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View Poll Results: Has your income gotten better or worse?
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My income has stayed the same
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02-10-2013, 04:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Wisconsin
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
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Originally Posted by endtimer
long, miraculous story made short, after 5 years of living broke and with family, many lay-offs and many go no-where, minimum wage jobs my wife and i landed good jobs. She makes double and i make triple my wages of 5 years ago. God came through big for us once again.
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awesome!
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02-10-2013, 05:01 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
The government takes $200 more a month starting this year just for healthcare, $600 a month total. For just me, husband is on Medicare. Can't afford to go to the doctor or meds.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-10-2013, 05:07 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
I earn 29% more. It's really not that much of a difference if you started at the very bottom.
I am paying a little more in payroll taxes as of January.
The price of everything has gone up and the quantity and sometimes the quality is less.
It seems like I had more of a cash flow then. Too bad money catches fire when it touches my hands.
I had the opportunity to save 25-30K from 2009-2011. I am kicking myself over that. I wouldn't have to be looking for ways to leave for South America. I could have just got up and left. Ugh!
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02-10-2013, 06:09 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
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Originally Posted by Cindy
The government takes $200 more a month starting this year just for healthcare, $600 a month total. For just me, husband is on Medicare. Can't afford to go to the doctor or meds.
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You can't afford the doctor or meds. Isn't this new program great so far??
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
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02-10-2013, 06:11 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
Well, we all kick ourselves over things sometimes.
I have noticed that almost every food item that used to be about $1.00 is about $1.50-$1.75. That's a pretty steep hike. I was aghast when I looked at meat prices the other day. We eat almost all venison for red meat, so I was shocked.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
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02-10-2013, 06:12 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
Our income has gotten better but it's only because we have started a couple of new businesses for side income.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
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02-10-2013, 06:14 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
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Originally Posted by ILG
You can't afford the doctor or meds. Isn't this new program great so far??
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No, my husband can't. Even with Medicare the out of pocket is too much.
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-10-2013, 06:15 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
Our gross income has actually gotten better but I voted for 10% Worse because our net earnings are worse after taxes.
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02-10-2013, 06:16 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
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Originally Posted by ILG
You can't afford the doctor or meds. Isn't this new program great so far??
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My copay stayed the same. Thanks to that same union contract that takes out the $600 a month.
__________________
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
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02-10-2013, 06:20 PM
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Re: How Has the Economy Affected Your Income?
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Originally Posted by Cindy
No, my husband can't. Even with Medicare the out of pocket is too much.
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My husband, who works for a clinic, says that the new obamacare is going to put a lot of clinics/hospitals out of business and then someone will come in and buy them for pennies on the dollar. Sounds like another corporate takeover.
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Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
When I was young and clever, I wanted to change the world. Now that I am older and wiser, I strive to change myself. ~
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