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How is the economy affecting YOU?
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 412856
7/18/2008 8:17 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Customers have left me with $40k in unpaid invoices.
Drive my wife's car, unstead of my truck.
Barely any work, sat home for 4 days now, but no worries, i always get work. Just taking a breather.
Have small garden and learned to bake bread.
Bought gold/silver .
Canabolism. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 447493
7/18/2008 8:20 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I already wrote a perfect screen play, but it wasn't comedy... seems I didn't make any money. Funny thing is... it really has been coming into play...literally. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 452634
Times are a changin'. Get that script published. We need a new London or Keroac to describe for us our tough times...
good luck, the demand is there and rising... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470129
7/18/2008 8:33 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I already wrote a perfect screen play, but it wasn't comedy... seems I didn't make any money. Funny thing is... it really has been coming into play...literally.
Times are a changin'. Get that script published. We need a new London or Keroac to describe for us our tough times...
good luck, the demand is there and rising... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 447493
We'll be needing a new Steinbeck pretty soon. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 469910
7/18/2008 8:39 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I work for Verizon Fios. Last year I had about 20+ hours of overtime. Now, NOTHING.
I cut my cable tv service and switched phone service to Vonage. Keeping my internet for 41.00/mo. Put up an antenna.
I literally have about 180.00/wk left over a week after paying all bills EXCEPT credit cards (which I have stopped paying).
180/wk with a wife who doesnt have a job and two boys.
YES, THIS SUCKS NOW. But I do have stored food+water.
Pulling 80.00/wk out of bank and into my safe.
Impossible. Can you add? 180 minus 80 minus 10 equals 90 lousy bucks a week for a family of four?!
Either you dont have a safe or you are still tapping money from somewhere. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 447493
Not impossible, Take home 1,011.00 wk. 40 hrs. After rent AND ALL BILLS PAYED EXCEPT CREDIT CARDS I have 180/wk left over. Rent is 1,500. Car Payment 388.00 and so on, gas blah blah. After everything i have 180 left. save 80.00 spend other 100 on entertaining kids, myself, wife, clothes whatever. It's getting bad |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 464462
7/18/2008 8:41 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I work for Verizon Fios. Last year I had about 20+ hours of overtime. Now, NOTHING.
I cut my cable tv service and switched phone service to Vonage. Keeping my internet for 41.00/mo. Put up an antenna.
I literally have about 180.00/wk left over a week after paying all bills EXCEPT credit cards (which I have stopped paying). Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2199
WTF Dude!
Verizon doesn't give you free service? You're supporting the competition by buying cable and I am the competition! I work for a cable company and today we got an additional bonus check to our regular check! YAY! Free cable, all channels and free high speed Internet. Economy hasn't hurt us at all! I have no debt, 2 big gardens, lots of land, 2 big dogs that'll rip your throat out, 6 months of food, well, cash, guns, ammo, booze, cigs and 2 women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The depression is fucking great for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 447493
7/18/2008 8:46 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Either you dont have a safe or you are still tapping money from somewhere.
