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Conservatives thoughts on just being laid off. (I was)
Me ^ | 12/12/08 | Me

Posted on 12/12/2008 7:00:32 PM PST by MrPiper

Conservatives thoughts on just being laid off. (I was)

I was laid off this week.Two weeks before Christmas. Am I scared, No, I have no debt and a savings account.

I have been in my trade for 15 years and have excellent skills.

I took and passed my states contractors license a few months ago and passed. Yea me!

I have about 3 years of living expenses in the bank and no debt.

I'm taking a well deserved few months off before the next year and will start my own business come spring. I'll be hunting and fishing in my spare time. Who needs the damn government! Not this family.


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To: Old Sarge

Stop whining.


81 posted on 12/12/2008 8:06:59 PM PST by billhilly (Sayonara Detroit)
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To: TonyStark
You terrible, disruptive woman!

Did you not see the HUNT and FISH part... I'm a guy!!!!

82 posted on 12/12/2008 8:07:02 PM PST by MrPiper
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To: MrPiper; All
I am getting the biggest kick out of all the advice being given to MrPiper.

Seems like people should be ASKING advice of him! LOL

83 posted on 12/12/2008 8:08:18 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: Radix
If you can actually fly that airplane

not only can I fly it,,,, I can FIX it!

84 posted on 12/12/2008 8:08:39 PM PST by MrPiper
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To: MrPiper

Incidentally, who’s gonna pay the Piper now?


85 posted on 12/12/2008 8:09:16 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: MrPiper

I work a part time job 5 days a week and I was just cut back to 3 days a week. (4 hours/day)


86 posted on 12/12/2008 8:13:03 PM PST by Retired Chemist
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To: TonyStark

It was so much fun. Every day I pinched myself. I couldn’t believe I was actually living in Nice. It was like a dream come true.


87 posted on 12/12/2008 8:13:40 PM PST by diefree
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To: MrPiper
my husbands work has been cut 20% and I hope, hope, hope, he can keep working the 80%...

I have stable work.....unless I am injured....

we have a HELOC...we have no other payments except we do run a credit card but pay it off each month....not a lot in ready savings but a cd and some other stock if I got really desperate....the 401 has taken a hit but I won't touch that yet....

you know what I worry about?...if all hell breaks loose like Glenn Beck insinuates is coming, what about property taxes?....ours are huge...it would almost be like working only to pay the taxes....

and if the economy goes depression/deflation....nobody will buy our house....

its the taxes that scare me....

88 posted on 12/12/2008 8:14:22 PM PST by cherry
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To: Retired Chemist
I work a part time job 5 days a week and I was just cut back to 3 days a week. (4 hours/day)

Great... that gives you time for a side job! :=)

89 posted on 12/12/2008 8:14:46 PM PST by MrPiper
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To: diefree

Was Nice nice?


90 posted on 12/12/2008 8:14:51 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Everytime they open their mouth they shoot themselves in the foot.)
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To: Revolting cat!
Incidentally, who’s gonna pay the Piper now?

No worries mate,, MrPiper will pay his own way!

91 posted on 12/12/2008 8:16:22 PM PST by MrPiper
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To: Twinkie
Were you my neighbor up The Ridge? LOL

Exactly how I grew up = always a years supply of food, in the ground or cellar; milk, butter, beef, pork in the barn; eggs, chicken in the coop; meat, fish in the forest.

No credit cards (not heard of)

We didn't even know we were poor. ;o)

It was a good life. Reminded of it here today - ice storm knocked out power. Fired up the wood stove, heated water, made stew, lit the lamps -

92 posted on 12/12/2008 8:17:46 PM PST by maine-iac7 ("He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help" Lincoln)
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To: billhilly

See what I mean?


93 posted on 12/12/2008 8:19:54 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: MrPiper

Excellent.

I see too many start a business by going out and buying new laptops, bookkeeping services etc. Signing up for various financial obligations before they ever make a dime. Self finance and build it up one day at a time.


94 posted on 12/12/2008 8:20:09 PM PST by DB
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To: maine-iac7
Fired up the wood stove, heated water, made stew, lit the lamps -

Dang that sounds like fun.... can one rent a room in that kind of environment?

95 posted on 12/12/2008 8:21:13 PM PST by MrPiper
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To: MrPiper

You’ve been paying unemployment insurance for 15 years. Why not collect?


96 posted on 12/12/2008 8:22:03 PM PST by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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To: cherry

If your house becomes worth significantly less theoretically your property taxes will go down with it.


97 posted on 12/12/2008 8:22:30 PM PST by DB
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To: MrPiper

‘Fired up the wood stove, heated water, made stew, lit the lamps - ‘

“Dang that sounds like fun.... can one rent a room in that kind of environment?”

It is fun short term. Not so fun long term...


98 posted on 12/12/2008 8:23:35 PM PST by DB
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To: MrPiper
"...not only can I fly it,,,, I can FIX it!"

If I ever have an airplane to break...I'll be certain to call you first for repairs.

99 posted on 12/12/2008 8:23:47 PM PST by Radix (Posting cynical responses ever since...."What time is it anyhow?")
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To: Revolting cat!

Nice is not only nice, it’s lovely.


100 posted on 12/12/2008 8:24:12 PM PST by diefree
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