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11-17-2008, 08:47 AM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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You are right, I am persuaded I am female............ 
All those hours of labor to have kids convinced me........  |
Well girl...
Don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. 
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11-17-2008, 08:49 AM
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Create Your Own Rainbows!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Adamsville, TN
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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But still he's a diabetic with bad legs, it's hard on him to ride that long, because his feet and legs swell a lot.
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Jon is diabetic also, Cindy. That's another reason it was so hard on him, too.
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11-17-2008, 08:52 AM
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by tamor
Jon is diabetic also, Cindy. That's another reason it was so hard on him, too.
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Oh I know, bless their hearts. My husband is overweight, and has a bad knee from a high school football injury. So he really can't exercise that 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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11-17-2008, 09:03 AM
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
So far all is going pretty well. We felt the Lord leading us to make some serious changes 2 or 3 years ago and we began searching for a house with a little land VERY cheap.
We found a 3 bedroom house on 3 acres for $10000
We refinanced our van and paid cash at closing.
We have recently sold our other house releasing us of about $1000 or so per month.
We are using that to continue to pay down debt headed for debt free as fast as we can.
We have a garden, chickens and are working to make our land ready for goats & sheep.
I have priced having a water well drilled and it is too expensive so I am looking into doing it myself.
So... on a personal level.... we are doing well... but we are still moving at a very fast pace to make ourselves more ready for what is coming.
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Have you thought about raising hogs. We did years ago, but they ate 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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11-17-2008, 09:04 AM
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Not riding the train
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by tamor
Yeah really! Jon drove 130 miles round trip to work and back and then he was in a vehicle all day when he got there. Driving is not an easy job.
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Originally Posted by cneasttx
Well he doesn't have to actually drive them anymore. But he did for years. In the last few years one of the guys he traded driving days with bought a van. Now there are about 15 that pay in every month for gas. A lot of people in this area work at the same place. He only has to drive 20 miles to get to the town where the van picks him up. But still he's a diabetic with bad legs, it's hard on him to ride that long, because his feet and legs swell a lot.
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Originally Posted by cneasttx
Yeah, he always said I drive 4 hours to make 8. And they have to drive through Dallas to get there.
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My husband drives 15 minutes to work.
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11-17-2008, 09:09 AM
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
My husband drives 15 minutes to work.
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Show-off.
The reason my husband drives so far is that in this rural area, there were not jobs that paid enough to raise our kids on. He has worked there over 20 years now. He use to stay up there during the week and come home on weekends. After our daughter died he started driving back and forth everyday. He has talked about early retirement, but the government taxes you so much if you do.
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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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11-17-2008, 09:12 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by tamor
A-PoMo, I can truly say that I feel your pain. My numbers are similiar to yours. Not quite as bad yet, but if God doesn't intervene quickly, it is actually in the works to be a higher percentage than what you have experienced.
I am praying for you!
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This is sad! Mostly I have heard of people losing money in 401K's. Yours and apomo's stories are pretty serious! I am sorry to hear that!
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11-17-2008, 09:20 AM
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Not riding the train
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by cneasttx
Show-off.
The reason my husband drives so far is that in this rural area, there were not jobs that paid enough to raise our kids on. He has worked there over 20 years now. He use to stay up there during the week and come home on weekends. After our daughter died he started driving back and forth everyday. He has talked about early retirement, but the government taxes you so much if you do. |
Well, even though he works close by the whole place could explode and he would be killed, so there is a downside. lol
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11-17-2008, 09:24 AM
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Create Your Own Rainbows!
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Originally Posted by ILG
This is sad! Mostly I have heard of people losing money in 401K's. Yours and apomo's stories are pretty serious! I am sorry to hear that!
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Thanks ILG. It has been a very hard year for us but we will come through this and I know that it will be a faith building experience for us to be able to minister to other people in similiar situations. Even as bad as things have been, God has continued to bless us.
We put our Christmas tree up and decorated the house last night just to prove to the devil that he could not destroy our spirit!!
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11-17-2008, 09:31 AM
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Still Figuring It Out.
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Re: Economy - How has it effected you?
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Have you thought about raising hogs. We did years ago, but they ate too much....... |
Yes we have... pork is good to have to mix with the other red meats for a good sausage etc.
I have been amazed at the quality of meat that a goat has nutritionally speaking. We may not get into sheep at all. I have a few goats that a guy has agreed to sell me after January 1.
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