how has this new horrible economy changed what you do

[Dude!]

i hate it
i am nervous all the time

i drive much less than i used to save gas
i stay home almost every night
i eat out rarely and then cheaply

and i do something i thought i never would
i started to buy lottery tickets

what changes have you made?

[Death Metal Moe]

I stopped getting up for work every morning, that was a big change.

[underdog]

I didn't get a bonus last year. And we got a 3% rent decrease.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Because of the economy I eat rotten beef tips and don't complain about it :wallbash:

Just kidding, but we just got the word big fat goose eggs for everyone's annual raises this year. Better than layoffs, but I have def held off from making some purchases - like wanted a nice LCD tv, guess the old 27" tube will do and probablly going to forego any kind of a real vaction trip this year.

[Gvac]

Im shopping at woolworth and low discount stores
Im dropping my standards so that I can buy more

[~Katja~]

Im shopping at woolworth and low discount stores
Im dropping my standards so that I can buy more

I thought that's where you got your wolf shirts from all along





and as I am about to laid off I already started calling around to decrease my monthly costs... drop car insurance to a minimum for a while, switch dsl providers (17/ month vs. 39) , possibly change my satellite programing to just local if that 's possible... will call sirius xm to cancel in hopes to get the year's subscription for 77 bucks... no more daycare for a while that's big bucks... and the list goes on. As long as I can keep the mortgage paid and my electric and water running we will be fine... just no big extras

[styckx]

I haven't changed anything. I keep spending my money the same way I did a year, two years ago. The media is not helping at all. They are all like OMG HORRIBLE ECONOMY, STOP SPENDING, OMG LAYOFFS OMG OMG OMG.

So, people stop buying shit because of awful fear mongering, in turn, they contribute to worsening the economy and the cycle continues. Got a job? Get a paycheck? Go spend your fucking money.

[underdog]

Because of the economy I eat rotten beef tips and don't complain about it :wallbash:

But I did complain! And I didn't eat a whole rotten tip!

[tanless1]

pay my bills late, having to sell my buisness to pay off debt and then start again. keep all my creditors on speed dial and call regularly; their days arent that easy either. im going to make it, there is certainly fear involved.

[midwestjeff]

So, people stop buying shit because of awful fear mongering, in turn, they contribute to worsening the economy and the cycle continues.

Nah, I stopped buying stuff because I got laid off.
It has nothing to do with the media in a lot of situations.

[Kublakhan61]

I agree with Styckx. I've made no changes. If something happens, I'll deal then. Ride the wave.

[~Katja~]

I haven't changed anything. I keep spending my money the same way I did a year, two years ago. The media is not helping at all. They are all like OMG HORRIBLE ECONOMY, STOP SPENDING, OMG LAYOFFS OMG OMG OMG.

So, people stop buying shit because of awful fear mongering, in turn, they contribute to worsening the economy and the cycle continues. Got a job? Get a paycheck? Go spend your fucking money.

you have no kids or mortgage to worry about. Your responsibilities end with feeding yourself.
You cannot compare your life to most others your age.



And just because your immediate family and friends may not have been effected by layoffs I am amazed to hear of more and more people every day in my life that are now or soon to be without job.
I am the last to worry and actually was probably the last to even start looking and updating her resume in the department, fully aware that most would be gone before the end of the year.
I kind of banked on the fact that there is a good possibility I would make it through...well I did not. Though I have still not been given my end date unlike everybody else, my boss made me aware that it will be anywhere within 60-90 days from now.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

But I did complain! And I didn't eat a whole rotten tip!
I'm just joshin :happy:

[BlackSpider]

Im shopping at woolworth and low discount stores
Im dropping my standards so that I can buy more

You're on a Low Budget...

[Sinestro]

Im shopping at woolworth and low discount stores
Im dropping my standards so that I can buy more

Isn't Woolworth a chain? Support your mom and pop stores.

[hexy68]

I stopped getting up for work every morning, that was a big change.

I'm sorry to hear Mr Moe...I'm in the same boat as you...let go last week...best of luck to you!!

[Hottub]

you have no kids or mortgage to worry about. Your responsibilities end with feeding yourself.
You cannot compare your life to most others your age.

