Counting Pennies

Sorry that I haven't written in a while but working 6 days a week and one day off. I never really have the time that I used to. But I found a moment now. There is so many things to blog about. One night at work we were talking about the economy how the down hill spiral is starting. How gas is effecting everything in our world. One person told her daughter to sell her house and move closer to the city because just driving her car to work and back is costing her $1000 a month. Plus the house payment is closed to $3000 a month. Her daughter and husband both have two jobs and they are living for the gas pump and mortages. It seems to be that way for many people now and days.

People are living far among their incoming finance's. So many people have foreclosed on their properties because of loans they have created on their homes. I have been looking at some of the homes and they have been trashed due to people being upset of not being able to pay the money to keep their properties or up keep before leaving their homes. People are doing craziness things such as carjacking vehicles so they can get to their work because they don't have the gas.

Imaging trying to make a decision on how to spend your money around. Gas, food, and bills. Hmmm what bill will have pay next time so I can put a gallon of gas today. That is not including the idea of having any fun in your life. Taking a vacations well that is a big decision on everyone plate. I think most vacations will be staying home and not having to work both jobs. To rest and relax from the rat race of coming and going. I think some people a vacation will be not going to one job. But going to the other.

I can't believe back in the day our grandparents and some of our own parents had one person bring in all the money. Mom stayed home and did things with the kids and people just made it. We had the basic essential of life and were totally happy. Now we can have the basic essential and still two people work.

Yes, we can cut our way of living. Imagine no cell phones, basic cable and no Internet. Paying cash for everything food, clothes and gas. Buying things at bulk rates. Not going out to fast food or any dinners, just cooking things from the kitchen. Splurging will be going to the drive in movies because you can bring your own snacks and lots of people in at once for a reasonable fee. Or movie night on what is the movie of the week on television.

Sounds pretty nice doesn't it. But that is not the reality of our lives. Many of us have cell phones, cable with the bells and whistles. Internet on one or more things, such as WII consoles, Playstation 3 as well as PC's. We cook most meals at home but have schedule times for fast food because things coming up and instead of having meals late at night stop somewhere to pick up that quick meal for the evening. Going to the movies in theater and buy or not the concession stand snacks.

How many people are going to survive these days that seem to be coming up in our lives. Many jobs are being lost due to high fuel cost. Of companies not being able to stay open because we are not able to spend it so loosely now and days. We now count every penny and have to sacrifice things now. I find that it is becoming a very scary thing any more out there.