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| Mon, 11-05-2007 - 11:13am |
WOHMs - could you afford to take 3 months of totally unpaid leave?
- Yes, we have enough saved up for that
- Yes, we could save up enough for that
- Yes, DH makes enough to get us by
- No
- other
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You pride yourself on how much you can get for a dollar, but you don't really ever consider just not getting anything you don't need. Whether you are used to cable or not, it is not a necessity, it is a luxury.
If I had problems saving money, I would have no problem in the world identifying what it is I would need to cut, and I would do so. I have not always had the luxury of the luxuries I have now; I know what it is to live frugally.
I don't believe a bigger TV addict exists (at least on this board) than me, and I would cancel cable in an instant if the choice were cable or savings. And have done so. did I like it? No, i did not. would I do it again? In a heartbeat.
cable is not necessary.
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There are certainly people who have no choice. But I am reasonably certain that many people do have choices and choose (for whatever reason) a long commute.
I agree that city planners do need to work on making public transportation more available and efficient.
The town I live in has major traffic problems (narrow roads, bad terrain, rapidly expanding population). It would take me approximately the same amount of time (30 minutes) to drive the two miles to work as it does for me to walk/take public transportation. They are currently planning to start taxing anyone who works in my county $2/week to use to fix the roads. I would prefer that they use that money to improve public transportation, implement park and rides, and give incentives to those people who do not drive their cars to work. My MIL worked at Cal State Long Beach, and they gave gift certificates to anyone who didn't drive to work. It was a really cool program . . .
"There are certainly people who have no choice."
Exactly, but you didn't really give the benefit of the doubt to Sue's daughter. You just assumed that she chose to live with the commute she has.
Some friends of ours chose a longer commute because they wanted to buy a cheaper house or live further out into the country, so I know that happens as well. We didn't choose that and we did pay more for our house than a good number of our friends. Otoh, we have 4 different bus lines and 3 different tram lines within walking distance of our house, and getting to the center means a 10 minute bus ride. We had the luxury of a choice and took it. But I know others who don't really have a choice and have to suck it up.
But I am reasonably certain that many people do have choices and choose (for whatever reason) a long commute.
Yes and those choices could be that it is safe to live where they live and that their work is in a not so good area.
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