tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post8910586408649757320..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: The jobs picture is getting clearerTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-42324169346203559792008-03-09T11:27:00.000-07:002008-03-09T11:27:00.000-07:00When it comes to the rapidly increasing cost of fo...When it comes to the rapidly increasing cost of food, there's always the technique I used in the late 1970s: miss meals. I was young and living paycheck to paycheck. I was paid on Thursday, the money was gone by Monday. I ate at my parents on Tuesday night and didn't eat again until Thursday.<BR/><BR/>Now 30 years later and almost 100 heavier, maybe a depression would be good for me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-25034898122377660802008-03-08T00:50:00.000-08:002008-03-08T00:50:00.000-08:00>basic cooking skillsIt takes skill to 'cook' rame...>basic cooking skills<BR/>It takes skill to 'cook' ramen noodles? :)verstapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693969018871336083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-61690879093886066772008-03-07T14:43:00.000-08:002008-03-07T14:43:00.000-08:00You can't save money eating out. Think about it. Y...You can't save money eating out. Think about it. You have to pay for the owner's overhead [your lodging is already a sunk cost], employees, and profit.<BR/><BR/>These expenses you don't have at hom.beebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732015734925672642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-82980112233298542062008-03-07T11:15:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:15:00.000-08:00The vicious circle has started. People losing thei...The vicious circle has started. People losing their jobs will put more homes in the market for sale or forecloure since they can not make the pmts w/o incomes. <BR/><BR/>Thus, lowering rates at this time will not work. Thus, we will see hyper-inflation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-74689082005691851862008-03-07T10:46:00.000-08:002008-03-07T10:46:00.000-08:00Pete,As much as food costs in the stores right now...Pete,<BR/><BR/>As much as food costs in the stores right now, you might as well go buy it already cooked and have someone else clean up the mess.<BR/><BR/>Restaurants get better food prices since they buy larger quantities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-70820656174239494812008-03-07T08:32:00.000-08:002008-03-07T08:32:00.000-08:00I don't quite see how restaurants will continue to...I don't quite see how restaurants will continue to hold up under the pressures of a falling economy. I think a lot of housewives and househusbands will be frantically trying to learn basic cooking skills in the coming months!<BR/><BR/>- PeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com