Depression my ass! I recently asked my 91 year-old mother-in-law, 91 and still going strong , God bless her. I said ‘’Momma, does any of this today look like a ‘’depression’’ to you?’’ “Nope’’, she said. “People today, kids especially sure have a lot more of things than I ever had’’. “Depression’’, pffft!
They could have had it all during the depression too, but back then you had to pay for everything and there wasn’t EBT cards, unemployment and so on, but sooner or later the bills will come due and there isn’t any money to pay them.
Don't worry, we'll hit the bottom too, and it'll make the Great Depression look like child's play.
It’s not your grandmother’s depression that’s for sure. But take a look around next time your in a Wal-mart and ask yourself if there’s a hidden soup line via food stamps.
This certainly isn’t no regular recession either, and I’m afraid it might get worse.
My mom (93 and sharp as a tack) said it reminds her more of the roaring 20’s - BEFORE the SHTF.
I’ve been thinking the same thing.
I remember my grandmother’s obsession with money.
It wasn’t like today’s obsessions with McMansions, cars, gadgets, etc....
She was someone who never threw away cool whip containers or bread bags. They could always be used again!
She skimped on eggs in her cake recipes.
She ALWAYS shopped at the Salvation Army.
Since she was frugal, she accumulated a comfortable sum of money for her old age.
Her habits were so deeply ingrained in her, she never really enjoyed the money herself.
The most frivolous thing she ever did?
In her will she set aside a sizeable amount for her family to have an “irish wake” at a local establishment.
She loved parties, and she wanted her loved ones to live it up.