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Post by hopemax on Nov 8, 2024 18:56:42 GMT
Not doing well. I’m seeing people buying things to stock up to avoid future tariffs. I don’t know if this sounds crazy or not. Part of me feels like I need to do something. No idea what I would even stock up on. I know I am going order any meds I can before hand. Understand, there is a *very* short window to work with here, as companies are already reacting by raising prices. I plan on buying a few essential items, that I already knew I needed replacements. Bras (I wear an uncommon size) and a few other basic clothing, and household items of a similar nature. If you don’t know, it may be better not to try to predict, because of the risk of allocating incorrectly. I am mad at myself for being wishy-washy about the reality of where we live long term. I am unhappy here, but if I accepted that we were stuck, we could have gotten our needed kitchen & bath remodels done. But for the last 10 years I wished we were 2-3 years from moving, and the expense wouldn’t have been worth it. Now, at minimum, we will need a new oven and dishwasher in the next 1-2 years and I shudder to think about what it will cost. |
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Post by micheley on Nov 8, 2024 19:00:42 GMT
Shit. Our water heater is OLD. Should probably make that a priority, huh?
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Post by shessoaverage on Nov 8, 2024 19:07:51 GMT
I don’t feel better. I’m done. Broken. Agree with those who won’t be saying the pledge of allegiance or standing for the national anthem. I’m done with church, too. No more. I have enough craft supplies to last for a long time and won’t be going many places. I can’t stand the thought I might be in contact with someone so ignorant and unconcerned about their fellow citizens. I registered to vote the month I turned 18, 50 years ago, and have always tried to vote for the good of all, not my own selfish ass.
I can only pray (Oh, wait, I’m not praying anymore) that the karma bus rolls long, hard and painfully over their selfish, ignorant selves, because they richly deserve it. The rest of us don’t, but I guess they’ve doomed us, too.
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Post by amom23 on Nov 8, 2024 19:12:16 GMT
I am feeling like I just don't give a shit. Those who voted for the asshole have to live with their choice. Unfortunately they brought the rest of us down with them. But I hope it all works out and they get their cheaper eggs.
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Post by lisapea on Nov 8, 2024 21:02:12 GMT
I hope I'm being overly dramatic as I'm still all in my feels today, but it really looks to me like my generation (I'm in my late 50s) could be facing a very pitiful, poverty-stricken retirement. I can no longer count on social security, medicare, or even the ACA plan I currently have that I was hoping to keep from 62 to 65 if I retired at 62. I've been getting really excited about the thought of retirement in just four years. Having worked full time without a break, (just a few weeks each time I had my kids), since I was 19 years old, retirement is something I've felt deserving of and was looking forward to. No more. Now I'm shifting focus to a whole different plan - HEALTH! I have to work on my health - physical, mental, emotional and financial as it doesn't look like there may be much there that I was counting on once I'm no longer working. Time to focus on becoming stronger in all ways in case I do have to continue working through my 60s, and the thought of developing a serious illness or injury without the safety net of a decent healthcare system, it's just so scary and depressing. If my worst fears don't come true, GREAT, I'll be healthier, stronger and will enjoy retirement even more.  If it's as bad as I imagine it could be, I'll be as self-sufficient and prepared as I can be. ugh, time to plan, then implement. Lisa |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 9, 2024 1:18:21 GMT
OMG. Took DD to her trumpet lesson yesterday past the farm with the huge weird Trump shrine display in the front yard. Before we got up to where it is, she wondered aloud if it would be different today and I told her, “Just watch, it will have more added to it.” Sure enough, there are now even MORE smaller signs around it, metallic fringe along the top and bottom and more flags.  Makes me want to pray for snow so some of that mess will be covered up. Is that the one along the interstate? No, it’s in Wisconsin along some rural road. |
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Post by chimom on Nov 9, 2024 4:17:43 GMT
as much as I love Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, and the Daily Show, I can't even bring myself to watch any of that right now, let alone actual straight news coverage. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to respond in a (mostly) non-snarky way to my R-voting DH the next time he complains about the high price of ANYthing. And what we'll talk about when we go out to dinner together tomorrow night. (I've had lots of ranting one-sided conversations in my head over the course of the last couple days, but... I gotta figure out how to process and figure out some way to get through this for the next 4 years.) |
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If it's as bad as I imagine it could be, I'll be as self-sufficient and prepared as I can be. ugh, time to plan, then implement.
Makes me want to pray for snow so some of that mess will be covered up.
