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deanh77 Feb 19, 2003

not buying more stuff, and paying your bills seems to work.

whoknows Feb 19, 2003

Yeah thanks, fellow ex-unemployed victim of the system who should understand a little bit of what it's like. I haven't bought new anything or gone out to eat or gone to the movies or gone snowboar...

whoknows Feb 19, 2003

It's sucky when you have a job making a lot of money and you spend some of your money and maybe you even put things on credit cards because you think, hey, i have a great job! And then you lose th...

deanh77 Feb 19, 2003

yep. I was all, "Hey I've got a great job with more money than I've ever seen, and my crappy '89 Grand Marquis's transmission just disentegrated, maybe I'll buy my first new car ever!" and then 9 m...

deanh77 Feb 19, 2003

you know what's great? CarLoan + Rent + StudentLoan + Commuting = AllMyPay

whoknows Feb 19, 2003

Yep. I know it. So again, didn't mean to sound whiny and complainy. I just know you must know what I'm going thru. Lol remember we lost our jobs within a week of each other.

deanh77 deanh77Founder

yeah, when you called me up and told me I thought you were playing a really cruel joke.

whoknows whoknowsOG 2003

Haha. I remember that so clearly. I was sitting on the train, and the person next to me just stared at me bewildered and with like a "i'm sorry" look on his face for the entire ride home, since he heard me talking to you and stuff. It was awkward and a little funny. What a weird day that was. I didn't know what to think. hah.

deanh77 deanh77Founder

yeah, I was driving home from reading books for free at Barnes&Noble or whatever unemployed people do when you called.
but I remember the day I got layed-off. I was so out of it I didn't know what to do. I just drove around by myself and got some pizza. then I had to call my parents and tell them. ughgh. that was crappy.

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