Thank you.
If it were just me to worry about, that's one thing. I have the wife and kids to worry about as well.

Anyone without an interest charge is late. (cable, cell, pse&g)
No going out anymore.

Shit is pretty bad. I just have to try and maintain.

[epo]

You're on a Low Budget...

Low Budget? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HEW5bXqKbU)

[Hottub]

You're on a Low Budget...

What did you say?

[BlackSpider]

Low Budget...

[Hottub]

I thought you said that.

[Gvac]

I knew I could count on some of you.

[BlackSpider]

Im shopping at woolworth and low discount stores
Im dropping my standards so that I can buy more

You're on a Low Budget...

What did you say?

Low Budget...

I thought you said that.



Bit complete...

[Sinestro]

I don't play the lottery (pick 3 and pick 4) as much as I used to. Although I run the pool for the Mega Millions lottery.

And me and my co-worker bought 12-pack soda cans and sell it to our co-workers for $0.75. Since there's no store near our office.

Don't go gambling as much although I lost more than I should have lost this past weekend in the casino.

Thank goodness my car is paid off. Now I'm just paying the house and whatever bills come along. Looking forward to getting a refund on my taxes to put in the bank.

[Hottub]

Times are hard, but we'll all survive.
We just have to learn to economize.


(Slick one, G):wink:

[Death Metal Moe]

I'm sorry to hear Mr Moe...I'm in the same boat as you...let go last week...best of luck to you!!

Well misery loves company, and it seems we're in good company this recession.

[~Katja~]

Bit complete...

took a combined age of over 200 years

[BlackSpider]

took a combined age of over 200 years

Then why didn't Spy do it alone...???

[Devo37]

i haven't demanded the raise that i deserve, since i'm doing twice the workload for the same pay. not a time to rock the boat.

aside from that, just staying on budget so i can save as much money as possible.

[styckx]

you have no kids or mortgage to worry about. Your responsibilities end with feeding yourself.
You cannot compare your life to most others your age.



And just because your immediate family and friends may not have been effected by layoffs I am amazed to hear of more and more people every day in my life that are now or soon to be without job.
I am the last to worry and actually was probably the last to even start looking and updating her resume in the department, fully aware that most would be gone before the end of the year.
I kind of banked on the fact that there is a good possibility I would make it through...well I did not. Though I have still not been given my end date unlike everybody else, my boss made me aware that it will be anywhere within 60-90 days from now.


I understand that, everyone's outlook is different. I personally, can not sit around worrying if I'll have a job tomorrow. Yes, the mortgage is paid off, and I have no kids, I still have the same bills I had a few years ago though so why change what I do? Different strokes for different folks. You have to admit though, the media is playing a huge part in driving this awful economy.

[Jubjubs]

Doing twice as much work as I should at a lesser wage than I should have been making 2 years ago with no chance of raise this year. Also, I'm getting married.

I'm what you call recession proof. Or dumb.

[Death Metal Moe]

I understand that, everyone's outlook is different. I personally, can not sit around worrying if I'll have a job tomorrow. Yes, the mortgage is paid off, and I have no kids, I still have the same bills I had a few years ago though so why change what I do? Different strokes for different folks. You have to admit though, the media is playing a huge part in driving this awful economy.

Yes, but the difference here is that what the media is reporting isn't all fear mongering. People are acutally losing there jobs in large numbers, people are actually defaulting on their mortgages in large numbers, people are actually in debt a great deal in large numbers.

I understand your point, I think that fear mongering had A LOT to do with the huge spike in gas prices over the past couple years, but this one is a little different.

[KingModem]

I used my commission check to pay off all my debt. And I bought a 42 inch LCD and a PS3, that way I can hunker down and sit at my house and play video games with my chick, watch bit torrents, and drink Miller High Life until this FUCKING BULLSHIT subsides.

Best of luck to all the ones who have lost their vocation, this country ourboros'ed itself, and I hope that we grow to learn from this lesson.

[Stalker Patti]

I go to the dollar store to buy paper plates, dish soap, hand wash,paper towels, and other common household items. I use supermarket coupons and look for the specials before I go food shopping, and I shop with a list. Anything not on the list does not make it into my cart. I get the cat food from Duane Reade, which is less expensive than the supermarket price, and I limit expensive items like snack food, to name a few things I do to stretch my budget.

