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how is the economy effecting you?
daywane:
I like to ask this from time to time.
I will start 1st.
Not to bad. I have made more this year so far than last. I just hit 30k.
I think I made 28 or 29 k last year (bad year)
been working 50 to 60 hrs a week all year except the last 3 weeks. 40 hrs the last 3 weeks. enjoyed the free time.
got some jobs done around the house.
Plumbing problem fixed, re did my daughters bed room. (painted, carpeted, new outlets)
This year I have spent funds on stocking up for projects till I got time to do them.
worked out very well
10 hr days start back Monday.
school dress code kicking my butt. (daughter just started high school) (last child to put through school) :applaud:
I just bought her a new word robe for school. Pants are not exceptable!!!
No holes allowed! There is no holes in my daughters pants! There made with snags in them. no skin is showing. This school has the children line up. Arms over there heads and turn 3 times 20 kids were sent to the office and parents called.
Off to Wal mart we go. We could not find a pair of jeans that would pass! I guess dress pants will be next.
Pains me to think of the parents out of work with this strict of a dress code. I have a good will store in town and I have been watching the parking lot. Very busy.
danny_galaga:
US economy is having an interesting effect with me. I've been selling modded Jaguar controllers. All to the US. Always $99 US. But our dollar has been rising against the US from the time I started. So what I've actually made in Australian dollars has graduated from $118 for the first one to $108 for the latest one. Of course the flip side is BUYING stuff from the US has become cheaper for me. And since I'm still buying more stuff than I'm making, the net result is to my advantage (",)
TOK:
The school dress code is a good thing, especially at that age. The only problem is when clothing becomes standardized, they want 200 dollar bookbags to stand out. ;)
I feel fortunate that my job has been stable so far. No outsourcing as I need to physically be here to do it.
There is something to be said for a craft job. The college buddies that dreaded being tagged as "Blue Collar" have job hopped, had to move around for promotions or aren't working at all.
hypernova:
We had layoffs for a few 20 months ago. The rest took a 10/15% pay cut.
We get half that pay cut back in a bonus check assuming business is doing well. We've gotten it probably 1/2 - 2/3 of the time.
Could be worse. Though I'd still like my 10% back.
WhereEaglesDare:
I think that the whole thing is exaggerated. It was an election year and the press started saying how bad it is, how horrible it is, how people are starving to death because they cant buy bread. Then it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Am I wrong?
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