LizzieMaine
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PrettySquareGal said:Does the cat work?
She's on Feline Security.
PrettySquareGal said:Does the cat work?
Boy the items that must be in that basement/attic/etc. Grandmother had some sort of mental condition where she would go and just buy and buy and buy stuff from garage sales. Being that my entire family are penny pinchers to the absolute extreme (and we NEVER throw something of possible value away), she must have gotten all that stuff for a steal, expecially when she never learned to drive, and in her later years could only get around on a tricycle bike thing with a basket on it (on foot before that).Foofoogal said:Lord. Forgot all we were discussing when I saw Gramps.
I suddenly morph into digging into box mode when I see anything that remotely looks like piles where I may find a treasure or goodie or 2. :eusa_clap lol
I only know what I see. People making far less than I enjoying luxuries I cannot justify affording. Priorities I guess. I'd forgo quite a bit before I'd freeze to death.PrettySquareGal said:Same here, Lizzie. So frustrating to have so many good, honest hard-working people typecast.
Decodence said:I only know what I see. People making far less than I enjoying luxuries I cannot justify affording. Priorities I guess. I'd forgo quite a bit before I'd freeze to death.
Of course not. Maybe I am a bit jaded.PrettySquareGal said:Have you seen all of the people in Maine to whom I was referring?
Paisley said:A lot of people back in the good old days just suffered.
Decodence said:While true, I bet most getting assistance have cable television, cellular telephones, etc. I'd rather be warm than entertained. It is all about choices. Even the worst off in our society are better off than the low/middle class 5-6 decades prior.
I'll also add this. My grandfather of 94 has enough $ to heat his house with the windows wide open for the rest of his life. He CHOPS, STACKS, SEASONS his own wood to this day, and heats his house with it. He's a tough man, lived through the depression, 2 world wars, etc. Takes cold showers to save the cost of heating water. Most people should take a lesson from him, and STFU when they have insignificant problems like being a little uncomfortable. They should be glad they have a roof over their heads.
Gramps sure doesn't seem to mind.....
pgoat said:we just did our taxes last night....we owe about $1200 more than we did last year - oddly enough, the exact amount of this life-changing stimuli check we are supposed to receive later this year.....
jgilbert said:Before anyone does the "luxuries" you should have 6 months or more in savings just to handle any oops that will come along. Pay yourself first!
jgilbert said:The only person you can blame for your money problems is the person in the mirror.
LizzieMaine said:That's only possible if you earn enough to have something left over after all the essentials are paid -- in my case, the entire month's income is taken up by rent, heat, utilities, past-due medical bills, and food, in that order. Try living on $1300 a month and I doubt any of the "it's all their own fault" crowd would be singing the same tune for very long.
Brad Bowers said:We live paycheck to paycheck, can't afford to buy a house, drive 20-year-old cars because they are paid for, have trouble paying off the medical and dental bills, and are starting a home-based business. Makes me wonder how many others out there are in the same boat with us. I'll bet it's quite crowded.
scotrace said:Can you scootch over a little? Your elbow is digging into my side....