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Not impossible, Take home 1,011.00 wk. 40 hrs. After rent AND ALL BILLS PAYED EXCEPT CREDIT CARDS I have 180/wk left over. Rent is 1,500. Car Payment 388.00 and so on, gas blah blah. After everything i have 180 left. save 80.00 spend other 100 on entertaining kids, myself, wife, clothes whatever. It's getting bad Quoting: Anonymous Coward 469910
Sorry about that. I misunderstood the numbers. |
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mj-13
User ID: 464494
7/18/2008 8:51 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
These past couple years, my business has taken a real beating. As far as the economy goes, it has been at least that long and not just an "over night" crisis. As an independent plumbing contractor, I have seen a real transition. We used to have very steady work for quite a long time but it has gotten so slow that I have had to look for other positions just so that my wife, daughter and I can keep our heads above water. Every year we would go on at least one week long vacation. Not any more. Almost every day, I would eat out for both lunch and dinner (with family). Now we cook and eat in. I bring my lunches to work (every day). As a driver, I use to drive 90 or nothing. I mean "bat out of hell". Now, I drive like a snail and try to keep all of my trucks (business and personal) with as little of cargo as possible (to bring down the net and gross curb weight). All of this in order to spend less on gas. Rarely do I go out to the movies any more. If any thing, my wife and I entertain friends and family with both dinner and conversation at our house. Maybe we'll play card games or watch a video (on demand or DVD). When it comes to utilities, I turn off the A/C in the summer (or heat in the winter) just before leaving the house for work. Before going to the grocery store, my wife and I now cut and coordinate coupons. We do a lot more freezing of food stocks, in order to save money on groceries. I think now that I have seen how bad things have gotten, I have become not only more humbled by the experience (of course the worst is yet to come), but I am much nicer to my fellow man. I will go out of my way to hold the door for someone. Or maybe it is just a saying of "hello" to a stranger or a waving of the hand in greeting another. I just hope things get better and by that I mean soon. As far as I feel about it, I think we are all in this together and we need to think as one (not "one" as in a billion individuals). We need to be there for each other and put away our petty differences. Who gives a shit if one of us is black, white, yellow, or red. Who cares what religion we practice. We are all one my friends, and that is what matters. If we think like that, we can make it through the trying times. God bless us all. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 447493
7/18/2008 8:52 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Economy hasn't hurt us at all! I have no debt, 2 big gardens, lots of land, 2 big dogs that'll rip your throat out, 6 months of food, well, cash, guns, ammo, booze, cigs and 2 women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The depression is fucking great for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 464462
You'll quickly be out of the loop with that attitude. And when you fall, all that people will remember is your big fat mouth!
No sympathy is a lonely place....
No house, no garden or food, and the girls escaped ages ago...
All's you will have is one gun and one bullet.
Can I watch? |
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CountryJoe 
down a long dirt road is my domain
User ID: 447201
7/18/2008 9:02 PM
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also save cans, collect bottles, and have experimented with authentic asian food. ok, i know your gawking at me now, but hey, its cruel to let animals starve to death. this goes for them and me. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 457940
nice...you'll do well in times to come.
Each of us-
A cell of awareness-
Imperfect and incomplete.
Genetic blends
With uncertain ends
On a fortune hunt that's far too fleet.
IM @ AIM: country12965
Yahoo: JoeSicspak |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 447493
7/18/2008 9:06 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I already wrote a perfect screen play, but it wasn't comedy... seems I didn't make any money. Funny thing is... it really has been coming into play...literally.
Times are a changin'. Get that script published. We need a new London or Keroac to describe for us our tough times...
good luck, the demand is there and rising...
We'll be needing a new Steinbeck pretty soon. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 470129
Yes, and Hemmingway...
Raw realism,,,,, none of the flash bang, no pretension, no more delusions... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 193501
7/18/2008 9:30 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
we are whatcha call less-thans...brady bunch marriage that put a bunch of kids from two families together. Mom works part time (me) as well as runs the home, dad kick ass working on cars and computers for way less than the chains will work on them for. We are KICKING ASS!
Finally FINALLY everyone is staying at home so they wanna keep the computers going, AND they want their old used friends' cars that they bought for a few hundred up and running,, so my husband fixes them so it saves them the gas.
So yeah, husband gets another back rub, AND his favorite dinner. NOT because he's the MAN, but because HES THE MAN, with the TALENT, that brings in the groceries...
Now, to be fair, the groceries arent always as fresh as I like, but Farmer's Market's, neighbors, and trading my own basil, oregano, and onions doesnt hurt any. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 469910
7/18/2008 9:35 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I work for Verizon Fios. Last year I had about 20+ hours of overtime. Now, NOTHING.
I cut my cable tv service and switched phone service to Vonage. Keeping my internet for 41.00/mo. Put up an antenna.
I literally have about 180.00/wk left over a week after paying all bills EXCEPT credit cards (which I have stopped paying).
WTF Dude!
Verizon doesn't give you free service? You're supporting the competition by buying cable and I am the competition! I work for a cable company and today we got an additional bonus check to our regular check! YAY! Free cable, all channels and free high speed Internet. Economy hasn't hurt us at all! I have no debt, 2 big gardens, lots of land, 2 big dogs that'll rip your throat out, 6 months of food, well, cash, guns, ammo, booze, cigs and 2 women!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The depression is fucking great for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you take home 1,011.00 for 40 hrs and health benefits PAYED IN FULL? Dont think so |
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Michelle
User ID: 462249
7/18/2008 9:43 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I don't eat out as much. I live in NYC, so a night out, good food and wine for one person used to cost about $100. I used to do that every weekend. Those days are gone! But at least I got to enjoy them while they lasted...
