Has the economic crisis affected you personally?

MothBalls · 09-11-09, 08:22 PM

I would especially like to hear from those outside of the US. I'm just curious if it's more of an issue here or is the rest of the world feeling the affects. I'll start by tossing out my personal observations.

It really hasn't affected me, my family or my friends that much. My day to day life really hasn't changed much. Although probably the wrong thing to do, I find myself being a lot more cautious with purchases and make an even better effort at saving rather than spending. I even bough domestic beer yesterday. Gawd I hate American beer, it's one thing we don't excel at.

I do know some people who ended up in a bad situation. Mainly because they were overextended to begin with. The parking lot where I used to work (in Houston) looked like a luxury car lot full of BMW's, Lexus, and the like. At the end of the row, my 10 year old pickup. Some of them even asked me for help. Sorry, I have no sympathy for those who don't think ahead or put more emphasis on image than responsibility.

Basically just curious if it's really as bad as the media claims or are we just being duped once again while the upper 1% benefit from the situation they created.

09-11-09, 08:22 PM	#1
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Has the economic crisis affected you personally? I would especially like to hear from those outside of the US. I'm just curious if it's more of an issue here or is the rest of the world feeling the affects. I'll start by tossing out my personal observations. It really hasn't affected me, my family or my friends that much. My day to day life really hasn't changed much. Although probably the wrong thing to do, I find myself being a lot more cautious with purchases and make an even better effort at saving rather than spending. I even bough domestic beer yesterday. Gawd I hate American beer, it's one thing we don't excel at. I do know some people who ended up in a bad situation. Mainly because they were overextended to begin with. The parking lot where I used to work (in Houston) looked like a luxury car lot full of BMW's, Lexus, and the like. At the end of the row, my 10 year old pickup. Some of them even asked me for help. Sorry, I have no sympathy for those who don't think ahead or put more emphasis on image than responsibility. Basically just curious if it's really as bad as the media claims or are we just being duped once again while the upper 1% benefit from the situation they created.