Economy

[steve dave]

Anyone freaked out?   

[WildCatzPhreak]

It's gonna get worse before it gets better.  But not nearly as bad as some are predicting.

[steve dave]

It's gonna get worse before it gets better.  But not nearly as bad as some are predicting.

society: 
sd: 
mrs. dave (works in public sector with govt. money):   

[KCcat28]

The only good thing about this whole mess it that gas prices are falling  enjoy that part of it while you can. Down to 2.71 now here in KC!

[WildCatzPhreak]

I'm thinking I should probably get a gov job 

[AzCat]

It's gonna get worse before it gets better.  But not nearly as bad as some are predicting.

Depends on who gets elected.  Could be the 30s all over again if politicians make stupid decisions like they did back then.

[steve dave]

Depends on who gets elected. 

Meaningless 

[AzCat]

Depends on who gets elected. 

Meaningless 

Higher vs lower taxes; more vs less regulation; free trade vs protectionism.  It's hardly meaningless.   

[steve dave]

Depends on who gets elected. 

Meaningless 

Higher vs lower taxes; more vs less regulation; free trade vs protectionism.  It's hardly meaningless.   

Which side of those is the administration we have now?  You may be right.

[Del Tremens]

Nope.  Excellent opp. for youngsters to buy some high quality stocks at a deep discount.  Young prof.'s with some extra cash laying around could go a long ways toward securing their retirement with some well-placed stock buys pretty soon.  Prob. wait a little while yet, but there's some nice $$$ to be made.

 

[steve dave]

Nope.  Excellent opp. for youngsters to buy some high quality stocks at a deep discount.  Young prof.'s with some extra cash laying around could go a long ways toward securing their retirement with some well-placed stock buys pretty soon.  Prob. wait a little while yet, but there's some nice $$$ to be made.

 

d00d, I'm in my 20s but it's scary nonetheless. And don't fool yourself into trying to time the market.  I remember Jeffy (not to pick on him) saying a couple months ago "buy, buy, buy" when he thought the bottom was here.  I would be the last person you would have to explain bottom indicators to fwiw .  Scary nonetheless.

[AzCat]

If one candidate wins in November the worst will be over; if the other wins much worse lies ahead.  But in a democratic nation we get the government we deserve.   

[steve dave]

If one candidate wins in November the worst will be over; if the other wins much worse lies ahead.  But in a democratic nation we get the government we deserve.   

It's over bro, the sooner you let it go the easier it will be.

[AzCat]

If one candidate wins in November the worst will be over; if the other wins much worse lies ahead.  But in a democratic nation we get the government we deserve.   

It's over bro, the sooner you let it go the easier it will be.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: there's plenty of $$$ to be made no matter who wins but I'd rather invest in positives than bet on negatives.  Otherwise it's mostly irrelevant who's in office. 

[WildCatzPhreak]

A depression would work well for me.  Have saved up money, could invest in very cheap securities and ride them on their way back up.

[steve dave]

Can you even imagine the kind of money that was made today with the volatility?  I'm the first to make fun of daytraders but there were some mlnrs made today.

[steve dave]

A depression would work well for me.  Have saved up money, could invest in very cheap securities and ride them on their way back up.

Good for you bro.  How long have you been saving?

[sonofdaxjones]

No doubt, somebody could have bought on the lows and bam, been up big an hour later. 

Some folks made out like bandits yesterday.

[Rick Daris]

Not really freaked out. Govt job that would take an act of congress to get rid of. I'm pretty safe. 

[Kat Kid]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

[Rick Daris]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

You should screw the peace corps and just move to New Zealand and hang 

[steve dave]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

You should screw the peace corps and just move to New Zealand and hang 

I know a guy that is doing that.  Do you know him?

[Rick Daris]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

You should screw the peace corps and just move to New Zealand and hang 

I know a guy that is doing that.  Do you know him?

