tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post5826239327365714279..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Personal financial meltdownsSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-46261940052382973662013-08-06T16:16:07.037-04:002013-08-06T16:16:07.037-04:00Good story. Love it when things come together lik...Good story. Love it when things come together like that. <br /><br />Keep the faith. :)Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-39211353464933668512013-08-06T13:22:54.516-04:002013-08-06T13:22:54.516-04:00My brotherinlaw got honored by the company he has ...My brotherinlaw got honored by the company he has faithfully worked for 30 years, they gave him a big fat check..We are having a huge feast at his place, we got him a new fridge, stove and sink and disposal, having a dear friend get them and install all of them, we are roasting meat on an open pit, meat a fellow I have known most of my life got on a big hunting trip in Montana, he remembered my brother in law, we have been married nearly 40 years and wanted to help us out..We are thrilled, I paid for all the appliances out of a fund I had in case something happened to my hubs when we first got married nearly 40 years ago, never used the savings account only used a tiny amount and got great appliances & the sink and disposal is what he wanted most, his new stuff and we ripped out the shitty rug and threw out his shitty furniture and got new stuff makes for a whole new place for him, plus got a nice air conditioner at a garage sale the fellow brought it inside and installed it for free all for only $15.00 I made him lunch and gave him a blackberry pie I just made, he was grateful and kind..lives in the outerskirts of the area where my brother in law lives on 30 acres in a lovely home he built wood and bricks oh, my so lovely..One can just about do what one can do if one is a skinflint hippy like I am, my hubs likes comfort but we watch and compare everything, I think people get the wrong opinion of hippies, I am immaculate and we recycle everything and re-use everything and don't throw money away on new this and that..the appliances and sink and disposal were sorely needed, the mobile is even insulated we did it, it is really all brand new..our family member could have never done what was needed, he doesn't have the capacity to think that much ahead, oky doky for us, we love and help him a lot. ciao have a wonderful week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-33229612033807491502013-08-05T23:09:41.533-04:002013-08-05T23:09:41.533-04:00Amen.Amen.Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127473453909413019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-76385869884110299372013-08-05T14:41:50.439-04:002013-08-05T14:41:50.439-04:00Thanks for your kind words.
A few "old hip...Thanks for your kind words. <br /><br />A few "old hippies" stuck to their values and stuck to what was real. <br /><br />It's tough to fight the system for what was promised. I thought 4 years were bad. Of course, many get nothing. <br /><br />Keep fighting the good fight. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-51966271696075189202013-08-05T13:25:48.996-04:002013-08-05T13:25:48.996-04:00I have a brother in law soon on 8/13 he will have ...I have a brother in law soon on 8/13 he will have worked for an umbrella factory 30 years, this with ptsd and mental health problems! He finally got the ptsd money he needed after 30 years of trying, we went to the governors of Oregon and Washington and patty Murray of Washington boom he got his money and only 3 mos. of past monies they owed him, the VA wanted him to die the bastards..I worked for the VA it is shameful now of what it used to be, they don't have enough help and those that do work are overburdened, of course the doctors make good pay and cannot be sued if they kill a person, the nurses registered and with a BS degree leave after they work one full year they get disgusted! I have always felt one can put away a lot of dough if one just has a mind to do it..my brother in law spends like no tomorrow always has he has had so little in life, but luckiest fellow I have ever known if he puts his name in for any contest he wins, he wins at lotto & lottery, but he doesn't play often, he cannot drink because of the drugs he must take to live, he used to many years ago and it drove him crazy, he lives in the boondox and loves it only thing of it is many have moved to that area and smoke meth and do heroin, he takes a public bus 2 back and forth to work each day and lives in a mobile he got from the gal he loved & lived with for 20 years who died 10 full years ago from MD, could never marry she would lose all the benefits she got, it was sad, he nearly went under but we rallied, never heard from him in 25 years he lived and lives in the boonies something about being calm and with his love of his life, she is gone now and he is pretty miserable..He spends and spends, he says I fought for that ptsd money and I work everydamn day I am gonna spend it as I see it..We are so frugal, my hubs a union pension and social security, me social security, I make sure to use coupons, can stuff, dry stuff, hang our clothes to dry when it gets the least warm in our garage..I save so much by putting the dough in several accounts, automatically, we live frugally my hubs the oldest of a huge brood with no father in the scene whatsoever, I am the next to the spoiled brat baby, but she was almost 6 years younger so I was I guess thebaby, but hell to the no my Mom died and that was it for me, my sister was tiny, they googled over her, hey we lost our Mom too..Life is unfair, pay yourself first, deny yourself lots of shit in the Malls and save..We don't need things to make us happy, we go to a tiny beach with childhood friends some married lots widows and widowers and have a ball, we go with another couple in their prius all the friends cars homes and cars are paid for..they don't give all their retirement money to their kids at all, their kids work like hell, I say it is a matter of perspective, the youngings today will never live like the babyboomers ever, our only is not married, no children one kitteh cat, great job and for some reason we cannot believe and are thrilled about saves the money religiously..she says one never knows and wants to make sure if something happens to us, she has something to help us with, we could not believe her comments recently..she is a wonderful young lady, but has no plans to ever marry or have kids, she always said to me her momma it ain't for me!Love your blog, you and your sweet wife sound so for real, and I mean for real..I love you use veggie oil or oil to fuel your vehicle..I ride a bike and walk never have driven, lived in California and still walked, biked and rode tiny buses and big buses could not see spending money on fossil fuels while trying to get thru college, oh, my I am like an old hippie never got consumptionitis at all! Ciao!