[mitchntx]

Just curious how many have scaled back, scaled back considerably or outright had to park your car because of the economy?

And along with that, how many have done any of the above, not based on actual events, but fear of something happening that would make curtailing your "fix" inevitable?

For me, my regional race schedule hasn't changed, but the TnT days and out of region events have been scratched. And not because of being laid off or anything, just burying my coffee cans in the backyard in case I do.

If I didn't have a great group of sponsors and wasn't able to trade instructing for registration, then the story would probably be differnet.

[00 SS]

The company I work for had it's first round of layoffs since 2000 last week. We lost almost 10% of the company. I was spared this time. They say no more layoffs are planned, but neither was this one. If business gets bad enough, my position could find it's way onto the chopping block as well.

We haven't been spending on much of anything lately, but I have also been contributing to the second amendment stimulus package. I never thought I would spend several time the price of a pistol on ammo for it in the first few months of ownership. It feels like buying a car and then stocking up several years worth of fuel for it all at once.

[cccbock]

The company I work for had it's first round of layoffs since 2000 last week. We lost almost 10% of the company. I was spared this time. They say no more layoffs are planned, but neither was this one. If business gets bad enough, my position could find it's way onto the chopping block as well.

We haven't been spending on much of anything lately, but I have also been contributing to the second amendment stimulus package. I never thought I would spend several time the price of a pistol on ammo for it in the first few months of ownership. It feels like buying a car and then stocking up several years worth of fuel for it all at once.

All this news makes me grateful. But.

I own my own company, but we are paid on commission (real estate appraisal). My income from this source is one-third what it was in 2006 and going down. I may have to lay myself off.

I now work part time for a friend (in a lab) in addition to the hit and miss appraisals. Altogether, my income will be half this year what it was.....

Keep the faith.

bock