Had the house, barns, fences painted by some out of work painters for a fair price. We were talking about the economy issue and they told me of a friend who was making > $$$ during the construction boom and bought a new house in the hyper-inflated CA market, new pickup and car + > toys (boat, motorcycle, etc). His loans total nearly $9k/mo now and he's begging people to take things like his wife's CRX for the payment (which is nearly $1k/mo).
My house payment is < $1k/mo and will be paid off in 3 more years (I have the money in the bank to pay it off now if I wanted), I owe $0 on my cars, and I pay the MC bill in total when it comes in every month (get the air miles and don't get charged % fees). We provided our 3 sons with a set amount of $$ for college and they had to pay whatever that didn't cover (approx 50%).
I'm like most of the people I know and associate with, am not in such a sorry fiscal state of emergency as so many seem to be (according to the MSM and
Polecatus Washingtonium, anyway)...and have very little empathy for those who are. That should be their problem, not mine...and having to pay for their jackassery (stupidity and greed) really pisses me off!
Richard's $.02
