Has the economy affected you?

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How has the economy changed the way you do things? I know we may have discussed this before but since it seems to be getting worse does it affect you personally?

Right now it doesn't affect my living but I have to say I have entered sweeps less because I don't want to pay taxes on a high end prize. Not that I've won a high end prize :laughing:

I expect the electric bill to go sky high soon so I may use the air conditioner less. I've noticed people are buying more guns and amo so that's a concern and I have seen tent cities poping up. Not here in Houston yet though. I just can't say for sure how much worse it will get for me and my children but it's not looking too good around the country.
 
No, it hasn't effected us. My husband's job is secure, and I've always shopped for groceries and necessities for next to nothing or for free.

However, we are thinking of putting the house up for sale immediately and getting the heck off of Long Island right away. With the Hamptons and all, the cost of living is absolutely horrendous. Sooner or later, there probably won't be much of any middle class left out here.

As for sweepstakes, the only ones I stopped entering is for the "Smart Car"; because I don't even think the dealership would buy those things back. I wouldn't want us to be stuck with one let alone be seen driving in one! Most vehicles I enter for is with the intention of selling and pocketing the profit.
 
IMO there's no way the economy hasn't effected everyone.

The price of everything has gone up from gas, groceries to heating and electric.

It even effects customer service. (or lack of).

If things keep getting worse, NO JOB is secure.
 
You bet it has! My husband has a great job that we think is pretty secure but I know too many people who thought the same thing and are now unemployed.

In fact I even cut my own hair yesterday... I did a pretty good job of it too, if I do say so myself! :sunny:
 
hollyjollyberry said:
You bet it has! My husband has a great job that we think is pretty secure but I know too many people who thought the same thing and are now unemployed.

In fact I even cut my own hair yesterday... I did a pretty good job of it too, if I do say so myself! :sunny:
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OK where's the picture of that haircut? :)
 
hairbandgirl said:
IMO there's no way the economy hasn't effected everyone.

The price of everything has gone up from gas, groceries to heating and electric.

It even effects customer service. (or lack of).

If things keep getting worse, NO JOB is secure.
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Not true for us. We still get our groceries for free or next to nothing. Our out-of-pocket expenses has changed. Gas may have been the only thing we were paying more for, but we don't use much gas to begin with. As for my husband's job, it most certainly is secure. He works for a very small company that provides a service that everyone uses. So, there's no fear of that company going out of business. They might be able to cut out one or two employees that are expendable, but that's about it. There are many jobs that will never be expendable and always be around.
 
My husband works in the medical field but even with his job there are no guarantees. And he even works for the state. Hang in there everyone I always say this too shall pass.
 
It's also important to make yourself invaluable as an employee. We will always need buses, trains, planes, subways, stores, etc., and someone has to be working those jobs.

Also, grocery stores have become very competitive in these times trying to get most of the consumer business. This equates to great deals for the consumer. So, check the fliers carefully.
 
A list of unemployment across the US. I don't have the link because I copied from another site.

Alabama, 8.2 percent
Alaska, 9.1 percent
Arizona, 7.2 percent
Arkansas, 7.3 percent
California, 10.6 percent
Colorado, 7.2 percent
Connecticut, 7.9 percent
Delaware, 7.3 percent
District of Columbia, 9.7 percent
Florida, 8.8 percent
Georgia, 8.8 percent
Hawaii, 6.1 percent
Idaho, 7.8 percent
Illinois, 8.5 percent
Indiana, 9.9 percent
Iowa, 5.8 percent
Kansas, 6.4 percent
Kentucky, 9.5 percent
Louisiana, 5.7 percent
Maine, 8.8 percent
Maryland, 6.7 percent
Massachusetts, 8.1 percent
Michigan, 12.5 percent
Minnesota, 8.5 percent
Mississippi, 9.2 percent
Missouri, 8.7 percent
Montana, 6.7 percent
Nebraska, 5.1 percent
Nevada, 10.2 percent
New Hampshire, 5.7 percent
New Jersey, 7.9 percent
New Mexico, 5.2 percent
New York, 7.6 percent
North Carolina, 10.3 percent
North Dakota, 5.1 percent
Ohio, 9.7 percent
Oklahoma, 5.6 percent
Oregon, 10.9 percent
Pennsylvania, 7.7 percent
Rhode Island, 11.4 percent
South Carolina, 10.9 percent
South Dakota, 5.1 percent
Tennessee, 9.3 percent
Texas, 6.8 percent
Utah, 5.0 percent
Vermont, 7.6 percent
Virginia, 6.4 percent
Washington, 8.6 percent
West Virginia, 6.2 percent
Wisconsin, 7.6 percent
Wyoming, 4.8 percent

