tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post3871889790490793654..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Are You Anxious About the Recession?Madame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-76387063434502156352009-12-14T00:22:39.259-05:002009-12-14T00:22:39.259-05:00Tell Mortimer to take that job!!! Lots of people ...Tell Mortimer to take that job!!! Lots of people who lost their jobs have found that their next jobs paid less. It's better than nothing. Maybe when the economy is better they'll give him a raise, or maybe he can moonlight, economize, sell stuff on eBay, etc.<br /><br />My (very large) company laid off 4% of its employees several months ago. Fortunately I was not one of them, but I feel for those who were.<br /><br />Suze Orman refers to this as "bag lady syndrome"--when successful women fear that they will end up as bag ladies. I suppose it can happen to men, too, but the term "bag man" means something very different! Hobo syndrome, maybe?loyal readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-32183323988398121962009-04-15T07:06:00.000-04:002009-04-15T07:06:00.000-04:00My therapist told me that he's had a resurgence in...My therapist told me that he's had a resurgence in former patients making appointments - that the economy's uncertainties are causing persons already prone to depression and anxiety more likely to slip into old, pattern behaviors. Even folks without specific reasons to fear the economy (i.e., have steady jobs, have emergency funds, etc) can have non-specific dread and fall prey to the what ifs. And when you get into the cycle of depressive thinking/acting, it is incredibly hard to break out. So I am glad that folks are talking about this and that these former patients are now seeing someone again. Luckily my therapist reserves my appt's and I haven't had to worry about these worrywarts taking MY time (yet) (kidding)...Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-87393377757141014002009-04-10T03:42:00.000-04:002009-04-10T03:42:00.000-04:00There is nothing to worry about. If you plan you m...There is nothing to worry about. If you plan you money properly and you wouldn’t facing any issue.Horlichttp://cash-make-money-online.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-64433559171344295332009-04-09T22:57:00.000-04:002009-04-09T22:57:00.000-04:00I am very worried. I got laid off in February and ...I am very worried. I got laid off in February and my severance ends next month. I have about 2 months of savings and unemployment but after that I'd have to go into my 401K. And after that I really don't know. I'm not married so I don't have help.<BR/><BR/>I would never be homeless as I have great family and friends but..I don't even think that far ahead.Tiffany In Houstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-29002793871100377882009-04-09T16:27:00.000-04:002009-04-09T16:27:00.000-04:00I lived in MI from ages 2-6 and I have fond memori...I lived in MI from ages 2-6 and I have fond memories of the place. Granted I wasn't in Detroit. We lived in Bay City/Midland area and it was a nice place. MI has a good number of state parks and such if you're into the outdoorsy stuff. There's also some really big sand dunes somewhere that are neat. Sorry, that being 15 years ago it's all a little fuzzyCalebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102518632432536511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-16233312553200957332009-04-09T12:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T12:28:00.000-04:00I've only been affected through my retirement savi...I've only been affected through my retirement savings, but i do share the generalized anxiety and worry. <BR/>I have certainly ramped up my savings in a very big way.<BR/><BR/>Since i work as a personal finance writer, it's hard to break my addiction to reading economic news.dawnhttp://creditfyi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-87377834150248714942009-04-09T10:57:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:57:00.000-04:00I think there are two issues at interplay here.One...I think there are two issues at interplay here.<BR/>One the one hand, there is the desire to control one's fate, and to achieve this we (hopefully) make good choices. In the case of finances, we all (hopefully) do our best to save and invest money responsibly. This makes good sense within the context of what we have experienced in the past, what we have been taught, and what we are used to.<BR/><BR/>But beyond that, there are always forces out of our control... A meteor, earthquake, an attacker on the street, a failing government. There are certain things we can do to mitigate some of these risks, but not all of them.<BR/><BR/>I think that when faced with something that rocks the very foundation of what one counts on as being real and constant, a different kind of stress can arise. When there is a problem that is (or seems to be) outside of one's control, one doesn't always know what to do, and in the place of action arises anxiety.<BR/><BR/>It can be devastating to realize that no matter how hard we try to control our fate, how well we plan, life is at its core full of uncertainty.Optioned Unarmednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-50744516677894831212009-04-09T10:09:00.000-04:002009-04-09T10:09:00.000-04:00I'm quite alright with our financial situation, bu...I'm quite alright with our financial situation, but I am very, very stressed because we have to move to Michigan. (Coast Guard) <BR/>Everything I read about Michigan has me hyperventilating about the area. I'm so afraid we are going to be living in a barren wasteland with suicidal neighbors. We are too far away to take trips to get to know different areas, so we are doing all research online. <BR/>So, the economy is definitely causing me anxiety- just not about our bank account!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com