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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:28 PM Original message |
How broke are you? |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. well.... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is Terrible and it's Wrong... So Sorry to Hear... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. We can get bread, canned veggies, pasta, and other stuff...not just junk... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
35. it ain't just you |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
51. but the squeeze is ultimately coming from the top, not from the local gov'ts. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
156. in my case the squeeze is most definitely coming from local and state gov't |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
150. Do you have an Aldi's |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:54 PM Response to Reply #150 |
199. +1 |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
166. this time last year I wasn't eating because I had almost nothing I had |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. you have to really compare prices |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
164. Very True |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Prices are bad... VERY bad currently! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
116. Not just prices have gone up, but also FEES. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
151. Commodity prices have |
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Knight Hawk (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #151 |
154. You are able |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #154 |
163. I think you responded to |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #151 |
192. It's insane! |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Let me put it this way.. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
168. hugs, fumesucker. I hear ya |
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PBS Poll-435 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. 1 foot and 1 ankle |
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Leftist Agitator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have ~ $1000 for the next foreseeable future after pre-paid rent is gone |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. My student loans are scaring the crap out of me.... |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm not broke, but I feel that same pressure.... |
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Tunkamerica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
47. wage freeze since 2009 |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #47 |
112. Two year pay freeze here. |
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Newest Reality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. Was never rolling in cash ... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
10. yup....it ain`t good out here either. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. There are some some great deals at the 99 Cents store here. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
45. Yes there are, but you have got to be careful too. Sometimes they will try to pull a fast one on you |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
140. or smaller sizes |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
175. I was thinking of the produce. |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm broke too |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. Past posts like yours have shown that DU is a mix of economic groups. |
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barbiegeek (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
109. Food will keep going up with gas prices & climate change |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:39 PM Response to Reply #109 |
146. I don't agree. |
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barbiegeek (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
174. In the meantime, until the tech revolution solves it? |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. On the edge. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's like WWII - people did without to support our troops |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Are there recipes for the prep of those bankers? lol |
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Scruffy1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
165. I think my fathers cook book has some good recipes. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #165 |
193. So true! lol! NT |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. Bankers? Where do you think the money went? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest: $1 Trillion |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Your numbers for Bankers are misleading |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #61 |
86. Do you have evidence backing your claim |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:18 AM Response to Reply #86 |
92. How does CNN work for you? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #92 |
129. Interesting, thanks. Yet... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #129 |
158. Purchasing assets isn't a bailout it is what the central bank should do |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #158 |
171. The central bank should buy distressed assets? |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #171 |
190. In an economic crisis, that is exactly what the central bank should do |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
84. Proud? I feel scared. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #84 |
147. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
149. WWII troops didn't receive tens of thousands in bonuses. |
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Poboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #17 |
182. 'Now we do without to support Obama's bankers.' -nt |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
18. Got heart failure, canned illegally. SS dis is impossible to get unless you are |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. ... |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
19. Do you have a farmers market type store around you? |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. OMG SUfromMI! |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. I know! I love it. I go to the one in Westland. It's very easy to |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. I miss that place in a huge way |
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Freethinker65 (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
71. add another for missing Randazzo's |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #71 |
113. Welcome to DU,Freethinker. I haven't seen triple coupons |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #24 |
144. I do.. |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #24 |
177. I shopped the Telegraph store on Monday. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #177 |
191. Wow they pretty much have the same pricing still! |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #191 |
194. Good-size lemons were .25 each. At Krogers, they were .79 each or 2 for 1.50 |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #194 |
195. Do you ever go to Cantoros Italian market in Livonia? |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #195 |
198. It's rare to find rave reviews for a market or bakery, but Cantoro's has 'em. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #198 |
203. Definitely check it out! |
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Bozita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 12:14 AM Response to Reply #203 |
205. Will do. I've been going to Alcamo's in east Dearborn for years. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-13-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #205 |
206. Damn! this is one I never tried! |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. why? so she can pay $5 for a head of lettuce? |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Lol... sure. n/t |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. I realize most farmers markets are |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. i'll take yr word for it, the price of gas being what it is... |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #36 |
88. kind of the same up here, except ours are closed Oct - May |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 03:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
188. It might be like that where you are |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Eggplant at Safeway is about $3. At the farmers' market, $1. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. Randazzos is a miracle of pricing not a farmers market |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. There are Real Farmer's Markets, and there are Stores That Call Themselves "Farmer's Markets" |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #40 |
50. yes farmer's markets only work on saturdays, like high end dermatologists and so on |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. . |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. I Think Most of them are Working on their Farms The Rest of the Week |
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barbiegeek (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
110. This must be a regional thing. I've never heard of farmer market stores |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
130. Please, what is that about? I have sold at farmers markets for over 20 yrs |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:32 PM Response to Reply #130 |
157. well you don't sell your greens for $1 a bunch around here |
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AnotherDreamWeaver (917 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #157 |
179. Do you want seeds so you can sell at the market? |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
59. Well, |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
58. No shit. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #25 |
101. That is SO not my experience. |
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barbiegeek (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #25 |
111. Dollar general is awesome |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
122. Thanks for posting the truth. So many DUers either have never been before they post, or |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-12-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #122 |
204. Got any Asian markets in your area? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
56. It's not due to startup again until April... |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. There are some frugal buys at the dollar store. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. Broke and existing on SSDI aka 'entitlement', and seriously considering |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
68. 4 years from pay off? |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
26. Prices here keep going up and up. n/t |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. Extremely broke. Freelance worker |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. can you get wells fargo? they have free checking accts? |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. Things are tough. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. Exactly... so many are suffering even worse than a lot of us are dealing with. So much suffering in |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. No heat? My God that's awful. We've had a tough winter in MA. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:24 AM Response to Reply #28 |
