Posted on 11/30/2014 5:16:39 PM PST by SeekAndFind
That is better for everyone anyway, even in good times.
“Lack of transparency is politically advantageous “type of economists?
My homeowner’s insurance bill increased by 25% in 2015 vs 2014 with no claims in 35 years!
Ha! Best time to shop is after Christmas! And all you have to do is click on “find a store” On the left side of : Www.orangejulius.com Yes, we’ve always loved them too! Have fun!!
Wonderful attitude you have...sounds like a family to be proud to claim!
Our family completely stopped exchanging gifts last year. Worked out great. We don’t by ANYTHING during the Christmas season beyond what we would normally buy other than a ham and eggnog.
I buy my shoos at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores. I don’t look for them when I need them, rather, I buy a pair when I see that there is a pair on the shelf in good condition that fit. If you wait until you need them you won’t find any. I buy much of what I need that way. I also skim yard sales. Long ago that is the only way I could afford to buy stuff. Now I am old and have money to buy things I look at a price tag in a store and get repelled. I just can’t do it when I know that I can get something like it at a yard sale for a quarter or a dollar. I have no hangup on brand names or stylish. You can get guns at yard sales, too.
Your post reminds me of the one industry that was booming during Great Depression I: Movies. People could afford a nickel to escape reality.
And for Great Depression II, looks like it will be restaurants.
I had to work on Black Friday. My office is across the street from a nice strip mall. I was expecting to have to compete for a parking space because shoppers would be using the office lot as overflow.
The strip mall parking lot was half empty. It looked like a typical Wednesday crowd.
It was so empty, I seriously considered bopping over to the craft store on my lunch break, and I NEVER go shopping on Black Friday!
all the deals bit honestly.
nothing but junk on sale.
> My homeowner’s insurance bill increased by 25% in 2015 vs 2014 with no claims in 35 years!
Thanks a lot Obama. Never have seen prices rise as quickly under any other president in my lifetime as I have with The One
Good point! (Warren buffet said he bought Sees candy company because people will still buy chocolates in a depression. )
“I’m wondering if the threat of protesters made people think twice about going out.”
No doubt and the threat of identity theft has made them reluctant to shop online.
Same here. No money.
If I continue a health insurance policy with the same benefits as I had last year, it will cost me (just one person) over $3,000 more per year. A family of four may be looking at a $5,000-$10,000 increase in premiums. Who has much money for Christmas anymore?
True dat.
I bought a Groupon watch, w/heart monitor, by Bowflex, for $13. Said it was a $129.99 retail. Bought one for me, and one as a gift. It truly looks like a $13 watch. Almost ashamed to give the other.
Thanks for leaving off the ic. Wish everyone would emulate you and Rush in that regard.
Are you having credit score problems. My insurer told me that insurance scores are going to be directly tied to credit scores.
> My homeowner’s insurance bill increased by 25% in 2015 vs 2014 with no claims in 35 years!
Same here but only 10 years for me.
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