Comments on: Victims of the Economy or Frivolous Spenders? http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html A single woman on a mission to become healthy & wealthy. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:44:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: MM http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-28013 MM Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:25:50 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1305#comment-28013 SingleMa - no, we haven't hosted an umemployment party, and I'm not sure how to take the concept - and as you suggest, I'd hesitate to judge because I'm not in their shoes. However, just last night, we hosted an EMPLOYMENT party! Dh got an honest-to-goodness, salaried 9 to 5 job - almost out of the blue. Huzzah! Love your blog, keep telling us! SingleMa – no, we haven’t hosted an umemployment party, and I’m not sure how to take the concept – and as you suggest, I’d hesitate to judge because I’m not in their shoes. However, just last night, we hosted an EMPLOYMENT party! Dh got an honest-to-goodness, salaried 9 to 5 job – almost out of the blue. Huzzah! Love your blog, keep telling us!

]]> By: Moneymonk http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-27413 Moneymonk Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:30:56 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1305#comment-27413 It's more pychological, I understand when you lived a "good" life it's just hard to downgrade, that's why people tend to touch the credit cards more when income stops- just to keep the lifestyle. Why? no one wants to feel poor Everyone needs to go to a third world country at least one time in their lives to realize how rich we all are. "Dude needs to man up and get his hands dirty!" I do agree I find a trend here, men are becoming more wimpy and women are stepping up more to provide for the family. ---------------------------- LOL@ Rufina well explained single Ma It’s more pychological,

I understand when you lived a “good” life it’s just hard to downgrade, that’s why people tend to touch the credit cards more when income stops- just to keep the lifestyle. Why? no one wants to feel poor

Everyone needs to go to a third world country at least one time in their lives to realize how rich we all are.

“Dude needs to man up and get his hands dirty!” I do agree

I find a trend here, men are becoming more wimpy and women are stepping up more to provide for the family.

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LOL@ Rufina

well explained single Ma

]]> By: JT http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-27411 JT Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:50:32 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1305#comment-27411 Interesting reader question and thought-provoking, as always, post! I certainly echo the "judge not" message and the idea that one's choices, circumstances, and perceptions are always relative. I do want to throw out a point about daycare costs and SAHM/SAHD's (in full realization that your analysis of Family B was in part tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate to the reader question): Quality day care for 3 kids under 6/7 IS EXPENSIVE (kindergarten may only be 4 hrs and many daycares charge full day rate for over 5 hrs); many employment decisions are made w/ this in mind. In a 2-parent family with significantly unequal incomes, it could make the most economic sense for the lower-earner parent to stay home for a while. Also, an unemployed person may be receiving state benefits that would end if they were to take a low-wage service/retail/manual labor job. If the wages from the "get-by" job were less than unemployment benefits plus the cost of daycare, Dad B is doing the family a favor, at least in the short term. This was certainly a topic of discussion when my husband's company was laying off - luckily he found a new (better) job before it became a real life issue! Interesting reader question and thought-provoking, as always, post! I certainly echo the “judge not” message and the idea that one’s choices, circumstances, and perceptions are always relative. I do want to throw out a point about daycare costs and SAHM/SAHD’s (in full realization that your analysis of Family B was in part tongue-in-cheek/devil’s advocate to the reader question):
Quality day care for 3 kids under 6/7 IS EXPENSIVE (kindergarten may only be 4 hrs and many daycares charge full day rate for over 5 hrs); many employment decisions are made w/ this in mind. In a 2-parent family with significantly unequal incomes, it could make the most economic sense for the lower-earner parent to stay home for a while. Also, an unemployed person may be receiving state benefits that would end if they were to take a low-wage service/retail/manual labor job. If the wages from the “get-by” job were less than unemployment benefits plus the cost of daycare, Dad B is doing the family a favor, at least in the short term. This was certainly a topic of discussion when my husband’s company was laying off – luckily he found a new (better) job before it became a real life issue!

]]> By: Beth B. http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-27403 Beth B. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:50:45 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1305#comment-27403 WRT the unemployment party... I actually think it is a good idea. I firmly believe if you are actively and aggressively seeking employment, it is essential to get the word out to as many people as possible. Networking has ultimately led to MANY job offers. By hosting an "unemployment party", it seems that the hosts are saying "Mr A is looking for work and we are leaving the door wide open for talking to each guest about job opportunities that they may know of". And frankly, if the hosts laid out a big expensive spread, rather than going potluck, the urgency of finding work may not come across to the guests. IMHO. B WRT the unemployment party… I actually think it is a good idea. I firmly believe if you are actively and aggressively seeking employment, it is essential to get the word out to as many people as possible. Networking has ultimately led to MANY job offers.

By hosting an “unemployment party”, it seems that the hosts are saying “Mr A is looking for work and we are leaving the door wide open for talking to each guest about job opportunities that they may know of”. And frankly, if the hosts laid out a big expensive spread, rather than going potluck, the urgency of finding work may not come across to the guests.

IMHO.

B

]]> By: Rufina http://fabulousfinancials.com/2008/09/victims-of-the-economy-or-frivolous-spenders.html/comment-page-1#comment-27375 Rufina Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:38:27 +0000 http://fabulousfinancials.com/?p=1305#comment-27375 Thanks SM! I have heard of divorce parties, but unemployment party :-O ? That is weird to say the least especially if you asking your guests to bring potluck that just does not add up, like totally defies logic, like an oxymoron kind of situation. SM, my coctails are wearing off by now, you can tell right? Thanks SM!
I have heard of divorce parties, but unemployment party :-O ?
That is weird to say the least especially if you asking your guests to bring potluck
that just does not add up, like totally defies logic, like an oxymoron kind of situation.
SM, my coctails are wearing off by now, you can tell right?

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