[styckx]

I used my commission check to pay off all my debt. And I bought a 42 inch LCD and a PS3, that way I can hunker down and sit at my house and play video games with my chick, watch bit torrents, and drink Miller High Life until this FUCKING BULLSHIT subsides.

Can not argue with this philosophy

[~Katja~]

I understand that, everyone's outlook is different. I personally, can not sit around worrying if I'll have a job tomorrow. Yes, the mortgage is paid off, and I have no kids, I still have the same bills I had a few years ago though so why change what I do? Different strokes for different folks. You have to admit though, the media is playing a huge part in driving this awful economy.

it may be, the media does not effect my views much though, call me ignorant but I just don't watch much local news, I select the info I want to know and believe in.
Sure, many will buy into the hype, personally I never do.

[~Katja~]

I go to the dollar store to buy paper plates, dish soap, hand wash,paper towels, and other common household items. I use supermarket coupons and look for the specials before I go food shopping, and I shop with a list. Anything not on the list does not make it into my cart. I get the cat food from Duane Reade, which is less expensive than the supermarket price, and I limit expensive items like snack food, to name a few things I do to stretch my budget.

well you KNOW it's bad when Patti washes her paper plates...

kidding Patti!

[BlackSpider]

well you KNOW it's bad when Patti washes her paper plates...

kidding Patti!


I thought she got them from Starbucks...

[Contra]

I was poor then, I'm poor now, so no real difference in my spending. That's the one good thing about being poor in a recession. I was already shopping for deals on groceries, I was already conserving gas, and I was already cutting spending anywhere else I could, so not much has changed.

[Gvac]

I've been mugging the drug dealers in downtown Newark where I work.

HOW DOES IT FEEL, SCUMBAGS???

[Morningkill]

I've had to switch the focus of my business from new construction to renovations and rentals.

[Ihaveissues]

Take a much closer look at overall spending. No vacation for the 2nd year in a row. Buy all store brands and clip coupons. Gifts are much smaller if given at all.

[Death Metal Moe]

This isn't aimed at any specific poster here, but I just love motherfuckers so say shit like "Times are tough, I didn't even take a vacation this year."

This year? I haven't been on a fucking vacation in well over a decade! Most people don't get vacations because they can't afford to, can't get the time off or both.

[A.J.]

The Navy still needs ships so I'm good.

[beachbum]

I understand that, everyone's outlook is different. I personally, can not sit around worrying if I'll have a job tomorrow. Yes, the mortgage is paid off, and I have no kids, I still have the same bills I had a few years ago though so why change what I do? Different strokes for different folks. You have to admit though, the media is playing a huge part in driving this awful economy.

The media is to blame for alot of things,but not this economy.Hundreds of thousands of people are losing their jobs in a workplace where there are no replacement jobs.Millions of mortgages are in or are going into foreclosure.Reporting on what is going on in the country is not the same as controlling what is going on.If the economy was booming,foreclosures were almost nonexistent,unemployment was at an all time low,and the media was reporting on it,would you say they were responsible for the good times?I doubt it.

[Thebazile78]

Hmmm....let's see:

(1) A team of people in India and the Philippines now do 95% of my job at half the cost
(2) The company announced a "reduction" in the raise pool in December ... but announced two weeks ago that, unless mandated by law or due to a promotion, NOBODY will get raises this year
(3) I've already survived two rounds of layoffs, but don't know if I'll continue to be so lucky in subsequent rounds

I'm crazy with worry because I remember how shitty it was to live through the last recession. Both of my parents were out of work and going through a divorce. My dad had to apply for food stamps in order to feed my siblings and I and we fell behind on mortgage payments. Twice, our power and phones were shut off and once our heating oil ran out and Dad had to go buy diesel fuel to get us through the night so we wouldn't freeze to death.

I reused and re-purposed several things, including my 8th grade dinner-dance dress, to extend their life span. I wore that "made-over" dinner-dance dress both to an awards bandquet and my Confirmation. (Thank God for awful fashion elements like off-the-shoulder bow details ... with enough fabric to turn a strapless dress into a wide-strapped sundress! Also, thankfully, I chose a cotton dress for the dinner-dance rather than something in satin, so it could be repurposed.)

