there are people out there far worse off than the majority of new zealanders.
sure it sucks for people to be laid off but it happens. there is plenty of other jobs out there for people, maybe not the kind of jobs they would like, but hey, any job is better than no job.
we have just had the best christmas for years, has taken best part of five years to become debt free (mortgage aside). in that time however i have started my own business from scratch, bought a house, two vehicles, and managed to keep sane whilst raising three kids.
mincie has the right attitude here, stay positive and get on with life.
a friend of mine moved back to nz from aussie a couple of years ago, with a nice deposit for a house. in his mind the houses were far too expensive at that time. also in his trade there was little to no work available. instead of getting work elsewhere, and saving his deposit for the right house in the future, he refused to do any work that wasnt his line of work, and basically existed, using nearly all the money he had saved for his deposit paying rent and bills while he sat on his butt waiting for some work to come up. 4 months ago he spent the last of his savings to relocate beck to aussie to start again. :roll:
if we all had that kind of attitude no one would get anywhere.