berybert Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 The question here is what would you do if you had no money. Not what is your plan B. Some people fall so helplessly in love plan B goes out the window and they give their trust to the girlfriend or wife along with every penny they have. What would I do in such a case. What could you do ? Rely on the goodwill of friends, but then most of your friends would have told you not to give everything you had to the woman in the first place, so they are unlikely to help. You'd have to hope someone felt pitty on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 What would I do if I were suddenly broke? I'd wait until the first of the month unless we're talking here about the US Treasury going broke as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Only an Idiot gets suddenly Broke, I went from being able to cycle 10 miles in under 21 minutes, to not being able to climb a flight of stairs - the decline in my health took less than a month. I was fortunate to be in a job that provided me with first class health insurance, a guaranteed income over the whole period of my illness and to own my home outright. Most people faced with such a sudden health problem who do not own their own homes and have access to secure income would very quickly fall into debt, perhaps loose the roof over their head. Nothing about idiots at all. Only very fortunate people are able to weather catastrophe in their life. They do so by maintaining something to hang onto, their job/income their home their family their health Loose one of those and you need the others to survive, loose any two of those and your stuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Only an Idiot gets suddenly Broke, I went from being able to cycle 10 miles in under 21 minutes, to not being able to climb a flight of stairs - the decline in my health took less than a month. I was fortunate to be in a job that provided me with first class health insurance, a guaranteed income over the whole period of my illness and to own my home outright. Most people faced with such a sudden health problem who do not own their own homes and have access to secure income would very quickly fall into debt, perhaps loose the roof over their head. Nothing about idiots at all. Only very fortunate people are able to weather catastrophe in their life. They do so by maintaining something to hang onto, their job/income their home their family their health Loose one of those and you need the others to survive, loose any two of those and your stuffed. So you were just lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 If you have your health you have everything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Only an Idiot gets suddenly Broke, Oscar Wilde, Walt Disney, Rembrandt, Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln were hardly idiots! http://moneyaware.co.uk/2013/12/5-famous-bankrupts-from-history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 So you were just lucky? Very much luckier than most. I've had a good life, I've worked hard and had some great opportunities. Often opportunities handed me by chance or by people who took a chance on me. I don't hold with the 'self made man' cr@p we hear so often - everyone needs a bit of luck. You can of course set things up to play against you, which is why we need to plan for failure. Why we need a Plan B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zierf1 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Don't know what I'd do without good parents. They've bailed me out numerous times when I was down and out. Thankfully, they're rich. If I lost them, I'd be in a world of doodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuestHouse Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Don't know what I'd do without good parents. They've bailed me out numerous times when I was down and out. Thankfully, they're rich. If I lost them, I'd be in a world of doodoo. Then I suggest you prepare yourself for the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsycat Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I am broke. My problem would be if i suddenly got rich!!! I'd do a wee dance!! I won 13 swiss francs in the Euromillions lottery on Friday. So i am, slowly, climbing the ladder to the 21 million to be had on Tuesday. And when i win that i shall buy a house with a garden and pool and adopt lots of animals. Like a miniature pig. I also have a rather rich parent, who bails me out occasionally. Not just me, but her other children too. She huffs and puffs but i know that she would never leave me out on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPinthailand Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 you land at Heathrow Airport, 1 bag of clothes for 3 or 4 days, UK passport in hand, no cash (lost all in a Thai house or Thai business) , totally broke(1£ in your pocket that you found when exiting the plane) , you are 50 or 60 years old so no retirement benefits , what next? where you go? no friend, no family, ...only 1£. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsycat Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 You go down to the benefits office, you are a British citizen they have to help you get back on your feet. Jeez, if they can give foreign refugees three bedroom houses and money, they can do the same for you. I'm on benefits here in Switzerland, ok not a lot of money. But enough to get by. And i'm not Swiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow64 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Max out my credit cards until I get a new job.. Sent from my c64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeJoMTB Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Company pension + state pension, At worst I can only be broke for under 4 weeks. Not long enough for them to cut off the water and leccy ........ food I can get free from the temple. How bad could that be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsycat Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I have never had a credit card. Ever. It's always been the hole in the wall bank. If there is no money in there, i'm buggered. I am good at sorting out the money i get - pay bills, get bus pass and then budget. It's all about budgeting, you know how much cash you have and you live with that. And my bank does not let me go overdrawn. I can eat pasta for a week with just a bit of butter. My only expense, that should be given up are cigarettes. If i gave them up i would be 10 quid richer a day. But, i don't go out and eat in restaurants or go to bars daily. I live frugally. I have free wifi where i live, i call my friends and family on Skype. And sometimes i treat myself to a pizza or i buy a bit of salmon for my tea. Tomorrow i am going to a course on how to live with what you've got. I don't really want to go - especially as it starts at 8.30 in the morning!! But if i don't go, my benefits will be cut off. So i shall potter there. And i will probably enjoy it - meet people in my same situation, and get some good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Having no money or options in Thailand was the best time of my life. It's what you do in those times defines you. Maybe you'd be kind enough to share some of those nuggets for the less fortunate members of this forum. Yes, that would make a good topic, I will wait to see if anyone starts a topic about about have you ever been broke in Thailand. I have had a lot lately on the Pub forum and thought I would give someone else a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 only an idiot would give a thai gf any money never mind all their money. however i know this happens and anyone lacking enough intelligence to give money to thai gfs is likely to be stupid enough not to manage their finances effectively. as i a) dont need to pay a thai female to be my gf and manage my finances effectively i will never be 'suddenly' broke. steps gently down from pedestal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 "you land at Heathrow Airport, 1 bag of clothes for 3 or 4 days, UK passport in hand, no cash (lost all in a Thai house or Thai business) , totally broke(1£ in your pocket that you found when exiting the plane) , you are 50 or 60 years old so no retirement benefits , what next? where you go? no friend, no family, ...only 1£."There is a "Social Care" office located within Heathrow Airport, they would take over immediately and help sort things out. Starting with paperwork chain, hostel accomadation and food.http://www.heathrow.com/airport-guide/terminal-facilities-and-services/social-care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 you land at Heathrow Airport, 1 bag of clothes for 3 or 4 days, UK passport in hand, no cash (lost all in a Thai house or Thai business) , totally broke(1£ in your pocket that you found when exiting the plane) , you are 50 or 60 years old so no retirement benefits , what next? where you go? no friend, no family, ...only 1£.You're a parasite...I'd send you to Calais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 you land at Heathrow Airport, 1 bag of clothes for 3 or 4 days, UK passport in hand, no cash (lost all in a Thai house or Thai business) , totally broke(1£ in your pocket that you found when exiting the plane) , you are 50 or 60 years old so no retirement benefits , what next? where you go? no friend, no family, ...only 1£.You're a parasite...I'd send you to Calais. I hear Germany and Sweden are most welcoming these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fey Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I assume for most, losing it "all" would take a little while. I can't imagine a scenario where I would dead broke overnight. Well just make something up then, so we can spank on the deeds you have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I assume for most, losing it "all" would take a little while. I can't imagine a scenario where I would dead broke overnight. Well just make something up then, so we can spank on the deeds you have done. Don't spank me, yank me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmanchester2 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 i would have to open some kind of business in cambodia if i got down to my last 10,000 pounds - then when that failed i'd go back to uk using my credit cards and live with my mum and dad and start temping in offices... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Eat it up. These are the times when amazing things happen in your life!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikrit Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Go Fishing ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I would blame someone else. That seems to be the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaClub Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 I was born and paid taxes in what some jealous people refer to as a nanny state. I was born with a plan B. I was born in the US. Yes, I am jealous as hell! In the US, it seems that the best of plan B's are never quite enough (unless, of course, you are born into the ultra-wealthy class). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 This question to me is a very strange one, really strange one!! a - First of all if you do not have the "age", than it is just to go back from where you come from in falang-land!! b - Secondly if you have the "age" and you have worked so little in your home-country so you do not have any pension, than it is just to hopp back from where you come from.... c - Thirdly if you have worked like a normal human being (falang) having your pension, than you are NOT broke,, even if you have lost your precious saving-money, you are not broke, you have your monthly money anyhow... So this is just a matter of staying on pension-money or go back home to mama again, and stop blaming the usual Isaan-girls for your own naiv stupidity, where you let horny rules over brain!! Glegolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 If your hunnee keeps her promise to love you long time, big time, then no need to worry, hansum man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycler Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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