And today I just spent $8.99 on a 1 quart bottle of Knudsen's 100% black cherry juice. WTH is up with that?!!! I didn't even notice the price when I put it into my cart. If I had, I never would've bought it. That's outrageous. Welcome to NYC and that wonderful thing called inflation... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470373
7/18/2008 9:46 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Americans... you reap what you saw and you are the only one to blame. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 193501
7/18/2008 9:49 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Americans... you reap what you saw and you are the only one to blame. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 470373
Im as happy four years ago as i was two, and one year ago. I reap one thing. Appreciation and happiness. Stop being so bitter, I blame my happiness ON ME. |
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Michelle
User ID: 462249
7/18/2008 9:53 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Americans... you reap what you saw and you are the only one to blame. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 470373
Oh and your country, wherever you're from, is holier than thou?
And you might want to go back to grammar school... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 376019
7/18/2008 10:00 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
The "me" sort of mentality is part of this problem. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 462030
incorrect, americans are free to contract individually, its the "We" that is the problem |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470379
7/18/2008 10:02 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Got laid off and discoverd GLP , now i see how badly we are being fucked by our "elected officals"
thank god for glp |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 467692
7/18/2008 10:03 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Americans... you reap what you saw and you are the only one to blame. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 470373
So so true. So what did your homeland sow to become such a shithole? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470382
7/18/2008 10:03 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Fuck!!!
It's much worse than I thought.
Good luck to everyone. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470353
7/18/2008 10:17 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I don't see much change in NW Arkansas. The streets are full of cars and business seems to go on as normal. Personally, I'm not spending a penny that I don't have to because the cops arrested me for having a gun in my car (I was minding my own business) and then the engine threw a rod. So, I feel like I've been robbed. Twice. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 447493
7/18/2008 11:11 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
The "me" sort of mentality is part of this problem.
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incorrect, americans are free to contract individually, its the "We" that is the problem Quoting: Anonymous Coward 376019
You are a relic of the Cold War and a product of Hollywood. America lived fine with "we" before the propaganda against communist ideology erased whatever community we used to know -- a betrayal of what we were, to be better robots against the red menace. How many raised before 1940 were purged from society? How many fled the false US it had become?
Same as the fanatic jihadis were created, your individualistic "contract with society" philosophy was born of myth and only served the purpose of controlling your thoughts, your fantasies and most importantly your identity....
Now, you are just in the way.... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 437959
7/18/2008 11:26 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Same as alot of people. Living pay check to pay check. Started buying some generic brands. Not eating expensive meat everyday. Not going many places unless necessary. Cut off land line phone and only going to use cell phones. Swithing from cable to satellite on a special offer. Not eating out, rare to get new clothes blah, blah, blah... but at least were surviving so far. Also started looking for cheap place to buy in the country with land for garden. Just mainly little things right now, but I know it's going to get worse. Good luck everyone, we haven't seen nothing yet I'm afraid. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470379
7/18/2008 11:27 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
i have more money cause i just stopped paying these credit card companies |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470387
7/18/2008 11:34 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
How is it affecting me personally? I'm a pro at what I do, I do the work of three men every day so I'm always employed. I'm paying triple fuel prices but I can handle it.
How does it affect my perception of society? I'm fucking pissed. I see piece of shit corporatist bankster cocksuckers that never did a lick of real work in their lives, who contribute nothing to the world, sucking up more and more of the sweat and blood of honest hard working people barely making ends meet now, who are going to freeze to death this winter because they can't afford fuel to heat their homes.
I listen to the bullshit the mainstream media tells these people about how the "mullahs" are the problem and how we need to kill more brown people on the other side of the world to make it better and most of the under educated brain damaged populace subjected to mind limiting chemicals foisted upon them by the same corporatist pricks making all the money swallow the lies whole.
I'm pissed off. But you know what? Once Joe Six Pack can't afford his six pack anymore he's gonna start asking questions for the first time in his life. And I'm gonna be there for him.
