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04-08-2008, 09:09 AM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
LOL! My husband has had four raises in the last year. We are doing well. I have cut back on groceries just because it's now the two of us and I don't need to purchase as much.
I'm not a collector of things, so I don't overbuy in other areas. If I don't need it, I don't buy it. That hasn't changed for me.
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*cough* (while pointing to the picture of "the dog that nearly ruined a perfectly good marriage"  )
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04-08-2008, 09:11 AM
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Not riding the train
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
*cough* (while pointing to the picture of "the dog that nearly ruined a perfectly good marriage" ) |
What's love got to do with it? Isn't that a song? 
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04-08-2008, 09:13 AM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
What's love got to do with it? Isn't that a song? |
I think Tina sang that one for Ike.
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04-08-2008, 09:16 AM
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Step By Step - Day By Day
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Re: Rising Costs
Move 1500 times and you'll see the value of not being a collector. Believe me!
I'm at the point now .... "what else can I get rid of?" LOL.
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04-08-2008, 09:17 AM
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uncharismatic conservative maverick
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 5,356
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by Sam
In the face of rising costs and no corresponding rise in income, what are you doing to cope?
cutting back on groceries?
cutting back on church/charitable giving?
attending church and other functions less often?
not putting as much in savings?
cutting back on social activities?
cutting back on eating out?
staying home instead of going on vacation?
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Half of these things we don't do anyway. LOL! We live within our means, and God seems to bless us through it all!
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04-08-2008, 09:20 AM
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uncharismatic conservative maverick
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Indiana
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by Felicity
Move 1500 times and you'll see the value of not being a collector. Believe me!
I'm at the point now .... "what else can I get rid of?" LOL. |
Hey Felicity! Btw, where was the picture of your avatar taken? I like the scenery.
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04-08-2008, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Dallas,Tx
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Re: Rising Costs
I agree. We have moved so many times and a few across country and out of country moves.. It gets to the point you want to get rid of everything you can that you possibly do not need. I have 4 kids so I have to keep a lot of their "stuff" and kids do not understand getting rid of everything non essential so we have downsized our stuff and they have more really than we do anymore.
Just this past weekend one of my girlfriends came over and we cleaned out the garage.. got rid of another 10 boxes of stuff. I had accumulated so much more with my sister and mom and grandparents dying and then my other grandmother moving down here and so much of it was so unnecessary! It feels so freeing to not have all the extra stuff. I kept what meant absolutely the world to me and the rest is gone!
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04-08-2008, 09:21 AM
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Renewed
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Arkansas
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by BrotherEastman
Half of these things we don't do anyway. LOL! We live within our means, and God seems to bless us through it all!
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and thus I give you the solution to the out of control credit and mortgage crunch....
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In fact I think that the insinuation of "hateful" Pentecostals is coming mostly from the fertile imaginations of bitter, backslidden ex Apostolics who are constantly trying to find a way to justify their actions. ~ strait shooter
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04-08-2008, 09:23 AM
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Re: Rising Costs
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Originally Posted by scotty
and thus I give you the solution to the out of control credit and mortgage crunch....
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AMEN!!! We have no credit cards except for a credit bank card which comes directly from my checking account otherwise we do everything by cash and its a blessing and keeps you out of debt!!!!
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04-08-2008, 09:27 AM
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Location: Dallas,Tx
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Re: Rising Costs
One thing that gets me and I guess this is my 1 minute venting....
My husband works oilfield as most of you know and the one thing I absolutely hate is when people say Oh yall have it good yall are in the oilfield... and the other is... When someone asks why they are doing gas prices the way they are... First we dont get a dime other than a regular salary for working oilfield.. he aint drilling these rigs for us its for others! Second... Oh if you only knew!!!!
Now I am off my soapbox!! I feel better and will be quiet now! LOL
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