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i just spent 500 dollars on my cat's dental.
i don't go out to eat 'cause i can cook better than that.

A couple of questions...
1. Where does nitrogen fit?
2. If we still have the thirst to shop, why are some stores/chains struggling?

i don't really know the answer to question 2, other than my neighborhood seems to be awash with compulsive shoppers. no one's slowing down around here.
is anything really different or are we just now supposed to be immune to businesses going out of business? it used to be allowed to happen, now everyone gets a bailout. i just read that dude who owns - what's that really trashy porno mag? hustler - he wants a bailout. i think he should get it. this is a 12 billion dollar business that cannot be allowed to fail!
RA, As long as the restaurant wasn't a little Italian place in the 3rd Ward, that place is great.
We usually eat out once a week, but we have cut back on some things, and are postponing doing others. We have always been pretty good about saving money, and have very little debt, but you never know what the next day may bring.
We usually eat out once a week, but we have cut back on some things, and are postponing doing others. We have always been pretty good about saving money, and have very little debt, but you never know what the next day may bring.
It astounds me that prices were so inflated that a pair of jeans can be marked down 70% and retailers can still make a profit. What?

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You know what I think is particularly interesting? I'm starting to think even people who have jobs and aren't in particular danger of losing their jobs are cutting back. Maybe Americans are reaching a saturation point (esp. post-holidays) in the consumptions of non-essential goods. Although, of course, the definition of "essential" is up for argument; I'd consider vet services essential.
What do you think? Have you cut back on anything? Why? Have we as Americans reached the threshold of consumption?
I'm also esp. interested in this question in the context of the restaurant business. Do you go out to eat a lot? I don't, but that's 1) because we have kids, and I'd rather just eat at home than have to worry about the kids not liking the food, getting bored, etc., and 2) I like eating at home. I don't feel much of a need to go out.
What do you think?