10-17-2011, 09:33 PM
blog by a good friend of a good friend of mine.
most of us are one job loss away from this. be thankful for what you have.
if losing an income wouldn't put you in this predicament, be double grateful.
start in early September:
http://aslimwinter.wordpress.com/2011/09...do-you-do/
http://aslimwinter.wordpress.com/2011/10...t-happens/
We are good people. We work hard and save money and invest in the market. We give to charity and volunteer. We bring casseroles to people when they are sick, or have a baby. We are good tippers. We have never carried debt aside from student loans and mortgage, both of which we watch closely and refinance at low rates. We overpay our bills to get ahead. Our cars both have 130K miles and are 8 years old, and we are perfectly ok with that. We don’t have iPads. We own one TV. We haven’t taken a vacation in years. We wear hand me downs and clip coupons. I don’t know what we did to deserve this. I don’t know how many more times I can handle my daughter asking me if I’m crying because I’m mad at her. All of the clichés about something better around the corner, and windows and doors opening and closing, just sound like cruel, horrid jokes now so please spare me that. We are the 99%. We are also the 47% for the first time in our lives.
if you think the 99% are spoiled hippies with no values, you are wrong.
most of us are one job loss away from this. be thankful for what you have.
if losing an income wouldn't put you in this predicament, be double grateful.
start in early September:
http://aslimwinter.wordpress.com/2011/09...do-you-do/
http://aslimwinter.wordpress.com/2011/10...t-happens/
We are good people. We work hard and save money and invest in the market. We give to charity and volunteer. We bring casseroles to people when they are sick, or have a baby. We are good tippers. We have never carried debt aside from student loans and mortgage, both of which we watch closely and refinance at low rates. We overpay our bills to get ahead. Our cars both have 130K miles and are 8 years old, and we are perfectly ok with that. We don’t have iPads. We own one TV. We haven’t taken a vacation in years. We wear hand me downs and clip coupons. I don’t know what we did to deserve this. I don’t know how many more times I can handle my daughter asking me if I’m crying because I’m mad at her. All of the clichés about something better around the corner, and windows and doors opening and closing, just sound like cruel, horrid jokes now so please spare me that. We are the 99%. We are also the 47% for the first time in our lives.
if you think the 99% are spoiled hippies with no values, you are wrong.