Originally Posted by
Nightshade
Dahon, I'm suprized at you
and disappointed
that you are being so narrow minded.
Your point quoted just reeked with "everybody else can suffer but not me" so I suggest that you
take time to learn the ways of the past when people didn't have and didn't need the modern
gee whiz stuff we take for granted today. There IS life without ALL of the modern stuff of today.
You misunderstood me.
Personally, I don't know where to cut back anymore that will create a substantial savings. Utilities, food, clothing and even public transportation are all expensive. Even if you cook all your food, stop eating out and cut the cable television, you're probably saving $50-75 dollars a week depending on the size of the family.
I can just imagine if I had a house with the property taxes in my city going through the roof! Home heating oil is just outrageous and between these cost and a huge mortgage, there is just very little money left. Most families would just "Get By" if they had only these costs to support. However, if you want to add one or two motorcars into this equation, then unless you expand your income, there is no way you can cut back enough on the above to pay for the car(s). Anything else is penny pinching.
"A Real Auto Bailout: Escape Your Car"
That was the title of the article that stated this thread. It's the only bailout the American pubic is going to see!