Bye Bye Banks and Wall Street

Disneyphile · 09-29-2008, 03:31 PM

From being very strapped lately, I will say this:

Because we've been forced to eat at home and cook (since raw foods can be cheaper than pre-packaged crap if a little effort is made), we've been healthier and enjoying a lot of neat dinners lately. I've even slowly been losing weight without trying at all. So, not being able to eat out or run over to a drive-thru has been a blessing really.

I think that people feel the burn more when they don't get creative with what they already have. I've even been rediscovering all kinds of old hobbies lately and having a blast with them. It's a way to "ride the tide" until things get better. Why be miserable when I don't have to be? There might not be money to buy new things, but we have plenty of crap already that can be enjoyed.

For example, I really wish we could afford a Wii, but it's not in the cards right now. However, I have my old NES system out in the garage that hasn't been touched in over a decade. It will be like setting up a whole new system and playing the games for the first time. I'm quite looking forward to it.

Snowflake · 09-29-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Disneyphile

From being very strapped lately, I will say this:
There might not be money to buy new things, but we have plenty of crap already that can be enjoyed.

For example, I really wish we could afford a Wii, but it's not in the cards right now. However, I have my old NES system out in the garage that hasn't been touched in over a decade. It will be like setting up a whole new system and playing the games for the first time. I'm quite looking forward to it.

No kidding, having no mad money at all is forcing me to write (AUGH) and watch some DVDs that have been gathering dust that I bought about 4 years ago!

wendybeth · 09-29-2008, 03:45 PM

iSm- do you own, or rent? If you rent, the market is probably going to get tighter and as a result spendier. If you own, you're going to see your property's value take a nosedive- and I really believe that you all have a long way to fall before you hit bottom in SoCal. Investment groups own/operate many rental properties up here, so I'm guessing that's the same dynamic down there as well. Those groups are probably going to falter, and who will pick up the pieces? I don't pretend to understand the intricacies of real estate, but I do know that it is largely an investment and to invest takes capital.

09-29-2008, 03:31 PM	#1
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	From being very strapped lately, I will say this: Because we've been forced to eat at home and cook (since raw foods can be cheaper than pre-packaged crap if a little effort is made), we've been healthier and enjoying a lot of neat dinners lately. I've even slowly been losing weight without trying at all. So, not being able to eat out or run over to a drive-thru has been a blessing really. I think that people feel the burn more when they don't get creative with what they already have. I've even been rediscovering all kinds of old hobbies lately and having a blast with them. It's a way to "ride the tide" until things get better. Why be miserable when I don't have to be? There might not be money to buy new things, but we have plenty of crap already that can be enjoyed. For example, I really wish we could afford a Wii, but it's not in the cards right now. However, I have my old NES system out in the garage that hasn't been touched in over a decade. It will be like setting up a whole new system and playing the games for the first time. I'm quite looking forward to it.
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09-29-2008, 03:45 PM	#3
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	iSm- do you own, or rent? If you rent, the market is probably going to get tighter and as a result spendier. If you own, you're going to see your property's value take a nosedive- and I really believe that you all have a long way to fall before you hit bottom in SoCal. Investment groups own/operate many rental properties up here, so I'm guessing that's the same dynamic down there as well. Those groups are probably going to falter, and who will pick up the pieces? I don't pretend to understand the intricacies of real estate, but I do know that it is largely an investment and to invest takes capital. __________________
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