I still have a pulse.
Like many I have considered the reality of the current economy and job market. While 90% of working Americans have their jobs (including me) my company has about 20% of the staff it had one year ago. Some quit and some were laid off and while I know what I have (a job) I’m not an idiot. So…
Savings from each paycheck went from Net 27% to 42% in December. This requires a very active level of awareness in what I need and what I do not need and its working fine. Damn, I’ve wasted some money…
The development of multiple income streams is progressing very well.
I’ve always had more than one option.
My next full-time job has a philosophical foundation.
While driving from here to there I notice many new cars with dealer tags, semi trucks running, trains running, people going to work, the people I know who were laid off have new jobs, the stores have stuff on the shelves, companies in my home town are hiring (Norman, OK), no soup lines, etc.
Folks may be having a rough time but the world is not coming to an end and not everybody is as crooked as Bernie Madoff.
Mars out.
