"bite the bullet and max out a credit card?" Gruss, I don't think you and I are talking about the same kind of broke. What if you don't have a credit card? It's not very common at that wage level, you know. Which is why I don't really believe your self-made man spiel; the details indicate that you have not walked the walk.
But hey, if it makes you feel good to point fingers, who am I to stand in your way. Dana >Well, because I used to know LOTS AND LOTS of people in those >circumstances including me! I couldn't save up the money either >because I wasn't making enough to live, but, after using that as an >excuse for a few years, I just had to bite the bullet and max out a >credit card. I lived in my car for awhile, and then got an apartment. > >And all those people I know? I still see them occasionally and >they're still using the same excuses I was. Even though I've told >them over and over exactly what to do, sent them job offers, etc. > >I'm not saying everyone is like that, but I am saying many are. > >Here's a contrast for you: my brother hires "down on their luck" >people that have resume problems: felony, new immigrants, just got out >of rehab, etc. 99% of the time the Hmong, Somali, and Mexicans stay >with his company forever or until they get a better gig. Many go to >night school, raise a family, and live in communal housing until they >get on their feet. My brother helps them with all of this. He'll >even pay their bills prior to giving them the money. > >The Americans? Many, if not most, wash out in a week and the reason >is always the same: they don't want to work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. Free Trial. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJV Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237001 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
