Shortage of sun has been the feature of the last winter period here in the UK midlands, along with some stormy wet weather causing flooding problems for some. Climate change seems to be a more generally accepted factor in the weather, and some scientists are suggesting that quite a bit more needs to be done to prevent/limit potential damage. Micro-holding life has continued at a subdued pace, with some opportunity for 're-charging the batteries'.
Personal debt problems have once again hit the headlines, reminding that it may be a good idea for individuals to 'go freerange' on this, working out their own debt strategy and setting their own manageable levels of debt - ? Interest rates represent a considerable on-cost to personal borrowing, putting potential pressure on the household economy and at times resulting in longer-term problems. Interest rates for, say, plastic credit, which could be a large part of personal debt, do not seem to take risk levels too much into account, with seemingly no cheaper plastic credit opportunities for very low risk individuals - ?
Is a future seemingly sustained by rising debt level and rising property values , as some reports suggest, a sound basis for longer-term security, throwing in also the longer-term resource potential problems implicit in the 'planet degradation' current scenario - ? Maybe more freeranger 'frugal' type of consumption patterns will be needed , along with the geo-engineering measures currently being mooted - ?
