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I have worked 10 days in the last two months(self employed) and havent raised my prices any in the last 6 years
I have sold several rifles and ammo and huge pile of Garand parts to stay afloat. Right now I am OK but if something doesnt change real fast I'm going to have to empty out the gun safe
Worst part is the boredome of having nothing to do
If it wasnt for my wife and her job I'm not sure were we would be
I am thankful, we have a roof over out head and food on the table. God will provide
4 years ago I had 80 garands (and an assload of other guns). Today I have 1 garand and no carbines. you guys do the math. I'm working harder than ever (70-100 hours a week usually) and making about what I made in 1996. We get by (barely), but the luxury lifestyle we had grown accustomed to is gone. I am not hopeful that it will ever return. Although it's not fun to do, cutting out the 2 or 3 vacations we took each year and some of the other fun-money expenditures wasn't all that hard to do. The hardest thing for me is realizing that we have no emergency plan. If an unexpected bill pops up (auto repair, home repair, etc) we're pretty much screwed. "savings"?? what's that? haven't had any since Bush was president. I'd have lost my mind a long time ago but Timmy always listens to be bitch and whine and talks me off the ledge about twice a week.
No sense in comparing our misfortunes or having a contest to see who is more f-ed than the other guy. Fact is, we're ALL f-ed. The degree to which matters little. We're all in the same boat and it's taking on water - FAST. My advice - get support wherever you can. Offer support wherever you can. If you can throw your buddy a bone now and then, do it. He'll do the same for you. There is no option other than survival and, ultimately, victory. If we stay together, we'll get through it. I don't know exactly how, but we'll get through it. WE have to. There is no choice
Keep up thy chin - somehow if you do the right things you will get what you need. Just as bad things happen to good people, good things happen too. You are hanging in there and it sounds as if there are no health issues, so count your blessings - "have an attitude of gratitude" and you will realize that even though you may have lost a lot and that things are tough that your life is still good.
Amen Brother!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by seaninmich
I lived through the bad inflation years of Carter. 20 years in the Kerosene Kingdom called Vermont. Moved to Indiana for economic reasons and after 20 years, am doing well. Change jobs, change venue but don't sit and take it !
P.S. This may seem crass, but what I learned about myself is that money is far more important to me than where I live.
Once the heart experiences the joys that it wanted through an entire childhood and early adulthood, leaving a place as wonderful as God's front yard is unimaginable! Less than two months and I'll be gone, with a tear in my eye...Quote:
Originally Posted by herrmann
GLOBAL ECONOMY. When our goverment allows and encourages manufactures to follow the lowest wages of the world for profits.
We lose the backbone of our economy,and all follows down.
NOTHING will change until we have jobs that put the AVERAGE and BELOW average educated JOE back to work in THIS country.
That is NOT going to happen anytime soon.
I AM A PROTECTIONIST,THIS IS MY COUNTRY. Not Europe,Not Asia,Not Africa.NOT CHINA.
We don't need anything they have,We have it here.
It's time to use our own resources.
EAT THIS.
I've been on the edge of being homeless. I, like almost everyone I know, have had to go thru real tough times and had to let go of somethings I really loved. Life is full of compromises, especially in the early stages. You might have to give something up in the hopes of reattaining it later. If you hold on too tight to something that isn't meant for you right now you end up sacrificing your future.
I hope one day to unpark my ass from the desk I am at now and get on with life.
This thread sucks, thanks for that Stu.