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Well the furlows have went in for NY State government. They cut the work week down to 4 days a week now. Wish I could work out of the can for 4 days a week around here. Now most of the folks are mad about the 4 day work week and how they can't survive off of the pay. This is why I get all the bills and food below what we bring in. Also I do not have all but one credit card in the can also. It gets paid every month and another 80 dollars going out. What gets to me is most of the folks hollaring about going to the 4 day work week have over extended themselves in more ways than one. I have noticed around here if you do not have 2 new cars in the driveway and a brand new house you ain't squat around here. Pluss they have to have all the newest gadgets in the place also. Yes I have some gadgets in the kitchen and I also saved and scrimped on alot of things so I could get the appliances. When I hear folks say that they are broke most times I ask what did you do with what is coming in thru the pay at the end of the week. Well the last time someone said they were broke they shown up in a brand new car and had a new shot gun also. I asked if they could boil the car and shotgun to eat them. My point is why bother to over extend yourself. In my book the what if's out rule most of the time around here. Like what if the heat goes, oven, fridge, car, ect. I have a small emergancey fund going granted around here just in case. Alot of the repairs I do myself also. Some of the people in Albany NY are very out of touch with the "Real World" in how most of us live that are scrapeing by in the world. When I can use coupons and go to the cheaper stores so can everyone else around here also. With some of the cards that I have eather I get cents off of gas pluss the sale items or the kick back on the card to where I get money for things in that store. Alot of people get madder than a wet cat in heat on a hot tin roof. Alot of it all is where you shop and how good the sales are for that week. Some folks would not be caught where I shop at all. I think the hardest part when I had eather lost a job or quit a job was the not going out to eat and watching the budget harder around here. And haveing a small budget on the groceries also.