Comments on: What If We Had An Economic Apocolypse? http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/09/29/what-if-we-had-an-economic-apocolypse/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:38:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pamela Leavey http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/09/29/what-if-we-had-an-economic-apocolypse/comment-page-1/#comment-21398 Pamela Leavey Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:37:24 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3091#comment-21398 <p>DeanOR</p> <p>I've pared down on expenses for a while now, but know I have a lot more to go, so the move to Maine will be helpful. Thanks for the good wishes. The trip cross country will be an adventure that I hope I will write about once I get settled in!</p> DeanOR

I’ve pared down on expenses for a while now, but know I have a lot more to go, so the move to Maine will be helpful. Thanks for the good wishes. The trip cross country will be an adventure that I hope I will write about once I get settled in!

]]> By: DeanOR http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/09/29/what-if-we-had-an-economic-apocolypse/comment-page-1/#comment-21397 DeanOR Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:09:43 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=3091#comment-21397 My wife and I are already following most of the Moderate Voice ideas, and we have been for a long time. We use a debit card or pay cash, and have a credit card for backup if needed. We do have a (comparatively small) mortgage but otherwise no debts. We don't have the latest of anything. Simple living is quite nice. We're dependent on the financial system, but perhaps not as much as most Americans. We actually do know some farmers with whom we might be able to do some trades, although we live in the city and walk or bike most places and use our 19 year old van sparingly. We have a good HMO for medical stuff; that's a major expense but worth it. It occurred to me recently that we have lived for years like graduate students. Now we're retired, and we don't have any difficulty maintaining our standard of living; it's the same as it was while working. Maybe we're just old hippies. We didn't start saving much money until late in life, but when we did we saved a lot, and we still have what we saved. Good luck in Maine. My wife and I are already following most of the Moderate Voice ideas, and we have been for a long time. We use a debit card or pay cash, and have a credit card for backup if needed. We do have a (comparatively small) mortgage but otherwise no debts. We don’t have the latest of anything. Simple living is quite nice. We’re dependent on the financial system, but perhaps not as much as most Americans. We actually do know some farmers with whom we might be able to do some trades, although we live in the city and walk or bike most places and use our 19 year old van sparingly. We have a good HMO for medical stuff; that’s a major expense but worth it. It occurred to me recently that we have lived for years like graduate students. Now we’re retired, and we don’t have any difficulty maintaining our standard of living; it’s the same as it was while working. Maybe we’re just old hippies. We didn’t start saving much money until late in life, but when we did we saved a lot, and we still have what we saved. Good luck in Maine.

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