See I have stock answers too for everything).

All junk, made in CHINA for peanuts and huge mark-ups on them. One year guarantee. If you are lucky. Built in obsolescence.

My personal THEORY is, if I never needed one for 30 years, why do I need this one now.

The worst were the old TIME-SHARE sales people.

Now it is prevalent here in every facet of life. EVEN KIWI SAVER, KIWI HOSPITALITY, Destiny…I suppose….they all learn by rote to get along side the CUSTOMER and then stick the knife in.

Will that be cash or charge.? Yeah Right

Pity, they are what got us into this mess. Plausible LIARS for the most part, sent out by ROBBER BARONS.

Like a POLLY..and the “Prayers for sale” lot……can SPIN on a DIME…..tell a pack of untruths…and make you SMILE……while stealing your wallet……..but not so far..MINE.

Greed sells too, same manner… even the BANKS did it to each OTHER. No wonder we are in the S–t.

The Global problems were all caused by most people, scamming each other in one form or another with NOTHING of value to be gained. Capital Gain……in deed, if not in FACT.

Ask BECKHAM. …and DUBAI…where the loot….went. …it was LOOTED.

A house of cards.

Buyer BEWARE…You have to learn the catch…..not get caught with yer pants down.

Same with VOTING in the current lot. Smiling all the way to the BANK.

Wakey Wakey NZ.