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Old 03-27-2010, 08:01 PM
 
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Consolidation of family members and friends is a big thing going on from what I have been seeing in the area.
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Old 03-27-2010, 08:19 PM
 
Location: North Phoenix
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Consolidation of family members and friends is a big thing going on from what I have been seeing in the area.
Yeah, it's no picnic but we gotta stick together to get ahead.
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Old 03-27-2010, 09:09 PM
 
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Personally I am doing okay. However I have relatives who have not saved a dime and I am worried about their future. I assume I have to save for them as well as myself.

So I'm not doing okay. I am living well below my means. I am saving like a squirrel, not just for myself, but for others.

So anyone who thinks 9.2% unemployment in Arizona affects only 9.2% of the adults is very wrong. I figure another 28% who are gainfully employed are taking in relatives who are unemployed, feeding relatives, covering their insurance, and so on. In other words the high unemployment rate is also raising the expenses of many employed people.

I focused on bringing down my debt level over the last two years and saving more cash. In 2009 I gave $4,000 to a sister who was unemployed five months to give her one more month of expenses before she got her job on the other side of the U.S. And I'm focusing on having a big cash cushion for the event that I become unemployed and must sit out a year.
You and I are the exact opposite. My younger sister is probably like your relatives. She makes TWICE as much money as I do but is flat broke. Of course, she cannot rent a room out of someone's house for $400 a month (including utilities) like I do. She just has to have her own apartment that costs over twice as much. I drive an old beat up Ford Escort that I paid $500 for. Again, needless to say she cannot be seen in something like that so she has to have a brand new car. I could go on and on. She knows I have a lot of savings so she started asking me for money. Honestly, I told her to go to hell. I refuse to support someone else's irresponsibility no matter who they are.
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Casa Grande, AZ
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I will try the tarragon. We like a sweeter dough. I have a hard time making a thinner crispy crust. I like to make my own sauce with just a simple tomato base with lots of garlic that is first heated in some olive oil, lots of home grown basil as it is the only plant I have been successful with so far. Beats Ragu. Goat cheese has become a luxury item but we like to use some now and then. Salmon...hmmmm sounds really good to me.
Tis yummy...try a red pepper alfredo sauce with it....
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Old 03-28-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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Yeah, it's no picnic but we gotta stick together to get ahead.
Agreed. Sometimes I think it's not as bad as people think. Sometimes some positives come out of negative situations.
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Old 03-29-2010, 09:16 AM
 
Location: SW US
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Most Arizonian's I've seen will shove anything with undercooked dough, that's over-cheesed, and over-sauced down their gullets and plop on the sofa content.

Making decent pizza at home isn't tough. Can you get your oven to 500-550 degrees? Have a pizza stone? Can you follow a simple pizza dough recipe?

Add canned, drained roma's, fresh mozz, (or buffalo mozz), top with fresh olive oil, fresh basil leaves and scatter some grated reggiano parm on top. Trader Joe's has this stuff people.

If you've forgotten (or never knew) what really good pizza looks like, an example here: pizza napoletana brooklyn

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Old 03-29-2010, 05:13 PM
 
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looks good 'fury. Looks like some nice crushed tomatoes, not too much cheese, no dog food pellets.........
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Old 03-29-2010, 10:22 PM
 
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I have also been seeing more families and friends move in together with each other. Also, trying to stretch farther on one income, stocking up on food supplies that are on sale, etc.
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Old 03-30-2010, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Willo Historic District, Phoenix, AZ
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Most families can get by on a $100 of groceries per month.
That doesn't sound right, works out to about $3.33 a day. Explain how that would work...
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Old 03-30-2010, 02:03 PM
 
Location: AZ.. previously UK
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That doesn't sound right, works out to about $3.33 a day. Explain how that would work...
I'm glad you asked that, as that quoted figure did have me a little considering I exchanged that to £s and I know I should stop thinking in £s at times in regards to our move over, guess it's natural to start with? And I'd be interested to know the size of family that was being referred to as well
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