Life of Steve: Steve is Damaging the Economy

Noteable Quotes

On Blaming You
"I don't blame you for being you But you can't blame me for hating it" Fall Out Boy- A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"
On Old Friends
Old Friends seem much closer now. They stood the test, of time somehow. Cinderella- Bad Steamstress Blues, Fallin' Apart At The Seams
On Jealousy
I stay wrecked and jealous for this, for this simple reason I just need to keep you in mind as something larger than life Taking Back Sunday-Cute Without The 'E'
On The Press
"The vast majority of the press is not concerned in covering what is actually happening. They are interested in covering what they think people want to think is actually happening."- Bo Peabody
Hated or Loved.
It is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for what you are not. - André Gide
On Growth
"All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without the benefit of experience." - Henry Miller
On Forgiveness:
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." ~Mahatma Gandhi
On Going too far
"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." -T.S. Eliot
On Sorrow
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy." - Dante
On History
"What experience and history teach is this-- that people and governments never have learned anything from history." - George Wilhelm Hegel

It's me. I did it. I am still doing it. Worst of all I'm not sorry and I'm not going to stop.

I have been reading articles lately that finally the downturn in the Economy is causing Americans to stop buying crap they don't need, build some savings, and try to live within their means. The article follows up to say that because we are not spending more than we make we are going to slow down the demand for products which will create lower sales and result in more stores and manufacturers to go out of business.

Wow, I just just love the way the media always has to end on the down note of what is generally a positive trend.

Here's what I do.(Why I am guilty) I plan on having emergency savings. I have a household budget that doesn't exceed our paychecks. I decide to spend money only on things are are really required and save money to buy the special gifts and items we really want.

I'm the villian. People like me deciding not to prop up the sellers of things I don't need. Here is the rub though. We responsible savers will survive an economic setback and the spenders will not. Of course we will also pay taxes to bail out the irresponsible but I suppose that is just the unfairness of life.

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