Currently, I'm trying really hard not to spend unnecessarily so that I have money to spend when things like baby showers, christenings and birthdays come up.

[KnoxHarrington]

The media is to blame for alot of things,but not this economy.Hundreds of thousands of people are losing their jobs in a workplace where there are no replacement jobs.Millions of mortgages are in or are going into foreclosure.Reporting on what is going on in the country is not the same as controlling what is going on.If the economy was booming,foreclosures were almost nonexistent,unemployment was at an all time low,and the media was reporting on it,would you say they were responsible for the good times?I doubt it.

If anything, I think the media has sort of soft-pedaled this story. I mean, George Soros came out a few days ago and said he saw "no bottom" to what he called a "worldwide economic collapse", saying things looked worse than the Great Depression, and that only got a few mentions.

I think things are going to get way worse before they get better.

[Zorro]

If anything, I think the media has sort of soft-pedaled this story. I mean, George Soros came out a few days ago and said he saw "no bottom" to what he called a "worldwide economic collapse", saying things looked worse than the Great Depression, and that only got a few mentions.

I think things are going to get way worse before they get better.

George Soros has always been a harbinger of doom and has a vested interest in creating currencly fluctuations.

[Misteriosa]

I'm crazy with worry because I remember how shitty it was to live through the last recession. Both of my parents were out of work and going through a divorce. My dad had to apply for food stamps in order to feed my siblings and I and we fell behind on mortgage payments. Twice, our power and phones were shut off and once our heating oil ran out and Dad had to go buy diesel fuel to get us through the night so we wouldn't freeze to death.

I reused and re-purposed several things, including my 8th grade dinner-dance dress, to extend their life span. I wore that "made-over" dinner-dance dress both to an awards bandquet and my Confirmation. (Thank God for awful fashion elements like off-the-shoulder bow details ... with enough fabric to turn a strapless dress into a wide-strapped sundress! Also, thankfully, I chose a cotton dress for the dinner-dance rather than something in satin, so it could be repurposed.)

god i remember those times... it was awful. my dad was laid off for a LONG time. my mom was the only one with a job at the time. i dont know how my mom made ends meet with 3 kids and a mortgage. somehow, we didnt qualify for foodstamps, so my dad would make a round to the pantry to cover the gaps. most of our clothes were 2nd hand. the heat would not be turned on in the day at the house (you had to wear sweaters, let the sun in, etc). we would have to shower and do everything that needed heat at night to make the oil stretch. we had the phone shut off a few times too. but what i remember the most is the phone calls. we NEVER picked up the phone because of the bill collectors. i hate ringing phones to this day.

as far as how things have changed for me today, ive had to quit my capoeira classes because of the cuts in my pay in recent months. im also staying in all the time now so i wont spend any money. im bringing breakfast and lunch every day ,as well as make my own coffee here at the office. having been raised during that earlier ressession, ive always been in that insecure mindset that there will never be enough, so we have to stretch everything out. i guess now, that mindset will be an advantage to me.

[Zorro]

From today's Financial Times


Obama promises bipartisan action on deficits

Although Lawrence Summers, head of the National Economic Council, fell asleep on the podium , most attendees, including Republicans, appear to have appreciated the exercise. There was even some light-heartedness.

Apparently not a big deal to Larry...

[Thebazile78]

god i remember those times... it was awful. my dad was laid off for a LONG time. my mom was the only one with a job at the time. i dont know how my mom made ends meet with 3 kids and a mortgage. somehow, we didnt qualify for foodstamps, so my dad would make a round to the pantry to cover the gaps. most of our clothes were 2nd hand. the heat would not be turned on in the day at the house (you had to wear sweaters, let the sun in, etc). we would have to shower and do everything that needed heat at night to make the oil stretch. we had the phone shut off a few times too. but what i remember the most is the phone calls. we NEVER picked up the phone because of the bill collectors. i hate ringing phones to this day.
...

OMG, I was adamantly against credit cards until my dad insisted I needed one before I started college because of a collections call ... at the time, I felt like the only one who knew what that felt like!

