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Katrina II, tornado, earthquake, power grid failure, ice storm, panademic, or Obama elected to a second term. Lots of things to prepare for besides a Mayan calendar.
Now I that I think about it, what about the Weather forum? and Obama being elected is something to prepare for like a natural disaster? interesting stuff.
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how about state deficits and baby boomers to retire in 2011?
Isnt that what the state forums are for? there are forums available for this stuff.
Things often seem bad---then somebody calls for a fishing trip, and all is right with the World again. ---It's all about perception. there is no problem unless you let there be one.
Not all retired or closed to retired folks are as fortunate as you are. The next several years will be harsh for majority of them.
Yes I know, many are not as 'fortunate' because they failed to be thrifty and plan for their future.
I just hate it when folks are not 'lucky' when they spent all of their money and failed to take care of themselves.
Maybe Hussein's Obama-Care will kick-in just in time and take care of everyone who refused to plan for their future.
We so desperately need a social system that will provide care to everyone from cradle to grave. So nobody can save and plan for themselves and get 'lucky'.
Those 'lucky' folks who have been thrifty and who did plan, maybe we should just take all their stuff away from them; and give it all to the poor folks who refused to live thrifty lives.
Don't equate being poor with being less than thrifty. They aren't the same.
I know plenty of rich folks that wouldn't know how to reuse things if their life depended on it.
Both my husband and I have low paying jobs, a bookbinder and bookseller, and we live on the higher end of the poverty line. We chose those jobs and continue in them because we love them. It is just they aren't valued as highly as some in the computer industry or medical fields. That is life, it isn't fair all the time.
We do have health care altho it is hard to afford it. But it is a major and most important expenditure in our lives. We also have a fixer-upper house that has its mortagage paid off.
I have a little socked away for when I am retiremant age - a very little. My husband doesn't have anything. And that is something we will need to deal with.
Life is about choices and priorities and which one we place first. Or which ones we need to place first. What is and should be a priority for me is not necessarily a priority for you.
Don't equate being poor with being less than thrifty. They aren't the same.
I know plenty of rich folks that wouldn't know how to reuse things if their life depended on it.
Both my husband and I have low paying jobs, a bookbinder and bookseller, and we live on the higher end of the poverty line. We chose those jobs and continue in them because we love them. It is just they aren't valued as highly as some in the computer industry or medical fields. That is life, it isn't fair all the time.
We do have health care altho it is hard to afford it. But it is a major and most important expenditure in our lives. We also have a fixer-upper house that has its mortagage paid off.
I have a little socked away for when I am retiremant age - a very little. My husband doesn't have anything. And that is something we will need to deal with.
Life is about choices and priorities and which one we place first. Or which ones we need to place first. What is and should be a priority for me is not necessarily a priority for you.
Can someone sticky a thread to give a description on this section? I'm totally clueless.
Some of us like to live a bit self-sufficiently. You know, provide one's own food, fuel, etc. Some of us like to not be the ones standing in line 12 hours for a bottle of water or the ones living in a local school for a week because their house flooded (from living in a flood prone area), and some of us like to sit at home nice and warm with plenty of light and hot cooked food while the power is out rather than huddle under blankets.
I would just as soon not have to fight some guy, for that last can of spam at the store. So I keep two on hand.
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