Todays the day!

[stratosjoe]

What about the 2 in 10 that are laid off right now who have always worked and paid taxes . Now the 58 year old loses his job no health care sometimes no life insurance he has a heart attack due to the stress goes in the hospital lives for 3 days and dies. The family is left to pay the bills as best they can and hopfully have life ins to bury him. And they have to carry on with out him or his income. I can see why you don't care its not you.

[GeoFisher]

What about the 2 in 10 that are laid off right now who have always worked and paid taxes . Now the 58 year old loses his job no health care sometimes no life insurance he has a heart attack due to the stress goes in the hospital lives for 3 days and dies. The family is left to pay the bills as best they can and hopfully have life ins to bury him. And they have to carry on with out him or his income. I can see why you don't care its not you.

I hope the 58 year old put some money away, instead of PISSING it away on fun stuff.

I'm 43, and have put 10 - 15% away since I was 18..............AND don't give me that GARBAGE that you cannot...........WHEN I started putting 15% away, it was when I was DELIVERING PIZZA........I still put it away.

I've got two kids, have eaten my share of tuna helper and SPAM, and still managed to put enough away to live comfortably when I retire.

What I don't have is:

* I don't have a $40,000 truck with a NOTE
* I don't have a $30,000 boat with a NOTE
* I don't have a $100,000 house with a NOTE
* I don't have a $50,000 equity line of credit MAXED out.
* I don't have a $10,000 dollar credit card MAXXED out.
* I don't have 10 store credit cards MAXXED out.

I've NEVER been on a cruise, or to Hawaii, or to Mexico, or to Europe, or out West, or about a BILLION other things I'd like to do..........

If I don't have cash in hand........I DON'T DO IT.

SO.................58 and BROKE...........NO FREAKIN EXCUSE.

Sorry, but PERSONAL responsibility is a lost idea on Americans today.

Later,

Geo

[Tyme2fish]

Geo, you nailed it !!

Lack of planning on your part does not make it an emergency on my part.

While some of my wife's family went on cruises, trips to Las Vegas, etc, and then complained that the government didn't "give" them enough, I wanted to puke. Oh, they still come to me for "carry over loans" because of their lack of planning. It's worth $100.00 to me to not see them for 6 months.

[mhall]

Geo, you nailed it !!

Lack of planning on your part does not make it an emergency on my part.

While some of my wife's family went on cruises, trips to Las Vegas, etc, and then complained that the government didn't "give" them enough, I wanted to puke. Oh, they still come to me for "carry over loans" because of their lack of planning. It's worth $100.00 to me to not see them for 6 months.

Tyme you always make me laugh brother, I love your outlook on life, you are right up my alley for sure, lol.