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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:00 PM Original message |
What happens to us, in practical terms, during a recession? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not too hard to figure out... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have no economics smarts, myself, but with a lack of spending money, businesses |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Less spending money hurts a lot of restaurants, clothing stores, |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 02:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I went to a big chain store yesterday |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. No job, no income, bills, sell what you can to keep the bills paid, |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. job market dries up |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. You take any job available and as many of them as you can. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. Remember living from "Ramen noodles" as an undergrad? |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. I remember Kraft Macaroni |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. yep |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Thanks for reminding me of the "good old days"! |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. In practical terms, I can tell you how it is for me: |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Less jobs, less money to borrow, higher prices, values drop..n/t |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
8. Someone (forget who) once said: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. I wish I had, too. My eyes cross when I try to understand |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Depends on the individual... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. Don't forget to add in inflation for this recession... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Higher prices on necessities |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. read this old DU post--budget stretching recipes |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Did somebody mention |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. lol..someone DID mention cutting expensive caviar with the cheap stuff |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. And only boxed wine, no Olive Garden. |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-23-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. For us... |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
24. Look to: inner cities, urban centers, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and you will see the future. nt |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. well...for starters you might want to stock up on some of this- |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-24-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
26. If you don't know how to weld or own a rickshaw, you go nowhere. n/t |
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