[beachbum]

I traded my wifes Expedition for an Escape,saving $120 per month and increasing fuel economy by 30%.

I called Blue Cross/Blue Shield about my health insurance and got it reduced from $817 to $475 per month.Funny how they didn't offer me the new cheaper plan until I threatened to go somewhere else.

I cancelled my family membership to the YMCA saving $68 per month.

I paid off both of my laotops and my new Sony Bravia which zeroed out two accounts(hopefully I won't have an appliance failure now).

We have cut our restaurant outings by about 70%.

I put off buying a new pick up(mine is a '93) or a boat indefinately.

I removed the extra cable box from my spare bedroom(fuck company).

All unnecessary or discretionary spending is now discussed and analyzed before anypurchases are made.We live 90 miles from Disney and didn't even take my kid last year,this is usually a given at my house.We will have to make it this year but it will be a 3 day trip not a week.


On the plus side my wife is back to work now and she brings in about a grand a month working part time.(not turning tricks either ya pricks,she'd make at least 1500 doing that.)

[DOHO@HOME]

On the personal side we are now a one income due to a layoff.
So now we do a lot less and really look to see if we really need to purchase or if we can hold off.
On the professional side we are looking for any and every job we might be able to supply material on.
We are buying for the entire year now instead of waiting to see what is going to happen with this upcoming construction season.
Our work has suffered a 35% down turn due to what is happening with creditors and customers running scared.
After all that personal and professional shit, I am looking for the future to be a good one.
I want to be able to look back on this time and know I have learned from it and live a much better life.
We as a nation must overcome times like this, not only for ourselves but for the world to see what a great nation this is.:king:

[epo]

Because of the economy, my very planned promotion at work has been delayed for nearly a year. This means that I'm working on a lower pay grade and benefit package than I would otherwise. This also isn't accelerating my resume at the rate that I would like to see.

Oh...and since the promotion was planned, I've been doing the work of the higher grade the whole time as I set the wheels in motion in good faith on my part.

[ToiletCrusher]

I used to be able to afford the store brand cereals. Now, I have to buy malt-o-meal.

[DOHO@HOME]

Because of the economy, my very planned promotion at work has been delayed for nearly a year. This means that I'm working on a lower pay grade and benefit package than I would otherwise. This also isn't accelerating my resume at the rate that I would like to see.

Oh...and since the promotion was planned, I've been doing the work of the higher grade the whole time as I set the wheels in motion in good faith on my part.

You sir are not alone, my pay reflects off the companies profit and with the housing and commerical building taking a nose dive I'm doing the same with good faith.
Also I've no where else to go I got nothin. [other then 202 and you guys to make me laugh]
THANK YOU GUYS:smile:

[pmouth]

i stopped travelling as much, i really really watch what i spend, go out to eat less, i'm much more careful about my performance at work, i'm trying real hard to pay off bills in case i get laid off

i stopped putting money in my investments, i worry a lot more too

[joethebartender]

I went from having one great job to having 5 bullshit part-time jobs.

[Mullenax]

I'm trying to pick up more part-time jobs and commissions. I put myself on the substitute teacher list. Eating more Kroger brand stuff, shopping more often for less stuff so things don't get wasted and we only get what we need. Stay home. Turn down the heat and white knuckle it til graduation on $150/week.

[jforce]

Tough even on the other side of the globe. Lots of people here are told to not even come in on Fridays to save on energy costs (this coming from the world's 2nd largest economy - JPN). That's worse than bad.

At least there was a T-shirt contest. Sorry to have won it :sad:

Peace and goodnight.

J

[JerseyRich]

Tough even on the other side of the globe. Lots of people here are told to not even come in on Fridays to save on energy costs (this coming from the world's 2nd largest economy - JPN). That's worse than bad.

At least there was a T-shirt contest. Sorry to have won it :sad:

Peace and goodnight.

J

enjoy your man-purse like a man.

[Freitag]

Because of the economy, my very planned promotion at work has been delayed for nearly a year. This means that I'm working on a lower pay grade and benefit package than I would otherwise. This also isn't accelerating my resume at the rate that I would like to see.

