[justa-hairyape]

The only way to survive this economy as a small business owner was to dramatically cut costs and expenses. You basically needed to do the exact opposite that Obama was recommending. He wanted people to go out and spend as if the economy was not weak. That advice was absolutely horrible.

[cableguymn]

I went in to a field that is mainly all labor. I did need some basic hand tools and 3 very high end tools. The rest is just me selling my time.

I used sites like slickdeals, craigslist and fatwallet to get the hand tools and ladders. I used e-bay for the high end tools. I got them for 10-20 cents on the dollar from company liquidations.

We are going on our first vacation in 8 years tomorrow. We’re driving not flying, we’re camping not staying in hotels. I got discount coupons for all the attractions we want to go to..

While we are at our destination (grandma’s house) I am doing a 2 day project so I am able to deduct the travel costs and some of the expenses.