I was about 90% sure I was going to do it a year ago, even met with a New Zealander who recruits people to move to New Zealand and do what I do about a year ago. Still have his card in my wallet. Bought books, researched where we wanted to live, prices, how much cars are, how much it costs to bring a pet over, etc.

Then the wife got pregnant, sweet job opened up in MHK.......

If you are fairly young and have a college degree, New Zealand will let you in. Especially people w/ specialties like teachers.

[Kat Kid]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

You should screw the peace corps and just move to New Zealand and hang 

I know a guy that is doing that.  Do you know him?

I was about 90% sure I was going to do it a year ago, even met with a New Zealander who recruits people to move to New Zealand and do what I do about a year ago. Still have his card in my wallet. Bought books, researched where we wanted to live, prices, how much cars are, how much it costs to bring a pet over, etc.

Then the wife got pregnant, sweet job opened up in MHK.......

If you are fairly young and have a college degree, New Zealand will let you in. Especially people w/ specialties like teachers.

Anything in specific good about kiwi?

[sys]

even met with a New Zealander who recruits people to move to New Zealand and do what I do about a year ago.


If you are fairly young and have a college degree, New Zealand will let you in. Especially people w/ specialties like teachers.

what do you do?  does the guy recruit people that do other things?  how young?  i'm looking for new country.

[steve dave]

even met with a New Zealander who recruits people to move to New Zealand and do what I do about a year ago.


If you are fairly young and have a college degree, New Zealand will let you in. Especially people w/ specialties like teachers.

what do you do?  does the guy recruit people that do other things?  how young?  i'm looking for new country.

sys has lived everywhere fwiw

[opcat]

They say it will be recession.

I want to see what happens to credit with new rules in place.

Most of this fear is due to credit.

We shouldn't have bailed out these crooked greedy companies.  Just made credit liquid again.

[MOKSUAZ]

MOKSUAZ =  . got laid off about 3 weeks ago, bought a house 10 months ago, etc.  so yeahs, freaking out may be an understatement.

[jeffy]

Nope.  Excellent opp. for youngsters to buy some high quality stocks at a deep discount.  Young prof.'s with some extra cash laying around could go a long ways toward securing their retirement with some well-placed stock buys pretty soon.  Prob. wait a little while yet, but there's some nice $$$ to be made.

 

d00d, I'm in my 20s but it's scary nonetheless. And don't fool yourself into trying to time the market.  I remember Jeffy (not to pick on him) saying a couple months ago "buy, buy, buy" when he thought the bottom was here.  I would be the last person you would have to explain bottom indicators to fwiw .  Scary nonetheless.

And I'd still buy buy buy.  By the time I retire, it'll be higher that where I bought then and higher than where I am buying now.  You can thank me for not allowing the stock market to completely tank, by continuing to contribute to the cause.

[Rick Daris]

Teaching certificate/Peace Corps/two great 21st century resumes in the making that will ride the old sow's tat

I'll be back in a couple years when y'all have everything sorted out.  Or not.

You should screw the peace corps and just move to New Zealand and hang 

I know a guy that is doing that.  Do you know him?

I was about 90% sure I was going to do it a year ago, even met with a New Zealander who recruits people to move to New Zealand and do what I do about a year ago. Still have his card in my wallet. Bought books, researched where we wanted to live, prices, how much cars are, how much it costs to bring a pet over, etc.

Then the wife got pregnant, sweet job opened up in MHK.......

If you are fairly young and have a college degree, New Zealand will let you in. Especially people w/ specialties like teachers.

Anything in specific good about kiwi?

Good things for me were...
1-they speak english
2-they don't hate americans
3-their govt would have let me in and allowed me to work
4-weather, outdoorsy stuff, beach, mountains/skiing, hiking, camping, etc.

Check out this website. Pretty interactive and gives you a decent layout of the north and south islands. Places I liked were Nelson/Marlborough on the south island and Hawkes Bay/Napier on the north. They are the two big wine growing regions...lot's of sun and located right on the ocean. Also only a couple hours drive during the winter to ski if you wanted.

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/USA/