85. You know I love you. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:23 AM Response to Reply #85 |
93. People like yourself remind me that I could always have it worse. |
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
32. I have panic attacks every once in a while, but I'm not bad off... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
96. Panic attacks are no fun. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. Not so much broke as not getting anywhere... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Same here.... we have been putting off big purchases, too. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
123. Thanks! |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
39. We are doing OK. My heartfelt positive vibes to all who are not. |
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Irishonly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. My husband and I are disabled |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
46. I don't know how I should feel. |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #46 |
170. Never feel guilty about your success and achievements... |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
49. pretty broke at least for the next few weeks.... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
52. Well, I haven't worked for nearly 4 months and my AGI for last year was under $5000. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
53. Month to month. |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
55. I am taking my son's lunch money and my bus fare... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #55 |
167. Can your son qualify for free or reduced-lunch at school? |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #167 |
189. That's a good question. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
60. Medical bills and school loans |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
62. Treading water. Not sinking, but no forward movement. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #62 |
76. Same here. |
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pecwae (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #76 |
114. I'm glad I'm not alone |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
63. i am hemorrhaging cash |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
65. I only have one dollar AND NINE CENTS! |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:26 AM Response to Reply #65 |
95. And all I need is this chair. And this lamp. nt |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
66. Worse than my partner has let me know. |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
69. Seriously struggling here too. |
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WiffenPoof (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
70. Very Broke... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
72. We are one emergency from poverty. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #72 |
118. That's how I feel at times... |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
73. boy is this bad timing |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
74. same here.... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
75. please, everyone, if you qualify for aid programs, USE THEM! |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:56 AM Response to Reply #75 |
98. Thanks for this. |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:41 AM Response to Reply #75 |
102. Around here |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #75 |
184. that is a good point |
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udbcrzy2 (572 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
77. I'm broke - all the available jobs in my area are part-time |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
78. Plus foreclosures will be passing 2010 numbers, they already are for January |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
79. Give tax breaks to million/billionaires and this is what we get plus gas jacking... |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-09-11 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
80. People do without to support out million/billionaires... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
81. The price of food keeps going up, my SSI check is not. I'm getting PISSED. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
82. I'm flat-ass broke. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
83. Pretty broke. Good days over. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #83 |
145. +1 |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
87. This thread breaks my heart. Terrible DU stories. K&R nt |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:05 AM Response to Original message |
89. K/R -- |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
90. We've had the exact same income since January 2009. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
91. My net worth is in positive territory slightly, but... |
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Juche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #91 |
141. same here |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
94. I have $11 in the bank |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
97. I'm so broke |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
99. Discharged, felony conviction, depending on parents for rent money |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #99 |
119. You know what... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 01:21 AM Response to Reply #99 |
186. you do not "deserve it" |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
100. I'm selling my organic oranges |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
103. Fixed income with my health insurance deductibles and co-pays increasing every year |
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Zephie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
104. I'm so broke that the only real response to the question is: Bawhahaaha |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:17 AM Response to Original message |
105. Ups and Downs |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
106. Almost out of wood, propane, furnace broken. No help. NW PA. Knr n/t |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
107. Things have been better, but I have NO reason to complain. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
108. ((((( Brokeness of DUers and nation ))))) |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
115. Seems like we can never get ahead... |
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CrownPrinceBandar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
117. Roughly $500 sitting in checking left over from financial aid....... |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
120. Do you have Aldis nearby? They are the best/cheapest groceries by far |
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montanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
121. Same here. |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
124. I am so broke, |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
125. haven't had a raise in 6 years and |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
126. Eight paychecks from the curb. (n/t) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
127. I prefer to think of myself as "chronically sub-rich" |
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delightfulstar (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
128. If it weren't for my MIL... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
131. Savings account has dwindled because of unplanned expenses this past year-- |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
132. On disability, so I guess I'm broke? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
133. Makes me feel better knowing that we're not alone in our struggles... |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
134. Not broke, but will be there soon. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
135. In the 50s, 60s, and into the 70s, |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. Thanks for this post. Very important. nt |
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lebkuchen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
136. Even though we have the commissary in Germany |
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Innoma (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
137. Grim for me since 2007... |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
139. Money is a luxury |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
142. No food until March. Plenty of water though. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
143. I was raised by children of the Great Depression... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
148. recommend |
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MzShellG (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
152. Paycheck to paycheck.... |
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virtus_contagiosa (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
153. My home insurance and property taxes |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
155. So broke I can't pay attention. n/t |
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JTG of the PRB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
159. I'm actually looking forward to doing my taxes so I can pay a few things. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
160. I've been broke since 2006. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
161. Single payer national health care would have pulled millions out of 'the hole' |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
162. I'm sorry you and so many DUer's are having such |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
169. Gas at $3/gallon, electric bills rising, out of work for five months... |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
172. Not possible! I've read that you're a middle class American with an internet connection! |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #172 |
183. Not for long. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
173. Do you mind sharing |
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keepCAblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
176. Our fridge is empty. It's become the norm lately. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
178. I have to say, I'm relatively lucky |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
180. Gonna have to say, my standard of living is at an all time low |
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Sonoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
181. These replies just break my heart. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-10-11 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
185. On SSDI, finally, after a decade of fighting |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
187. yeah try to get everything at dollar store, water bill doubled for no reason |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
196. i'm so broke i put fake cheese on my artificial steak. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
197. Being out of work, I'm just edging by. |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #197 |
202. Never made the medium income and am now thankfully making half of that high with no benefits |
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XanaDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
200. This thread is making me mad |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-11-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
201. k&r for this thread. Interesting and heart breaking reading |
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