[geeks] [rescue] E250 temperatures

[Phil Stracchino]

Dan Sikorski wrote:
> Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> The trouble with this is that more than a few people are in situations 
>> where they can't really afford to buy enough house for their family, 
>> but they can't afford *not* to buy either.  Try finding an apartment 
>> with more than three bedrooms.
> 
> I think you misspoke.  It not that they can't afford to buy enough house 
> for their family, it was that they grew their family beyond what they 
> can provide for.  Raising children is expensive, people need to be 
> responsible enough to realize that and only have as many kids as they 
> can provide food and shelter for.

I personally know quite a few people who were doing fine, and thought 
they were financially secure, until their job sector crashed, and have 
been hanging on by their fingernails ever since.  (I say "job sector" 
because I'm not just talking about the dot-com bubble.)  And then 
there's people who thought they had plenty of savings to tide them over 
tough times, until their S&L turned around and said, "Oh, sorry, we lost 
your money.  Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."


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