Oh...and since the promotion was planned, I've been doing the work of the higher grade the whole time as I set the wheels in motion in good faith on my part.

Isn't a pay raise in Wisconsin like, $20 bucks a month?

[Thebazile78]

enjoy your man-purse like a man.

It's not a man-purse.

It's a Jack-sack (http://thejacksack.com/).

[jforce]

enjoy your man-purse like a man.

Fought hard for it. Might as well.

Hope the economy is kinder to others...

[TripleSkeet]

Id say juggling 4 jobs instead of just the one I had last year has been the biggest change. Its not as hard as it sounds, since the night jobs are bartending and Ive been pretty good about working around the schedules. I dont get to see my kid as much though and that sucks.

Plus in addition to her day job my wife has been baking specialty cakes that Ive been selling through Facebook to make extra coin, and shes doing jewelery shows with my sisters. Basically 7 jobs between us, and still living month to month.

Summer is what scares me. Shes due to have our 2nd baby and two of my bartending jobs are on hiatus in the summer. So Im gonna have to do something to try and make extra money. Maybe drive a bread truck at night. Or get a bouncing job on weekends.

Thats the one thing that keeps me going. Ive always hustled for money, and no matter how tough its been, Ive always been able to pay my bills. I just put my faith in God and keep in mind that no matter how bad I have it theres alot of people out there that have it alot worse. And I hope Ill be able to ride this shit out until times and money get better again.

[angrymissy]

god i remember those times... it was awful. my dad was laid off for a LONG time. my mom was the only one with a job at the time. i dont know how my mom made ends meet with 3 kids and a mortgage. somehow, we didnt qualify for foodstamps, so my dad would make a round to the pantry to cover the gaps. most of our clothes were 2nd hand. the heat would not be turned on in the day at the house (you had to wear sweaters, let the sun in, etc). we would have to shower and do everything that needed heat at night to make the oil stretch. we had the phone shut off a few times too. but what i remember the most is the phone calls. we NEVER picked up the phone because of the bill collectors. i hate ringing phones to this day.

as far as how things have changed for me today, ive had to quit my capoeira classes because of the cuts in my pay in recent months. im also staying in all the time now so i wont spend any money. im bringing breakfast and lunch every day ,as well as make my own coffee here at the office. having been raised during that earlier ressession, ive always been in that insecure mindset that there will never be enough, so we have to stretch everything out. i guess now, that mindset will be an advantage to me.

We had no phone/cable for looong stretches of time, I used to walk to the pay phone to make daily calls. Electric I only remember being shut off once (that takes a long ass time to happen) and heat, did without a few times.

My Dad would turn the ringer off after a while, which sucked because our apt building buzzer system was tied to the phones... when you buzzed the apt the phone would ring and then you'd push a button to buzz the person in. I NEVER HAD MY KEY! I'd be stuck there waiting for someone to let me in, or buzz random people until someone just buzzed me up.

[Thebazile78]

We had no phone/cable for looong stretches of time, I used to walk to the pay phone to make daily calls. Electric I only remember being shut off once (that takes a long ass time to happen) and heat, did without a few times.

My Dad would turn the ringer off after a while, which sucked because our apt building buzzer system was tied to the phones... when you buzzed the apt the phone would ring and then you'd push a button to buzz the person in. I NEVER HAD MY KEY! I'd be stuck there waiting for someone to let me in, or buzz random people until someone just buzzed me up.

My dad turned off the phone ringer, too.

I ended up getting majorly screwed over by that one year because, just before our spring performance tour, we were dismissed early from our rehearsal. So I called home to get Dad to pick me up ... and got the voicemail. I left a message and figured he'd be on his way within half an hour, based on his insistence that he'll always come to get us.

6 hours later, with a paper to write, a library book to return and a suitcase to pack for the tour that was leaving THE NEXT DAY, I accepted a ride home from a grammar school friend's dad.

When I got home, I went into hysterics I was so upset.

My other phone ringer hysterics situation was when a bill collector called MY number looking for my dad, insisted I was lying, proceeded to harass me and ACTUALLY SAID TO ME "what do you think God thinks about you covering for your dad?" ... this caused me much pain because I was very religious at the time, so, again, I started with the hysterics.

