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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I lost my job after the economy tanked in 2008. I really never recovered. But at the time we lived in a house in a nice neighborhood and drove a fancy car, and wore nice clothes, ate good food. You would never have known I was absolutely desperate. As my money ran out, I could only buy clothes for my kids, not myself, so I wore my old work wardrobe. So I might have looked like I dressed well, but it was because I had nothing else to wear. Then when those clothes eventually fell apart, I looked pretty sad. The first big repair our nice car needed that I couldn't afford was the end of us owning a good car. We went through a series of beaters off of craigslist after that. It's shocking how little time it takes for a beater to need repairs that cost more than a new beater would cost. Lather, rinse, repeat. We moved from a house to an apartment to an apartment in an income-bracket building.

My point is, these are early days. Only 4 months in. Things will get noticeably worse. Soon you will see people getting free food wearing rags but driving nice cars, or holding nice phones with chipped fingernails. Then you will see the same people wearing cheap clothes and in a nice car. Then wearing rags. Then showing up in a beater, kids in the back seat because they can't afford a babysitter. Same people.

You don't get from Point A to Point B in the blinking of an eye, but we are on our way.[/quote]

So true. Thanks for your perspective and sharing your story. [/quote]

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