How is your economic situation - The Firearms Forum

cycloneman · 01-26-2010, 08:49 PM

are you treading water or is it just dandy

navis128 · 01-26-2010, 08:53 PM

It pretty much sucks right now...but it could be worse...

coreyacp · 01-26-2010, 10:12 PM

Yeah its crazy i tried to get a job at mcdonalds an they requested to see my parents income before hiring me an my parents make to much to work ther an not enough to skate by an oh yeah they said i didnt speak spanish

cakes · 01-26-2010, 10:19 PM

Just dandy. I just tripped over a pile of money when I went to answer the phone.

OK, not quite that dandy, but doing fine.

coreyacp · 01-26-2010, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cakes

Just dandy. I just tripped over a pile of money when I went to answer the phone.

OK, not quite that dandy, but doing fine.

Lol i wish i had that lol no but i just payed for gas in quarters an dimes

my dad wont give me gas money cause its my responsibility just sux cause i cant get a job

ponycar17 · 01-26-2010, 10:26 PM

Pretty well now... I don't totally understand why but business is booming and I'm not complaining.

Since my wife's work is tied almost directly to my employers' success she's doing good as well.

coreyacp · 01-26-2010, 10:57 PM

What is your business ponycar?

pickenup · 01-26-2010, 11:01 PM

We would be doing GREAT, if all these bills wouldn't keep coming in every month.

We are OK here.

Nolaphoto1 · 01-26-2010, 11:12 PM

I'm employed at a firm that does work for oil and gas clients. As long as Obama is in office, that entire industry is going to see tough times. I can say this...the majors with US Gulf of Mexico assets are selling off more than 70% of their systems. There is plenty of fear in what this administration is capable of doing and since share holders pay the bills, they need to protect those investors. Which is wise since "big oil" is you, me, the little old laying living off of dividends, and just about anyone with a diversified 401K. The proper stimulus package would have included an Obama resignation and a balanced congress. Do that and see how fast the economy turns around.

308 at my gate · 01-26-2010, 11:26 PM

My wife and I are doing fine and nothing to complain about. Even my house here where I live has done well in keeping its value because of the area. I am hoping that Obama does not mess with the capital gains tax on homes so I can retire, sell it off and use the money in another state.

Tony22-250 · 01-26-2010, 11:43 PM

Pulling my Hair out!

Popeye · 01-26-2010, 11:55 PM

We're doing okay. Can't complain.

Suicide*Ride · 01-27-2010, 01:11 AM

Just bought a 36yr old, 20ft travel trailer. Roof doesn't leak, furnace works, & my 95' pickup should be able to tow it ok.

Things could be worse.....

I could be a homeless, pennyless alcoholic w/o a travel trailer or any firearms......

(He's asleep on the floor in our living room cuz it's 26F)

Yeah..... things could be worse.

SR

jack404 · 01-27-2010, 02:24 AM

cant complain especially when i see others

could be better but have decent savings and a government pension of just on a grand a month

business is way down from a year ago but it got ok again just before Christmas so i have hopes it will pick up again

sold my car and bike ( ford Cobra and harley FLH ) to finance my business and have not replaced them yet, but not really worried about that, just miss them but i'm way better keeping my little investments than buying stuff i dont really need right now

i got some real good advice from a mates dad a few years ago and its seen me go from real worried to knowing it could be worse

Big ugly · 01-27-2010, 02:26 AM

We are about to take a dive. The wife is goin to have to quit her job cuz the baby is due in two months and I cant find a damn thing here, or in Georgia, or in Alabama, or in North Carolina, Or Kentucky, or in north Florida. It is bad folks. Those of you who have been able to keep your job life should be good. Those of us lookin, well, There is always a Shelter. I dont find work you folks will be seein my toys on here for sale.

Maximilian II · 01-27-2010, 03:56 AM

I have been unemployed since May 8th 2009.
I am a technical school student.
I am personally broke.

Good news is, my wife still has a job. The medical lab she manages has, at this point, made under $10,000 less this year than it had last year at this time which is better than was expected. No layoffs expected there!

