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| Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Georgia
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Reputation: | I posted this question on my blog and I'd like to hear what you guys think. What is/are your major financial concern(s) right now?
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Reputation: | inflation rate |
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| Member Join Date: Mar 2008
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Reputation: | Just bought a house so, yeah, that. |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY
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Reputation: | Having our first child. My husband is self-employed so relies on my health insurance. I am thinking about what could happen after the baby is born with my basically "having to work" because it's difficult for us to afford health insurance independently.
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008
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Reputation: | Finding a job. With everything increasing in price, especially gas, we're going to have to add some income. My husband has asked for overtime, looked into starting his own programming business on the side, and I've been looking for work daily. I've been a stay at home mother for 8 years (just got certified statewide and nationally as an EMT-B) and while it hasn't been a completely smooth ride My grocery bill keeps going up and even with cutting back to the bare minimum driving, gas costs a bundle. So, yeah... I'm worried about just affording to live anymore. I'm thankful that we are absolutely above water, but it's scary anyway.
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| Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008
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Reputation: | The security of my job and my maternity leave. Despite the legalities of it, I am not convinced that my company isn't discriminatory against pg women (or really, women in general.) |
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: near Washington DC
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Reputation: | Inflation. My family is pretty lucky in that our income is reliable, but that doesn't help much if prices keep increasing so fast. I try to grocery shop every two weeks and I'm always amazed at the increases in food prices. |
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008
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Reputation: | My financial house is slowly getting whipped into shape (after a grueling year of mayhem, that is). I suppose my biggest financial concern right is the current government deficit, economical steroids and inflation spiraling into hyperinflation. The Fed has truly backed itself between a rock and a hard place |
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| Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California
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Reputation: | Same as most of you - inflation. There just seems no end to it. I went grocery shopping last week after a month and some things like rice, cheese, pasta and pasta sauce (all the largest sizes) have gone up $2-3 dollars in the past couple of months. We live in an area where we only have one decent grocery store in a 40 mile radius. We have a house which we bought because our home business was doing well. And now business isn't doing so well because we sell luxury items (dog clothing and costumes for horses), and we have an ARM (with a fixed rate for 10 years - we bought the house in 2005) ... and our lender is IndyMac bank.
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| Member Join Date: Jun 2008
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Reputation: | Losing about $3500 due to a scooter accident. My scooter was totaled, I have medical bills, and now I have to buy a car. I feel a bit like I'm drowning. I'm going to be getting a second job as soon as my shoulder is better. |
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