Utah looks pretty good.
 
New York has jumped from 7.6% to 8.3%.

Does this sound like history repeating itself--a sign of the times:


Death Plunge in Midtown
By Rich Schapiro and Simone Weichselbaum
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 1:42 AM

A real estate executive flung himself out of a window at the MetLife Building Tuesday, falling to his death as onlookers watched, police and witnesses said.

The man broke the glass of a 17th-floor window and jumped out of the Park Ave. skyscraper about 4:00 p.m. and crashed on an outdoor landing seven stories below, said witnesses and police sources.

Police sources identified the man as Scott Miller, 36.

The office space belonged to CB Richard Ellis, an international real estate firm. According to the firm's Web site, Miller was hired in 2007. A company spokesman did not return messages Tuesday night.

The Miller family on Long Island would only say, "We have a lot going on."
 
That's really sad and sad to say it does sound like history repeating itself. It's too bad this person felt killing himself was the answer to whatever he's facing.
 
SEVEN JOBS THAT THRIVE WHILE THE ECONOMY STRUGGLES

1. Repossession Agent

2. Career Coach

3. Counselor

4. Debt Management Specialist

5. Construction Worker

6. Debt Collector

7. Auctioneer
 
TOP TEN COMPANIES HIRING THIS WEEK

1. RadioShack

2. KinderCare Learning Centers

3. AT&T

4. Tribune Company

5. Sears, Roebuck, & Co.

6. Terminix

7. Kmart Corporation

8. Peoplefirst Rehabilitation

9. Red Robin Gourmet

10. Interim Healthcare
 
5. Construction Worker

this is what my hubby does..building custom homes
as of today he has been on unemployment for 5 loooong months :cry:
 
RECESSION-PROOF JOBS

1. Government Contracts Administration.

2. Mechanical Engineering

3. Sales Executive

4. Electrical Engineering

5. Technology Executive

6. Account/Customer Support

7. Database Administration

8. Product Management

9. Testing/Quality Assurance

10. Project Management

11. Finance Staff

12. Business Analysis (Research)

13. Business Analysis (Software Implementation)

14. Administrative Assistant

15. Networking/System Administration

16. Accounting Staff

17. Accounting & Finance Executive

18. Nursing

19. Software Design/Development

20. Sale Representative/Business Development
 
Sonia23 said:
5. Construction Worker

this is what my hubby does..building custom homes
as of today he has been on unemployment for 5 loooong months :cry:
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Plumbers, carpenters, electricians, and tradesmen of all kinds are likely to benefit from the millions, and possibly trillions, President-elect Obama plans to pour into infrastructure development. Skilled laborers will be in high demand and can look forward to a steady paycheck from Uncle Sam. Mitchell brings up HVAC (heating, ventilating and air conditioning) installers as an example, saying, "It sounds like pretty small stuff but every building in American has air conditioning."

http://aol.careerbuilder.com/jobs/keyword/construction/?siteid=cbaol95thrive
 
My brother-in-law is also unemployed and he is a carpenter. This all sounds great but until I see it I don't put much stock in what the government says and I bet a lot of jobs will go to illegals. I just know that there is no guarantee when it comes to any job.
 
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