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<blockquote data-quote="sjh" data-source="post: 1171052" data-attributes="member: 41657"><p>Haha, read that again. I can imagine those corporate CEO's saying this same thing while eating caviar at their formal dining room. "<span style="color: #000000">There is also a perspective that we have a standard of living above others, no matter what standards [our employees] have. Should we accept [their] standards because they can survive doing it?" </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span>My point is not to say we need to live in $2 a day, but to remind people that we live in the land of excess. I completely agree with you, TUT, when you said you should be "<span style="color: #000000">going forward financially instead of backwards." Well-worded. And I don't disagree with anyone that FedEx is stingy beyond belief and doesn't respect it's little minions. Trust me, we've been burned at the stake by them. I guess I have a lot of current, relevant back story with this subject, so I'm ultra-passionate at the moment, haha. That back story includes two very close families to us who have reached the point that they cannot pay their bills. One just nearly lost her house, and yet when she recently got a chunk of money (workmans comp settlement), her first instinct was to spend it on herself. She can't even work her job anymore! It irks me to hear people complain, but not willing to sacrifice. Both families complain that its a lack of income that prevents them from being able to pay their bills. I tend to disagree, considering both these families make similar incomes to us. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #000000">TUT - I'm not sure what part of my write-up sounds like scraping by? Was it the cell phone with no data? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> We both have iphones, but I struggle with the folks that have all the things listed on my aforementioned list, but complain that they can't afford their house payment. And I'm not implying you can't have any of those things. Just be sure you can afford the REAL necessities first before you make those a priority and than complain you can't afford to make it. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">As for my budget being low? Haha, I said it was about priorities. But I'll think it over again during my week-long family vacation to Disney after Christmas. And the second trip in June. Or maybe I can discuss it with my husband when we're lying on the beach in the Caribbean during our anniversary in May. Or perhaps I'll get to it sooner, like when I'm on vacation in September. The likelihood, though, is I'll think about it while I'm scraping by painting my own nails while watching a Netflix movie and eating a home-cooked meal. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sjh, post: 1171052, member: 41657"] Haha, read that again. I can imagine those corporate CEO's saying this same thing while eating caviar at their formal dining room. "[COLOR=#000000]There is also a perspective that we have a standard of living above others, no matter what standards [our employees] have. Should we accept [their] standards because they can survive doing it?" [/COLOR]My point is not to say we need to live in $2 a day, but to remind people that we live in the land of excess. I completely agree with you, TUT, when you said you should be "[COLOR=#000000]going forward financially instead of backwards." Well-worded. And I don't disagree with anyone that FedEx is stingy beyond belief and doesn't respect it's little minions. Trust me, we've been burned at the stake by them. I guess I have a lot of current, relevant back story with this subject, so I'm ultra-passionate at the moment, haha. That back story includes two very close families to us who have reached the point that they cannot pay their bills. One just nearly lost her house, and yet when she recently got a chunk of money (workmans comp settlement), her first instinct was to spend it on herself. She can't even work her job anymore! It irks me to hear people complain, but not willing to sacrifice. Both families complain that its a lack of income that prevents them from being able to pay their bills. I tend to disagree, considering both these families make similar incomes to us. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]TUT - I'm not sure what part of my write-up sounds like scraping by? Was it the cell phone with no data? ;) We both have iphones, but I struggle with the folks that have all the things listed on my aforementioned list, but complain that they can't afford their house payment. And I'm not implying you can't have any of those things. Just be sure you can afford the REAL necessities first before you make those a priority and than complain you can't afford to make it. As for my budget being low? Haha, I said it was about priorities. But I'll think it over again during my week-long family vacation to Disney after Christmas. And the second trip in June. Or maybe I can discuss it with my husband when we're lying on the beach in the Caribbean during our anniversary in May. Or perhaps I'll get to it sooner, like when I'm on vacation in September. The likelihood, though, is I'll think about it while I'm scraping by painting my own nails while watching a Netflix movie and eating a home-cooked meal. ;) [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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