[DOHO@HOME]

Just want to say and I feel bad saying it, this thread in a crazy way is making me feel better.
I play on a pool league tuesday nights and everyone there is going through the same shit.
Everyone is still trying to drown the pain with booze so I think the bar busniess is still doing ok.
A couple players had to borrow money to play which has never been the case in the past.
:down:

[PilotJeff]

I haven't changed anything. I keep spending my money the same way I did a year, two years ago. The media is not helping at all. They are all like OMG HORRIBLE ECONOMY, STOP SPENDING, OMG LAYOFFS OMG OMG OMG.

So, people stop buying shit because of awful fear mongering, in turn, they contribute to worsening the economy and the cycle continues. Got a job? Get a paycheck? Go spend your fucking money.

If thats the case, buy a fucking airline ticket so I (and the 20,000 other unemployed airline pilots in the country) can have my job back.

[JAH1013]

I'm a salesman for a construction company and just about every privately owned job in central florida is on hold waiting for some magical "something" to happen to ease everyone's mind about the economy. So, we turned to government work. They are the only one spending money right now. We landed a $38M Sheriff's Complex and are waiting to hear this week about $90M in public school work. :thumbup:

[PapaBear]

We're having to drop digital cable. Damn. No more Eastbound and Down, Dexter, First Blood, etc. Damn you Comcast for constantly raising your rates!

[rochesterdick]

im in sales and peaple that have money (mccain supporters) are to afraid to spend it and peaple without money (obama supporters) would buy everything but aint worth a shit cause they have no money to buy. peaple suck

[rochesterdick]

im in sales and peaple that have money (mccain supporters) are to afraid to spend it and peaple without money (obama supporters) would buy everything but aint worth a shit cause they have no money to buy. peaple suck

plus my spelling sucks

[Judge Smails]

We're having to drop digital cable. Damn. No more Eastbound and Down, Dexter, First Blood, etc. Damn you Comcast for constantly raising your rates!

From my experience with Comcast those rates are only "suggested rates". I've called and threatened to cancel service all together and switch to Verizon and all of a sudden they're willing to bend over backwards to give special deals that aren't publicized in order to keep you as a customer.

[Bob Impact]

I work in a Sourcing Department, we tend to expand during rough economic times so i've actually been doing well.

[Recyclerz]

With the ever-declining financial markets, as of February I've managed to lose half of my money without even getting divorced.

uh, Yay? :surrender:

[rochesterdick]

I work in a Sourcing Department, we tend to expand during rough economic times so i've actually been doing well.



thats great, I sell what others are downgrading and it still goes just not as it used to

whats a sourcing department???

[Wastley]

plus my spelling sucks

is that u dad?

[rochesterdick]

is that u dad?

i would have to say no,, or you better be in bed and where did you get the computer, your grounded:laugh::laugh:

[PapaBear]

From my experience with Comcast those rates are only "suggested rates". I've called and threatened to cancel service all together and switch to Verizon and all of a sudden they're willing to bend over backwards to give special deals that aren't publicized in order to keep you as a customer.
I'm sure they will do some bargaining, but not enough. With Internet, the bill is over $180. We need to get it down to about $105.

[rochesterdick]

squikey wheel gets grease

[Wastley]

i would have to say no,, or you better be in bed and where did you get the computer, your grounded:laugh::laugh:

u r old + stinky + mean

[rochesterdick]

I'm sure they will do some bargaining, but not enough. With Internet, the bill is over $180. We need to get it down to about $105.

all that aside how do i get a picture in text area like you all have

[PapaBear]

all that aside how do i get a picture in text area like you all have
If you just want to post a pic, copy the URL of the pic and then click http://www.ronfez.net/forums/images/skins/rf_blue/editor/insertimage.gif and paste it there.

If you're talking sig pic, there's directions around here somewhere

[rochesterdick]

If you just want to post a pic, copy the URL of the pic and then click http://www.ronfez.net/forums/images/skins/rf_blue/editor/insertimage.gif and paste it there.

If you're talking sig pic, there's directions around here somewhere

thanks ill will try ithttp:// www.the-early-church.org/index_files/Page1509.htm