DISCUSSION:HOW HAS THE ECONOMY AFFECTED YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND YOU?

[aloresse]

As for me,it has opened my eyes to what i never knew.I now save moreand try to have scattered investments if i can.But never forget to save.How do you feel?

[boRed2dEath570]

i try to save more money.. not that it helps. i hav a dances comming up and even if i try to save money, im going to spend at least $900

[FleazZz]

Tried saving money, even though I had a LAN Party (games in same location) and my monitor broke and bought a new $400 one the next day.  lol.

[channiechan562]

i don't eat out as much as i did before and i am saving money. i use coupons now when i go shopping, never did that before.

[jaymz462]

I've always been pretty good about saving money, but now I've really cut back on eating out, going out for drinks, movies, things like that.  I also ride a bike/walk a lot more, too (when it's nice out, that is.)

[bschumacher]

I've given up my land line and  meals out. I'm also planting an extra-large vegetable garden this year.

[greeneyedgirl23]

Well... Sadly we never have any money to go do anything... Most of our money goes to bills, food, and cigarettes. I'm trying to find a job at the moment, but it's been extremely hard because no where is hiring around where I live because of the econemy. Hopefully Obama will be able to fix things, if given time. Everyone's been on a real tight budget. Even the food pantries here went from letting people come every week, to once a month now!

[g_yan19]

the economy really affects my family both in a good way and bad... good because i learn how to value money any learn how to save...

[meech627]

I wish I could save more money.  My daughter is in high school and we now have to pay for sports and any other extra-curricular activities the kids decide to do!  I've had to take a second job to cover all the expenses!

[squirrelgirl44]

For me the economy has not hit me as hard as some. I got divorced the end of last year, and now that I am not helping to cover someone elses poor spending habits (My ex used to spend more on frivolous spending than he even made in a month, not to mention he didn't have enough left over to help pay our house payment or daycare, etc).

So for me, I actually have MORE money now than I did before, so I am concentrating on putting as much into savings as I can, and paying down all my debt.

[mandbjaussi]

For us it has been a little hard.  My husbands job cut back on hours due to the winter time.  We are having a baby in less than 4 months and trying to figure out where the money is ging to come from for the hospital bill scares us.  We were doing fine for a very long time.  But now its getting a little tight.

[shalomabeth]

FOR ME ITS HARD AS I HAVE NOT HAD A JOB SINCE JULY SO I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO HOME BASED BUISNESS LIKE CASH SURVEY TYPE WEBSITES AS I HAVE BILLS TO PAY AND SUCH

[bnbradshaw]

I hate the economy right now.
But it's really made me see just how precious a dollar is, that's for sure.

[Quirita]

The economy does suck! But it could be worse.
Im basically having to cut out things like eating out and other leisure activities. At least gas has went down! (although I see it slowly creeping back up...)

[xlayinreverie]

the economy has hit me extremely hard. I'm struggling every day and never thought I'd have to search for ways to earn cash online. I've been feeling pretty low as of late, and just hope things will get better, but my friends are losing homes and I can't even pay my phone bill (I'm job-less). I might even have to stop carrying around a phone. Bah.