- the Stumblng Tumblr admits it—he’s not conscious that the so-called global financial crisis has had so far any great impact on him personally
- there are others who can’t say the same though:
Wealthy professional people [in the UK] are increasingly turning to pawnbrokers for help in tackling short-term cashflow crises, with Aston Martins and Rolexes being offered as collateral to pay for luxury holidays and even private school fees.
- the quotation’s from this story via this; in addition to the Aston Martins and Rolexes, we’re told about the pawning of diamond rings and gold bracelets
- the story should perhaps have been entitled “Will Pawn For Fees”
- the image above is from here
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