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-64379220046369898992013-08-05T10:50:09.633-04:002013-08-05T10:50:09.633-04:00Depends where you are. I remember how FL looked b...Depends where you are. I remember how FL looked before 2008. Boom then hard crash. Only now starting to recover some. Seems like in some areas, the only real business was building houses. That can't go on forever. <br /><br />Those on a fixed income are in a world all their own. <br /><br />You've probably seen a few booms and busts in your time. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-77146108663673691822013-08-05T10:16:21.369-04:002013-08-05T10:16:21.369-04:00Things are really booming around my place. There ...Things are really booming around my place. There are a lot of new busnisses and factories building here and even moving corporate headquarters to this area. Of course, since I am old and live on Social Security (no pensions from anywone)it makes no difference to me.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-34183518041965447132013-08-05T08:14:50.061-04:002013-08-05T08:14:50.061-04:00When the ladder breaks, the guys at the top will b...When the ladder breaks, the guys at the top will be looking to land on the little guys on the bottom. I plan on dodging. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-42186968420930254572013-08-05T08:12:55.819-04:002013-08-05T08:12:55.819-04:00. . . and backups to the backups. . . . and backups to the backups. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-37530240677872114652013-08-05T08:11:51.587-04:002013-08-05T08:11:51.587-04:00You see trouble coming and are taking positive ste...You see trouble coming and are taking positive steps. Puts you ahead of most. Bet they find a way to index our "fixed" house payments to inflation. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-87364486542094444122013-08-05T08:09:35.726-04:002013-08-05T08:09:35.726-04:00Sometimes the only thing in life we have left is f...Sometimes the only thing in life we have left is faith.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-60156181029077043082013-08-05T08:09:05.025-04:002013-08-05T08:09:05.025-04:00They are hard lessons to learn, and really, I hope...They are hard lessons to learn, and really, I hope most people never have to learn them. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-89317555493138571332013-08-05T08:08:15.626-04:002013-08-05T08:08:15.626-04:00My lovely wife and i deal with wander lust by wand...My lovely wife and i deal with wander lust by wandering for months at a time. It is nice to have a home and family to come back to, but the family part is the important part. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-21871928249620567662013-08-05T07:58:07.320-04:002013-08-05T07:58:07.320-04:00We have lived below the poverty level for years, w...We have lived below the poverty level for years, we can't afford propane so we heat totally with wood. I will say that the further you live down the economic ladder less you have to worry about the fall should the ladder break. When the boys at the top finally fall one day, it will be spectacular.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-52894524997453793652013-08-05T05:53:34.276-04:002013-08-05T05:53:34.276-04:00As the old saying goes "Don't count your ...As the old saying goes "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" - always have a backup plan ready. Chickenmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02978826295959619815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-74209770487513831942013-08-05T01:56:38.398-04:002013-08-05T01:56:38.398-04:00I have been getting ready like crazy. I'm on S...I have been getting ready like crazy. I'm on SSD and in 2015 the fund is broke and there is supposed to be a 30% cut in benefits by law. I am working on producing my own power and installing the wood stove next month. I can eat a 30% cut and still pay all my bills right now, but inflation could really hit hard. <br />Who knows what may happen but I have plenty of the basics and if we go all Weimar hyper inflation I may payoff my house with a couple of loaves of bread. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-12036952342188197862013-08-05T01:46:26.707-04:002013-08-05T01:46:26.707-04:00You can count on no-one except the Lord, not even ...You can count on no-one except the Lord, not even yourself. And don't think the Lord will do things like you expect.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-15502184685637870662013-08-05T01:43:31.418-04:002013-08-05T01:43:31.418-04:00Knowing first hand what can happen and being menta...Knowing first hand what can happen and being mentally prepared for dealing with it seems like a big plus. A step ahead of many, I fear! HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-31419213828319732342013-08-05T00:44:55.808-04:002013-08-05T00:44:55.808-04:00Sixbear i understand how you feel.I have a couple ...Sixbear i understand how you feel.I have a couple of campers you have the veggie van i have apiece of property in a friends name also.My wife understands why i have fall back positions.Depending on a house of cards is crazy without a fall back option.At worst we would do work camping.How often have you had coffee on the deck and looked around and wondered "if i wasnt tied to here where would i be" I have many times.Its the wander lust that makes the mind turn to these thoughts.Plus we know life can shit on us!So we plan if it did.Gary in Bamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095999376990912465noreply@blogger.com