the corollary to your question is: how many of this dual-income families lived within the means of a single income and budgeted for the possibility that one of the two might lose their job?How does all this take in affect dual income families? My brother's wife just got laid off. It wasn't that long ago that a single income family was the defacto norm.
Whats your point? Am I supposed to bleed because these families are extended beyond their means?the corollary to your question is: how many of this dual-income families lived within the means of a single income and budgeted for the possibility that one of the two might lose their job?
i applied for something like 40-50 jobs before i got my first real job (IT director for a hotel group), this all before med school. does this mean i'm half unfit for employment?If you've been unemployed for more than one year and have followed the unemployment program of seriously applying for 2 jobs each week... and have been rejected by 102 different employers you have to face facts. You are unfit for employment and the statistics they generate.
DING DING. Wife and I are well above 6 figures and we're flat broked due to credit. FAILthe corollary to your question is: how many of this dual-income families lived within the means of a single income and budgeted for the possibility that one of the two might lose their job?
YOUR fail. No one else's.DING DING. Wife and I are well above 6 figures and we're flat broked due to credit. FAIL
Has housing gone straight down the tubes? Just wondering how "resort" type places have fared in this mess.We're already very close to double digits here in my county.
nope ... he is a victim of the system.YOUR fail. No one else's.
he hasn't been engaging in enough positive thinkingnope ... he is a victim of the system.
****ing disaster. That's how.Has housing gone straight down the tubes? Just wondering how "resort" type places have fared in this mess.
Based on an article I read, Bend has been hit the worst by the housing bubble.Has housing gone straight down the tubes? Just wondering how "resort" type places have fared in this mess.
Iab Ftmfw!it's Amazing How Drinking Some Beer Makes Everything Better.
The lack of tourists this year is causing substantial pain.****ing disaster. That's how.
Dang. I'll bet that's a blessing and a curse, eh?The lack of tourists this year is causing substantial pain.
It's amazing how drinking some beer makes everything better.
Beer sales are down. Liquor sales are up.Iab Ftmfw!
I, for one, will have my 5 gallon buckets under the nearest brewery taps when the necessity of a bail-out becomes imminent.Sounds like the beer industry needs a bailout.
Well I am doing my part to keep them afloat.Sounds like the beer industry needs a bailout.
I'm pretty sure I've got that covered. In fact, Deschutes Brewery is expanding. I'm pretty sure its cuz of me.Well I am doing my part to keep them afloat.
Even in Orange County, I'm flat dumbfounded how so many people are still getting bottle service. Fvcking lame.Beer sales are down. Liquor sales are up.
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/paper-trail/2009/1/12/liquor-sales-up-beer-sales-down.html
This is America, so about 90% of the population has the same failYOUR fail. No one else's.
Orange County NY or CA?Even in Orange County, I'm flat dumbfounded how so many people are still getting bottle service. Fvcking lame.
Do you *really* think that people are getting bottle service at the rte 17 diner in Goshen??Orange County NY or CA?
I think your percentages might be a bit low.This is America, so about 90% of the population has the same fail
I really need to get that mini-fridge for my office....Do you *really* think that people are getting bottle service at the rte 17 diner in Goshen??
Have housing prices in/near to downtown held up okay? The Bend sprawl is a mess anyway...****ing disaster. That's how.
No, you gained employment. I suspect you held out for something better and probably had more than one offer in the meantime.i applied for something like 40-50 jobs before i got my first real job (IT director for a hotel group), this all before med school. does this mean i'm half unfit for employment?
Like anywhere, downtown stuff is going to weather better, but it's still a downward spiral.Have housing prices in/near to downtown held up okay? The Bend sprawl is a mess anyway...
If people would just buy what they can afford and ignored the dumb f^cking media the problems would be a lot smaller.
You create your own reality based on your opinions. I'm in the Automotive business and I am doing fine. The market is down 33% from last year but income is down about 9%. Why? I am not going to fall into the trap that the media is portraying to everyone. Most people still have have jobs, most people still make what they did last year.
The ball is still rolling, but it is up to the rest of us to decide if we want to help keep it going or if we want to stop it. I'm keeping it going, I'm going to be better off than everyone else in the long run.
Neither have statisticians for that matter.Journalists have never been good with numbers and statistics.
Yep.The ball is still rolling, but it is up to the rest of us to decide if we want to help keep it going or if we want to stop it. I'm keeping it going, I'm going to be better off than everyone else in the long run.