Posted on 04/13/2010 6:59:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Yeah, it’s the law of the jungle actually.
No..
Hubby and I live in the country.
It is peaceful and virtually crime free.
Our jobs take us to different destinations, one near and one far.
Both cars are older, paid for, and well cared for.
The peace we feel living here is worth not having a bus line.
Just a heads up.
So....when are you going to divorce the "geeky guy", take HALF and go marry the "the hot man"?
I know. I’ve done sales before, and I HATED it. I was not very good at it anyway, and the constant phoney-baloney ass-kissing rubbed me the wrong way.
I’ve been at my current job for almost twenty years. It was fine up until about 1-1/2 years ago, when the owner started losing his business sense and let the business languish. Once Obama’s policies started sinking the economy, it hit us hard. If we’re open in 6 months, it’ll be a miracle.
Various things. And they get to work by walking or mass transit or in a used car they've paid cash for. Work close to home.
Anyone can look at their own budget and calculate what it would be without a mortgage, a car payment, cable tv, or the extra expense of commuting a distance.
What are the unavoidable living expenses of a civilized life? Food, electric, water, taxes, car insurance, trash removal, internet connection, gasoline, telephone, heat. If you're trying you even go without some of that. For sure you don't have to live in an area where the taxes are high and the a/c needs to run. Look around. Go to realtor.com and find a rural happily-ever-after. We did it. Our property taxes are now $40/mo instead of $1000/mo. (Yes, we were paying one THOUSAND a month for the main residence, in property taxes. For the privilege of living in a high crime area. Financially it was no sweat so we figured we could afford it...until somebody got killed. That is one of those hidden expenses you sometimes run into.)
I tell this to people all the time: use your imagination, that's all that is limiting you. You think you can't move, can't afford to change jobs, can't this, can't that...but you've never really thought it through. People are creatures of habit, and they hate to pull up roots, explore new things and make big changes. Fine. Spend $5k/mo, or ten, or more. But don't call it unavoidable.
“and my critique stands.”
Wow, this is really important to you, isn’t it?
It’s OK, Megan D - if I had a hot ass and no morals, I’d reel in a rich babe and be living on Easy Street, too.
Unfortunately, not all of us can use our bodies to get what we want in life.
Just a heads up.
That works in some places, but doesn't in others.
Also, I, for one, don't put much stock in FR "longevity". After determining that a poster isn't a drive-by troll, which is easy enough to tell from their posts, what does a FR age tell you? There have been some long-time FReepers suspended and/or banned.
Judge a FReeper by his/her posts. I didn't sign up to join some kind of union where seniority rules.
Meagan's post was a very good example of conservatism in action. Control your own destiny!
Bravo!
Then, though, you have to add in the second vehicle and day care.
Not too fine. It's the 90+ mile drive to the nearest bus that is the budget killer.
The nearest 'large' town does have a cab service, but it's cheaper to have and drive a car.
Fine...I was just trying to save Megan D some uncessary hassle. That’s all... If you and Megan think your ways are best, who am I to argue.
Megan, I don’t mind that you had a plan to find a good husband. I do “mind” your lack of sympathy for people who didn’t plan well or who had their plans not work out. You don’t seem to have sense that you have been blessed and that it could have worked out very differently for you.
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