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Who are you and how did you manage to hang onto the English language so well. You type/speak so eloquently. I couldn't have said it better.  |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 470387
7/18/2008 11:49 PM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
Same as alot of people. Living pay check to pay check. Started buying some generic brands. Not eating expensive meat everyday. Not going many places unless necessary. Cut off land line phone and only going to use cell phones. Swithing from cable to satellite on a special offer. Not eating out, rare to get new clothes blah, blah, blah... but at least were surviving so far. Also started looking for cheap place to buy in the country with land for garden. Just mainly little things right now, but I know it's going to get worse. Good luck everyone, we haven't seen nothing yet I'm afraid. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 437959
Let's shock the shit out of the ptb and despite the above living conditions still find $10.00 or more a month to contribute to someone with even less. Piss them off royally!!! Do it and feel the enormous satisfaction that I do. Despite it all!!! (Or maybe to spite it all)! |
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hardboiledheretic
User ID: 468296
7/19/2008 12:37 AM
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As mentioned on one of the pinned threads above, it seems like some people are already really affected by this change in economy and some are not.
Take an honest look at your life without the GLP doom mindset if you can, and tell me how the economy changes have affected your day-to-day life. What are you sacrificing? What have you lost? How has your life gotten worse?
You don't drive as much? (How has that made your life worse?)
You can't afford as many groceries? (How has that made your life worse?)
You can't afford to pay a mortgage on a house? (How has that made your life worse?)
You lost your job? (How has that made your life worse?)
I'm not implying anything. Just curious. Quoting: CKTC 465434
CKTC, thank you for posting this thread. I'm fascinated by the range of responses here, and saddened for the posters who've had the rug pulled out from under them. There a people here who are truly suffering.
On the whole, it hasn't affected me personally all that much because I've always tried to live within my means. I have a house and a job.
Other than having to give up cable tv (which I hate to admit really sucks), plus a few girly luxuries that I've eliminated, like getting my nails done every two weeks (Don't miss that). Also, I bought a rolling machine to start making my own cigs.
Oh, and I was able to take nice vacations when the second income was here, but that's been gone a good 3 years now. Haven't been out of the state, other than a couple of bus trips.
Yet I'm affected indirectly more when I look around my city and suburban areas and see the big picture, the downhill slide of closing businesses beginning with the local ones and then moving up to the chain stores; the depressing downtown full of hoodlums where it was once thriving and bustling, and all of the homes for sale that aren't going anywhere.
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hardboiledheretic
User ID: 468296
7/19/2008 12:42 AM
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I don't eat out as much. I live in NYC, so a night out, good food and wine for one person used to cost about $100. I used to do that every weekend. Those days are gone! But at least I got to enjoy them while they lasted...
And today I just spent $8.99 on a 1 quart bottle of Knudsen's 100% black cherry juice. WTH is up with that?!!! I didn't even notice the price when I put it into my cart. If I had, I never would've bought it. That's outrageous. Welcome to NYC and that wonderful thing called inflation... Quoting: Michelle
OMG Michelle $8.99 for Knudsen's juice???? I love their cherry juice. Last time I checked it was either 5.99 or at the most 6.99 at my grocery store (I'm in Ohio).
BTW - I'll tell you what, a cool night out in Cleveland also would run about $100.00! lol So NYC sounds like a bargain to me. I'm embarrassed to say that I've never been there.
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you're all ignorant
User ID: 468380
7/19/2008 12:59 AM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
USA - Welcome to the third world 
 well said
SHEESH. give me a F'ING break. you ungrateful people have absolutely no clue how well off you are. travel throughout India sometime and then tell us how poor you are (i have...you're FLAT OUT filthy RICH, ALL of YOU PATHETIC WHINERS, DISGUSTING!). |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 444425
7/19/2008 1:11 AM | | Re: How is the economy affecting YOU? | Quote |
I stopped driving the car except for absolute have times; so I'm either walking everywhere or taking the bus. No going out to movies and only occassionally going out to dinner with family. No renting movies instead borrowing movies from the library. Hang in there everyone, I really expect things to get a lot worse this fall. Many more people will be losing their homes come Sept. and Oct. Inflation will be much higher soon also. |
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