DISCUSSION:HOW HAS THE ECONOMY AFFECTED YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND YOU?

[melissa0128]

It has hit me extra hard. I am in the marketing business as a independent contractor. But the economy has really hit my department hard and everyone is cutting back. I have really lost alot of clients and in turn alot of money. I'm single and not meeting my bills every month now. I'm looking for other sources of income and other jobs. I'm scaling down all my bills and hopefully it will get better soon.

[amy11077]

The housing market has gone to pot amongst the downfall of the economy, therefore my friend can't get her home sold when she so desperately needs to...AND the fact that we've been trying to, ever so slowly as money comes in, remodel our home to sell it just makes it doubly disastrous!!! What is going to happen in the end I wonder?? Where will we all be and how will we all be living? eating? surviving? PLEASE let this be a big bad governmental "hype" to scare us into spending more money in the US.

[ddewick]

The economy affected me to in a way i work for the school system in the kitchen i used to be full time now i just work 3 hrs a day

[dexterjrh]

Its really not that bad.

I still see people going out to eat, going to the movies. People are still spending money. There are still jobs to be had. So i don`t see it being that bad right now at all.

[ridd187]

 my position (along with others) at work has been terminated. thank god wife has a stable job. i can only imagine the situation back in the "great depression".

[nurseslaven]

yes My husband is a civil engineer and got laid off in January and is now finding it hard to get a job , I am nurse and 300 in the hospital that I work for got laid off ... My job is save thank goodness because aI am a bedside nurse.

[Tacobell123]

i know this is a bad job, but for those of you who need work i know that Mcdonalds is hiring.

[AngieLane74]

same here.. things are tough.. any extra money helps.. thank goodness my husband hasn't lost his job, but he lost all his over time which was paying for our groceries.... so I am back to work with 2 babies... and looking for any ways possible to earn extra cash here and there... I really hope things get better.  Being able to save money right now is just a dream.. paycheck to paycheck is our game right now.

[LittleDebbieG]

The economy has put a strain on the family, indeed. The budget is definitely tighter, but I wake up every morning with a breath of fresh air that I have a 4-year contract, so I will always have a paycheck until next contract negotiations come up in 2012. Contract even states that if they drop my employment that they will still have to compensate me for the contract.

It's a military contract position, if anyone was curious how that works.

[xtinamagnolia]

jobless, tried to cut down as many bills as possible but now stuck to the basics, like utilities, car payment, insurance, etc.  Me and the hubs are not doing so well on our relationship because of financial problems...

[taripres]

Savings, nah that's a laugh ! But since I been on unemployment for almost a year now, unemployed since Oct of '07, I've had to do alternative methods of earning money! Now I blog, do freebie sites like this and a few others, I have an online talk show, I hire people to complete small tasks for me (so I can get paid..lol), and I'm involved in a network marketing program; which I think these type programs everyone should look into! Most these companies are debt free and compensate very well!!

But in a nutshell, I've been surviving and making it by a hair, I just don't give up and don't plan on going out look for another J.O.B. when I can do that from my living room!!

 
Taripre$

[JLBT2]

I stopped going out to eat. Not able to work cuase we only have one car. Im not able to afford insureance and amininance on a 2nd car. We have no extra money to go out to enjoy ourselves.

[WiteNgtOwl]

The economy has effected me alot.  I'm trying to save more and spend less.  I just pry and hope things will get better, i dont want to see a depression.

[lightstar240]

Ohhh mannn I wish I hadn't read this. Since the only adverse effect the economy had on me was Circuit City closing down and thus making it impossible to obtain cheap Xbox accessories. However, I just got one of the biggest income tax returns I ever had, and bought a laptop and Halo: Combat Evolved. So....yeah....please don't hurt me. Or get mad. I mean, get mad, but don't get too mad.

[CCWalsh]

Stock portfolio plumeted, kids will be going to community college for a bit now...