July 05, 2009

debit

With the huge and growing unemployment numbers, cash flows are squeezed. In our case we have cut back and looked carefully at any expenditures. Shop good-will and slow down for yard sales. We are still trying to find a first bike for Connor that avoids purchase.

We purchased a new dryer. Our old one was not heating correctly, consistently. This was making an average load take four times as long. Our new dryer is much more efficient. Already I am seeing a couple of lower bills.

When money gets tight during part of a month, you really have to cut back and start clearing out the pantry, eat lots of pasta and sauce, rice and beans etc. The next step is finding some additional income, selling stuff on eBay, doing part-time or temp work. Of course being where there is 19% unemployment makes that difficult.

When your low on money you stop spending money. Pretty simple concept really.

2 comments:

Bob Keller said...

When your entire life is spent suckling from the giant government pig you simply always assume there is more where that came from.

Restraint is never learned. Neither is planning for the future.

When the electorate is lulled into believing the the future holds unlimited milk, they will elect anyone.

Bob Keller said...

If I have learned one thing in the last six months it is that you should never elect a "community organizer" President.