I haven’t talked much about the economy on here because not only am I iffy on details (for instance, I pretty much zoned out in 11th grade when they explained the stock market), but I like to keep a positive spin on things and focus on how to still accomplish your goals on a tighter budget rather than use any scare tactics I may have picked up from the media.
But sometimes it’s necessary to wallow in the doom and gloom, most of which I’ve done while away from the keyboard. Lots of the bloggers I read regularly have been laid off from their day jobs, money is tight for almost everyone, and I don’t even WATCH the news but can’t help but hear that the media is predicting fiscal armageddon.
Two bloggers I highly regard have approached the situation head on and opened up their comment boards to discussion. They both have their own attitude about it, but it’s interesting to read each of the comments and see the hope, bitterness, despair, optimism, and blaming – a melting pot of attitudes and opinions.
While I don’t have near as many readers, I’m still curious to know: How are you guys doing? Are you worried, terrified, non chalant? And how can Magchunk help? Do you want money-saving or budget tips? Or just distraction with pretty pictures of Louis Ghost chairs?
Discuss. And go read Decorno and i suwannee. I’ll be here when you get back.
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My husband and I have been a poor student couple since we got married, so the fact that we’re still poor through all of this is nothing new. I’m just getting super worried about the time when he graduates law school and is looking for a job. I don’t like to think about it.
Personally, I am sh*ting bricks. We are a one-income family of four-so if the hubs loses his job I don’t know what we would do. I struggle with how to cope with it all on my blog too-because I basically post about pretty things to buy-and now it just seems silly and wasteful. Do I go on like business as usual? Do I switch it up and focus on other things (but what)? Or do I just ditch the whole blog altogether? Usually when I have these thoughts, to make myself feel better I just go and post another pretty thing-it’s a nice little distraction. So I think business as usual is the route I am going to go. If it makes me happy, even though I am not actually buying the stuff, then I might as well continue. Ok, I think that was the longest comment I have ever written. The end.
Thanks for commenting ladies!
You are my fave: He should definately take advantage of the acadmenic setting and see if his school has a career center that can help make contacts with alumni, review his resume, etc. Couldn’t hurt!
Jackie: I know how you feel. I’m not on a total spending freeze, but I still feel a little funny just putting up SHOP SHOP SHOP on my blog. But don’t ditch it all together! I think this is a great time to be a blogger, see what affordable things people are finding and ways to trim our budgets. Bloggers are helpers for the most part, so I think as people get more creative with their budgets we’ll be the first to find out and reap the benefits (and share our own secrets). And I love long comments, so keep ‘em comin!