I'm 40 years old and have payed enough into unemployment insurance that I don't feel guilty yet. Probably won't until after I get my diploma. About time I get something from an investment!

Maximilian II · 01-27-2010, 03:58 AM

BU, you get my pm's?

petesusn · 01-27-2010, 04:06 AM

Paying my bills, putting food on the table and gas in the car. Actually I'm doing pretty good. I'm just so glad I decided to stay in the Navy for 22 yrs. Without those benefits I'd be in financial trouble.

ponycar17 · 01-27-2010, 05:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coreyacp

What is your business ponycar?

I work for an automotive parts supplier, both to OEMs and the replacement market. Yeah, don't ask me why the automotive business is doing well. I can't explain that.

graehaven · 01-27-2010, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponycar17

I work for an automotive parts supplier, both to OEMs and the replacement market. Yeah, don't ask me why the automotive business is doing well. I can't explain that.

I would imagine that that market would be doing well, as people will decide to hold onto their older car for longer, seeing that the economy is in such shambles. It will probably continue to do well.

cycloneman · 01-27-2010, 07:40 AM

Well i have laid off workers and down to one crew. And that crew has not worked now in 5 weeks. EVERYONE I know in business is sucking wind. This is not a F'ING JOKE. Even the big pocket contractors are not finding anyting. You guys that think it could get worse, watch out its gona. I guess nothing will happen till a good percentage of americans dont get a paycheck for 4 or 5 weeks. Can any of you imagine that? Cause its a realaity for many people I know. Accounts receivable in 75 days. How long do you think that can go on? Dont know if Home Depot can hire all of us loosers. Dont think they have enough positions.

Now dont get your panties in a bunch when i say this but I can't wait till everone is in the same boat. Not that I wish bad times on anybody. But then something might just change. I guess there are not enough of us in the piss off mode.

obxned · 01-27-2010, 07:56 AM

Things could be worse. My retirement funds dissapeared, but at least I was able to find a job, so we are not homeless or starving.

keokeboy · 01-27-2010, 09:26 AM

have not seen long lines @ the 5pm soup kitchens "YET"

Vladimir · 01-27-2010, 10:43 AM

I put sucking fumes. I am doing good personally, but not at all where I want to be. I don't think I could afford to move out anytime soon, I am pretty confident half the two grand I have saved is going to car repair bills soon too.

I could not tell you what my plan was exactly, but after investing over 100 grand in my education, I did not plan on delivering pizza for minimum wage, working for high-school dropouts. I mean, back in high-school I was making $11.50 with one of the largest concrete companies in the area. Why the fu*k did I go to school?

EDIT: So yea, doing fine, but living at home. I finally took on car insurance in January, but that is my only bill I cover (and a lot of my food expenses since working every night kind of interferes with family dinner plans).

ckill1 · 01-27-2010, 11:01 AM

Wife & I are both RNs, so we both have a job & the money is OK. We still live paycheck to paycheck & I am able to stock up on supplies every so often. Holding on, but things could certainly be worse.

Chris

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01-26-2010, 08:49 PM	#1
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,401	How is your economic situation are you treading water or is it just dandy __________________ Who are you going to serve today? -->

01-26-2010, 08:53 PM	#2
navis128 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 1,392	Re: How is your economic situation It pretty much sucks right now...but it could be worse... __________________ A British general reported to London that the rebels, though untrained, had earned his respect: "Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob will find himself much mistaken." "But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." The Declaration of Independence

01-26-2010, 10:12 PM	#3
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: How is your economic situation Yeah its crazy i tried to get a job at mcdonalds an they requested to see my parents income before hiring me an my parents make to much to work ther an not enough to skate by an oh yeah they said i didnt speak spanish

01-26-2010, 10:19 PM	#4
cakes V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Maine Posts: 230	Re: How is your economic situation Just dandy. I just tripped over a pile of money when I went to answer the phone. OK, not quite that dandy, but doing fine. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, shoot, shoot again.

