Getting your Moneys Worth
I’ve been sitting here, with my trusty laptop Hunter, wondering “What the hell’s going on?” I’m, normally, a very optimistic person. I try to see the world in a half full kind of way. I figure that there is enough negativity on the planet so I try hard to keep it positive!
However, when you live in a world where a gallon of milk cost more then a gallon of GAS! You know that something’s, just not right! I can see oil shortages but cow shortages? There’s too much BS in this world, there can’t be cow shortages!
I’m a very frugal person (Kate calls me a tightwad). I love to save money and I do everything right to be able to. I use coupons, two for oners, 10 for $10 and all of the other money saving tricks that have been available but it just doesn’t seem to be enough anymore. No matter what we try, it seems like we’re just staying afloat. We used to be able to make ends meet and still have little mad money left over but now…I don’t know about you but my wallet’s thinner than exclamation mark! As for savings…it’s pennies on the dollars!
Who would’ve thunk-it that in 2008 the middleclass, (the worker bee’s, whose taxes fuel our country’s engines) would be forced to pay more taxes to BAILOUT some of the richest IDIOTS in the world! It’s almost beyond comprehension! And, when you consider the fact that the reason the fat cats screwed up soo baad was all because of GREED! It makes you want to…well, lets just say that it makes you start thinking in a revolutionary kind of way! Even though, I don’t think that Americans really have the stomach for revolution. If the stomachs get empty enough, who knows where that will lead?
Speaking of stomachs. Grocery shopping use to be fun, a regular family event! Cruising the aisles, everyone looking for their favorites. Now, you spend more time with your calculator then you do looking for goodies. It’s almost…un-American. And, if it isn’t enough that things are too expensive, you are wondering all the while what items maybe tainted or tampered or just downright dangerous for your health!
Our tummies keep getting bigger as our bank accounts get smaller. Have you noticed that the least expensive food items are also the least nutritional? The frozen, prepared, full of Fat, full of Carbs and full of additives food-stuffs are the ones that we can afford. The frozen food aisle is packed with families and they ain’t looking for frozen veggies! Pizza’s, TV dinners, corndogs, egg rolls, frozen waffles, all of them quick, easy and full of the things that make you grow up BIG and strong(?)! According to ABOUT.COM, …almost two-thirds (about 66%) of U.S. adults age 20 or older are overweight — about 62% of women and around 71% of men. Nearly one-third (about 31%) of American adults are so overweight that they are considered obese, meaning they have a BMI greater than 30; that breaks down to about 33% of women and 30% of men. It’s almost like someone is trying to fatten up the masses. Hmmm…I wonder what for?
Another thing that bugs me is who figures out the prices they charge. Proportionally, they appear quite bizarre. Cereals, kids favorite start off the day item, are (pound for pound) more expensive than steaks! Vegetables keep getting more and more expensive even though the government is more than happy to keep paying farmers not to grow those very same vegetables but I guess we all know the principles of supply and demand.
Even though the US dollar is at its all time low, the optimist in me has to say that we’ll get by. We, worker bees, always do. We always figure out some way to make it work. Just you watch and see!
Even though times are tight we’ll still find a way to make the upcoming Holidaze bright! We’ll turn down our heaters a taste and drive our cars a little less and scrape together all that we can to make our families and friends thankful on Thanksgiving, jolly on Christmas and hopeful on New Years Day. We’ll do it because we are Middle Class Americans and if we can keep the country going we can sure as hell not let this crazy economy get us down!
We here at Gifts by Sasha are doing our part! We are keeping our prices close to wholesale even though our costs (like yours) keep rising. All the while still offering quality Gifts for all occasions, distinctive but affordable Holiday and Home Décor and thoughtful and caring service. With your continued support we will do our best to make sure that you are, getting your money’s worth! We promise to help you stretch your shrinking budget and make your Holidaze thankful, jolly and hopeful for the future!
by David Spangenburg
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Thanks so much for the food for thought!