The Angry Geek

I’m sick of the negative media. For months I’ve been convinced that if, instead of going for sensational headlines of doom, the press were just a little more optimistic – balanced even – then the financial markets would probably sort themselves out. Even though that’s probably a bit too optimistic, having spoken to a wide range of business analysts in the last few months on the subject, I’m firmly convinced that even if reporting good news wouldn’t help, reporting all this exaggerated bad news is certainly making things worse.

Sadly, it’s not just the news-hounds who hate people having a good attitude. Baroness Shriti Vadera has been publicly shamed today for daring to voice optimism in this current economic climate. According to the Tories (who I supposedly support), saying “I am seeing a few green shoots” demonstrates how out of touch and insensitive she is…

(more…)

Supposedly, this site is an advert for Compare the Market (dot com), where you can compare quotes for all kinds of things – insurance, credit cards, mortgages etc.

To be honest though, I think Compare the Meerkat is an entertaining website in its own right (although the annoying voice-over is, well, annoying).  Even if it is viral marketing… I like it!

Why is it, that in these times of global financial crisis, when loans are supposedly harder to get, I’m getting more offers of Credit Cards in the post than I’ve ever had in my life?  Even BT wants me to have one now!

Expatriates (see, I do know the right spelling) are people temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person’s upbringing or legal residence. The word comes from the Latin ex (out of) and patria (country, motherland).

(more…)

Today, I’ve finally hit my payout target on Google Ads.  I’ve been using it a while now (is that non-specific enough to pass the Terms and Conditions?), so it was actually quite a surprise.  Interestingly though, I’ve done far better than I might have if I’d had a few more clicks a few months ago – since Google pays out in US Dollars, I’m nearly 50% better off thanks to the crappy value of the Pound these days…

(more…)