01-26-2010, 10:26 PM	#6
ponycar17 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Contributor Posts: 4,884	Re: How is your economic situation Pretty well now... I don't totally understand why but business is booming and I'm not complaining. Since my wife's work is tied almost directly to my employers' success she's doing good as well. __________________ Arm yourself with intellectual Ammunition! Gunfacts 5.1 Myth-Busting Facts JustFacts.com on Gun Control Stopping Power, the Downloadable Book

01-26-2010, 10:57 PM	#7
coreyacp Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Portland Oregon, USA Posts: 787	Re: How is your economic situation What is your business ponycar?

01-26-2010, 11:01 PM	#8
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,837	Re: How is your economic situation We would be doing GREAT, if all these bills wouldn't keep coming in every month. We are OK here. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

01-26-2010, 11:12 PM	#9
Nolaphoto1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 109	Re: How is your economic situation I'm employed at a firm that does work for oil and gas clients. As long as Obama is in office, that entire industry is going to see tough times. I can say this...the majors with US Gulf of Mexico assets are selling off more than 70% of their systems. There is plenty of fear in what this administration is capable of doing and since share holders pay the bills, they need to protect those investors. Which is wise since "big oil" is you, me, the little old laying living off of dividends, and just about anyone with a diversified 401K. The proper stimulus package would have included an Obama resignation and a balanced congress. Do that and see how fast the economy turns around. __________________ Jeff Gun List: Beretta A300 12ga., Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk1, Savage 10FP heavy barrel .308 w/ 4-12x 50mm Ballistic range finding scope and Harris bipod, Bushmaster AR-15 M4-A2, Springfield Armory XD Tactical 9mm, Marlin Model 60 .22, Browning Buck Mark .22, and Springfield Armory 1911-A1 Stainless Steel "Loaded," Browning BL-22. I also "shoot" with Canon cameras. Does that count? Wish list: H&K USP, Beretta 92-FS, CZ-75B, Anschutz 64MPR, FN-FAL,& an M-1 Garand

01-26-2010, 11:26 PM	#10
308 at my gate Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Lost in SW USA. Posts: 847	Re: How is your economic situation My wife and I are doing fine and nothing to complain about. Even my house here where I live has done well in keeping its value because of the area. I am hoping that Obama does not mess with the capital gains tax on homes so I can retire, sell it off and use the money in another state. __________________ You got to love it.

01-26-2010, 11:43 PM	#11
Tony22-250 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 1,146	Re: How is your economic situation Pulling my Hair out! __________________ Bullets change governments far surer than votes. The most powerful weapon you can buy isn't a .50 caliber. It's a Senate Seat.... "When injustice becomes law, then resistance becomes duty." Thomas Jefferson

01-26-2010, 11:55 PM	#12
Popeye V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sacramento area, CA Posts: 319	Re: How is your economic situation We're doing okay. Can't complain. __________________ We, as a nation, have become fatified, lazified and stupefied.

01-27-2010, 01:11 AM	#13
Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: How is your economic situation Just bought a 36yr old, 20ft travel trailer. Roof doesn't leak, furnace works, & my 95' pickup should be able to tow it ok. Things could be worse..... I could be a homeless, pennyless alcoholic w/o a travel trailer or any firearms...... (He's asleep on the floor in our living room cuz it's 26F) Yeah..... things could be worse. SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain Last edited by SuicideRide; 01-27-2010 at 03:07 AM..*

01-27-2010, 02:24 AM	#14
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: How is your economic situation cant complain especially when i see others could be better but have decent savings and a government pension of just on a grand a month business is way down from a year ago but it got ok again just before Christmas so i have hopes it will pick up again sold my car and bike ( ford Cobra and harley FLH ) to finance my business and have not replaced them yet, but not really worried about that, just miss them but i'm way better keeping my little investments than buying stuff i dont really need right now i got some real good advice from a mates dad a few years ago and its seen me go from real worried to knowing it could be worse

01-27-2010, 02:26 AM	#15
Big ugly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Knoxville Tennessee Contributor Posts: 2,603	Re: How is your economic situation We are about to take a dive. The wife is goin to have to quit her job cuz the baby is due in two months and I cant find a damn thing here, or in Georgia, or in Alabama, or in North Carolina, Or Kentucky, or in north Florida. It is bad folks. Those of you who have been able to keep your job life should be good. Those of us lookin, well, There is always a Shelter. I dont find work you folks will be seein my toys on here for sale. __________________ "You say the Devil made do it with a smile. Raisin' hell and howlin at the moon. Well I'm gonna put your @$$ back in line. I'm gonna scare the Devil out of you." BlackBerry Smoke Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R513dA4peMg Nothing is "proof" against a truly talented fool. Swanshot

