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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Four Hundred and Sixty Fourth Question


In what way(s) has the current state of the
country affected your life directly?

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posted by Sublime @ 9:16 AM  

7 Comments:

  • At 12:22 PM, Blogger alan said…

    I find myself growing cynical in spite of my best efforts; we're cutting back on what we spend on ourselves and others, more so on adults than kids and grandkids...

    alan

     

  • At 5:07 PM, Blogger Sariah said…

    Well, we've always been pretty poor, but it's really bad now. We haven't been to see our families in years because the cost of gas is astronomical, we hardly ever just go out and do something fun either as a couple or as a family, and we have to beg from our parents just to buy our kids new clothes. We are still in a rental because we can't buy a house. We have just enough health care that we're covered, but if something bad happens, we're in big trouble. I try not to think about it, though. I'm sick of being depressed about the state of our affairs.

     

  • At 9:12 AM, Blogger Connie in FL said…

    It would be easier to list what has not changed.... and NOT for the better.

    As one of our pharmacy customers put it, "I can't afford to live."

     

  • At 1:01 PM, Blogger arcane said…

    I have been laid off since early June.

     

  • At 6:26 PM, Blogger nancy =) said…

    until about a year ago, i made a living selling real estate...there is no longer a real estate market...and the only places i go are work and school because i cannot afford gas...this is the first summer in my entire life that i didn't go to the beach, which is only about a 30 minute drive from my house, because i could not afford the gas...

     

  • At 6:42 PM, Blogger Shannon said…

    My husband is a licensed builder and he specializes in various types of home repair. It's odd because we expected his business to slow way down with the mortgage crisis, but it has been quite the opposite. He's been busier than he ever has this year. I think maybe it's because since people aren't buying or selling their homes, they are maintaining the ones they have. I also find as online used book seller, my business has picked up as well. Maybe it's that people are buying more used goods, or are buying books to keep entertained at home instead of say going to a club or movie or something along those lines. We still don't have any health care though. Maybe eventually we'll get some, but I don't see it any time soon..

     

  • At 10:58 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Three years ago we undertook an agressive debt pay-off plan. We've paid off everything, no longer use credit cards and have a healthy emergency fund. We both work, but won't ever achieve the $250,000 wealthy people status... LOL...

    Because we are debt free and still managing our money on a budget, we've felt little effect (or is it affect?), though we don't like paying more for gas, groceries, medicine, etc.

    We know there are many out there that are not as fortunate as we are, and because of that, we've given much more to charity in the past year than any year before.

    I highly recommend the freedom that having little or no debt gives. It's not easy to get there, but worth the sacrifice we've made to attain the goal.

     

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