tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post8857922727922425496..comments2023-11-02T07:19:21.396-04:00Comments on The Bodhi Tree: What Will We Do if Things Get Really Bad?A Concerned Citizenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-29437699031190399742008-09-18T17:49:00.000-04:002008-09-18T17:49:00.000-04:00Doesn't it make you think of Chief Seattle's speec...Doesn't it make you think of Chief Seattle's speech? When the last tree has been sold [etc,] you will realise that you can't eat money.tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112433561328525664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-53709528183461003232008-09-17T14:39:00.000-04:002008-09-17T14:39:00.000-04:00I wanted to comment on your last post that if you ...I wanted to comment on your last post that if you understand how we got to the sorry state we currently are in financially and more importantly how to fix it, I would guess you will be in great demand no matter who gets elected! If that is true, you do need to go back to work soon, because every passing day brings new financial woes.<BR/><BR/>As for this post, I can identify with your grandmother's philosophy because I grew up with parents who had been through the Depression and lived quite frugally as a result. When I called home from college, I was reminded when 3 minutes was up! In my father's last years, it was actually sad that he insisted on eating 99-cent TV dinners when he could have afforded to eat steak every night. It actually was not the TV dinners that killed him though.<BR/><BR/>I'm hopeful all the financial troubles today are just a warning that we need to make some big changes and take this seriously.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-39238111023085481582008-09-17T08:11:00.000-04:002008-09-17T08:11:00.000-04:00It's the wastefulness that bothers me. Yes by all ...It's the wastefulness that bothers me. Yes by all means dig out the last of the butter (please don't eat margarine - it's so bad for you), and wear shoes or use the CD player until they're really and truly dead.<BR/><BR/>Our empire is coming to an end. The earth itself can not support our lavish lifestyle. My guess is that it won't end in a big explosion, but will continue to slowly decline, as it has been declining, for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Some days I'm very glad to be older. If I was in my 20's right now, I would be so freaked out.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-35367203971647476562008-09-17T07:26:00.000-04:002008-09-17T07:26:00.000-04:00Merle, I fully agree with that second sentence. I...Merle, I fully agree with that second sentence. I live within my means now too, but first I had to dig myself out from under a pile of credit card debt. You'd think I would've learned from my grandparents' example, but no, I had to learn the hard way. These days I tend to equate wealth with having inner peace and loving friends and family.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-88965853096856588622008-09-17T00:05:00.000-04:002008-09-17T00:05:00.000-04:00I have lived within my means throughout my life so...I have lived within my means throughout my life so I tend to be a bit judgmental toward those who don't. <BR/><BR/>Wealth is not having the ability to buy whatever you want, it is not wanting everything you have the ability to buy.Merle Sneedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01228809667893921954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-27246082597507397652008-09-16T17:41:00.000-04:002008-09-16T17:41:00.000-04:00Steve, you make an excellent point. The young and...Steve, you make an excellent point. The young and the infirm often have a hard deal even during the good economic times, and during the lean times they seem to be the first people to get left behind. I worry about them, too.A Concerned Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10775285447324189098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-47462791653105257622008-09-16T16:37:00.000-04:002008-09-16T16:37:00.000-04:00I think Americans badly need a lesson in frugality...I think Americans badly need a lesson in frugality, and perhaps this is the time period that will teach it.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to think I'd do OK in a frugal time, being pretty frugal myself -- but I do worry about people who have special needs (illnesses, children, etc.) and little savings to help them cope.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-90399992477438370012008-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:00Good post. Perceptive equating financial security ...Good post. Perceptive equating financial security with personal security. This side of the pond we are really starting to feel the shock wave of the US credit crunch - arty businesses going bust etc; (there was some surprise that Damian Hirst's art sale realized 70m last night given the current climate.)<BR/>No man is an island, I guess.virtualjourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653404509129835617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-810405587179305368.post-44778841037490946992008-09-16T12:30:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:30:00.000-04:00Very thought provoking post! It's a hard balance, ...Very thought provoking post! It's a hard balance, isn't it? Sometimes the mattress saving plan sounds like a good idea. :^)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com