01-27-2010, 03:56 AM	#16
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: How is your economic situation I have been unemployed since May 8th 2009. I am a technical school student. I am personally broke. Good news is, my wife still has a job. The medical lab she manages has, at this point, made under $10,000 less this year than it had last year at this time which is better than was expected. No layoffs expected there! I'm 40 years old and have payed enough into unemployment insurance that I don't feel guilty yet. Probably won't until after I get my diploma. About time I get something from an investment! __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

01-27-2010, 03:58 AM	#17
Maximilian II Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Northwest GA Posts: 1,381	Re: How is your economic situation BU, you get my pm's? __________________ Karma is just justice, without the satisfaction. And I don't believe in justice. -Joe Sarno, bagman.

01-27-2010, 04:06 AM	#18
petesusn Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Joaquin Valley, Ca. Posts: 614	Re: How is your economic situation Paying my bills, putting food on the table and gas in the car. Actually I'm doing pretty good. I'm just so glad I decided to stay in the Navy for 22 yrs. Without those benefits I'd be in financial trouble. __________________ Self Defense: A basic human right The 2nd Amendment, ratified in 1787, refers to the National Guard, which was created 130 years later, in 1917. A man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile...can respond with a great deal of pride and satisfaction, "I served in the U. S. Navy." John F. Kennedy VFW Life Member

01-27-2010, 07:40 AM	#21
cycloneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7,401	Re: How is your economic situation Well i have laid off workers and down to one crew. And that crew has not worked now in 5 weeks. EVERYONE I know in business is sucking wind. This is not a F'ING JOKE. Even the big pocket contractors are not finding anyting. You guys that think it could get worse, watch out its gona. I guess nothing will happen till a good percentage of americans dont get a paycheck for 4 or 5 weeks. Can any of you imagine that? Cause its a realaity for many people I know. Accounts receivable in 75 days. How long do you think that can go on? Dont know if Home Depot can hire all of us loosers. Dont think they have enough positions. Now dont get your panties in a bunch when i say this but I can't wait till everone is in the same boat. Not that I wish bad times on anybody. But then something might just change. I guess there are not enough of us in the piss off mode. __________________ Who are you going to serve today?

01-27-2010, 07:56 AM	#22
obxned Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,342	Re: How is your economic situation Things could be worse. My retirement funds dissapeared, but at least I was able to find a job, so we are not homeless or starving. __________________ Proud member of a North Carolina Committee of Safety "If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Stand on Earth!" Ronald Reagan

01-27-2010, 09:26 AM	#23
keokeboy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: conway ar Posts: 138	Re: How is your economic situation have not seen long lines @ the 5pm soup kitchens "YET"

01-27-2010, 10:43 AM	#24
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: How is your economic situation I put sucking fumes. I am doing good personally, but not at all where I want to be. I don't think I could afford to move out anytime soon, I am pretty confident half the two grand I have saved is going to car repair bills soon too. I could not tell you what my plan was exactly, but after investing over 100 grand in my education, I did not plan on delivering pizza for minimum wage, working for high-school dropouts. I mean, back in high-school I was making $11.50 with one of the largest concrete companies in the area. Why the fuk did I go to school? EDIT: So yea, doing fine, but living at home. I finally took on car insurance in January, but that is my only bill I cover (and a lot of my food expenses since working every night kind of interferes with family dinner plans). __________________ -JVRR* меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad" Last edited by Vladimir; 01-27-2010 at 10:44 AM..

01-27-2010, 11:01 AM	#25
ckill1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SW Iowa Posts: 299	Re: How is your economic situation Wife & I are both RNs, so we both have a job & the money is OK. We still live paycheck to paycheck & I am able to stock up on supplies every so often. Holding on, but things could certainly be worse. Chris __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.