I stimulated the economy today.

[azmouse]

I bought 4 pairs of jeans and 3 bras for myself, and 3 shirts for my husband.

Everyone has to do their part. What are you doing to stimulate the economy?

[Shell Beau]

1. I buy plenty that is for sure.

[azmouse]

4. I'm guessing you buy a lot of cute little outfits for your daughter.

And I bet it's a lot of fun! :)

[Shell Beau]

7. My husband calls her my living baby doll!

She does have a closet full!! I actually have a hard time deciding what to put on her daily. :o

[motely36]

2. buy some k-y?

[azmouse]

5. His and hers?

I wonder what the difference is?

[motely36]

10. Never understood that

Seriously though, I just bought like 100.00 worth of books :)

[azmouse]

11. Now that's singing my song.

I just bought 2 more last week... One is about LBJ and the other is about the Depression and WWII.

[motely36]

13. those are too deep for me

I tend towards trashy fiction.

[azmouse]

19. I like that too. I'll read almost anything. It's all good.

[tigereye]

3. many dollars worth of needed car repairs this week, we ordered take out last

night and then went to lunch today.


How's that?

[azmouse]

6. You're a fine American!

:patriot:

[tigereye]

14. well, we want the cars to continue to run, so we won't have to buy new ones!

(assuming the evil banks even have any to lend...)


We also want all our favorite restaurants to stay open....

[azmouse]

20. We'll need new tires soon but we're trying to put off the evil day

as long as we reasonably can. The prices are eye popping.

[tigereye]

25. remember when they were 40 bucks each or something?

I was stunned that the good ones were 80, 100, etc. And car batteries! They used to be much cheaper.



oh, and I forgot to mention the latest (it was 10 degrees below zero for a while) gas bill... :eyes: Sheesh.

[azmouse]

29. Oh yeah! The heat out here cooks the batteries.

They need to be replaced about every 3 years. yikes...

Thank gawd the winter is getting toward the end. What's left for you? Maybe another 6 weeks?
Our energy bills are the highest in the summer. There'll be a whole lotta stimulating for that when we have to run the a/c.

[JVS]

40. When the Hofbrauhaus on the South Side opens can you go have a beer for me once in a while?

I want them to stay open and I won't be around to do my share until quite late this year.

[tigereye]

65. hmm, haven't heard about that - I'm not much of a barfly these days

which is why I'm always touting Dee's Six Pack n Dogs in Regent Square, since you can just enter the beer cave and take your beer out. I really don't think you need to worry about a bar on the South SIde going out of business, though. :rofl:



But maybe I can go there with the husband - he used to work on the South SIde and we spent some time in Piper's Pub. ;) :hi:

[rcrush]

8. I'm gonna call Jimmy Johns.

I'm hungry

[Deja Q]

9. Thinking of two Velociraptor hard drives to make a RAID 5 array. And going for a Bachelors degree.

If anybody wants to date me, I am not as porky as Pauly Shore (almost) but I have a personality that, believe it or not, is remarkably underrated despite its purported shallowness. Want references?

[motely36]

16. guys with BA/BS are sexy!

:loveya:

[Deja Q]

28. You can ramp up my metabolism anytime!

:D

:loveya:

[azmouse]

17. I have no idea what those things are but it sounds very professional.

I am so out of it when it comes to anything computer oriented. If it wasn't for my husband setting up all the equipment I'd probably not be on the internet today. Everyone can blame him for my presence here! :P

[Deja Q]

27. A RAID 5 of Velociraptor hard drives will be blazing FAST... and hard drives are, by default,

the slowest part of a computer, by far.

Mind you, if I had $1000 I'd buy a dual quad core mono - or a Mac if I had $3000. But for $500, I'm tempted on 2 more velociraptors and add my existing one to make the array... I just don't do enough 3D to justify two quad core processors... more than enough 2D and photo work to justify a fast, redundant RAID.

[azmouse]

30. OMG... that WAS in english, wasn't it?!

You're just trying to confuse me... it'll be the easiest thing you do all day! :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

12. i bought shoes last week and today i bought some guinea pig chow.

[Lars39]

15. Sigh. A new dryer.

Our old one was 23 years old. :)

[azmouse]

21. Cool.

:thumbsup:

[kentauros]

39. No, hot.

Unless it's an ambient air dryer ;)

[TZ]

18. I used some left over holiday money

and bought myself and iphone! :)

[AlCzervik]

24. i finally caved and bought one.

i had sprint for almost 9 years but i had enough and i end up saving about $60 a month.

[azmouse]

33. Gadgets are a fun way to spend.

My husband is pestering for a new laptop just for himself because he says I hog this one.

Heehee... he's right. So as soon as we get our tax refund he'll be out buying a gadget.

[kentauros]

22. I need to buy a new electric razor

but I keep putting it off...

Maybe this weekend. :)

[Critters2]

23. Did the economy enjoy it? nt

[azmouse]

26. I sure hope so!

Since it set me back $200! It had better be ecstatic!

[DarkTirade]

31. Spent about 75 bucks of my tax refund today.

Bought a pass to the skating rink and a bottle of twelve year old scotch. :)

[azmouse]

34. oooohhh... Scotch!

Now THAT is the best thing I've heard all day! :9

[DarkTirade]

35. I've been out for months, and I just couldn't justify spending the money until now.

:)

[azmouse]

38. Dude.... if you lived in AZ I'd have been able to help out with a drink.

I'm staring at a bottle of Lagavulin as I type.

Glad you're set for the weekend! Enjoy!

[DarkTirade]

46. Oh, I've got plenty to drink.

I brew my own mead, and I have some Sam Adams in the fridge. Just didn't have scotch. :)

[JVS]

32. I bought milk, some sausage, 12 liters of pop (on sale, 33% off!), and toilet paper.

[azmouse]

36. I've noticed no one's bought any PedEggs or ShamWows....

I'm disappointed.

[JVS]

37. I got a shamwow for christmas

[azmouse]

41. What's the verdict? Do they work like in the ad?

I've been somewhat intrigued by them because I tend to spill a lot of things. Klutz should be my middle name.

[JVS]

45. Upon seeing it in my stocking I became excited and poured my beer on my shirt to test it.

I could hear mom start to complain that I shouldn't do that as I leaned back and lay the shamwow onto my chest. While the shirt was still slightly moist after applying the shamwow (thus not totally annihilating the spill) it was pretty well taken care of and much better than most towels. Also, I could have worked a little harder on the spill with the shamwow by removing the shirt and rolling it up with the shamwow, but I had Christmas activities to attend to and didn't bother keep on working on a spill that was pretty well taken care of. I think it's a good product.

[Chan790]

42. I'm buying better groceries...

I figure if I'm going to spend more for groceries anyways that I might as well eat luxuriously. The mark-up from basic to luxury foodstuffs is lower here.

[azmouse]

44. I agree.

I could eat hamburger at $3.50 or steak at $5.50 (on sale). mmmm... steak wins out.

[Coyote_Bandit]

43. Well

I won't see that extra $20 a week or so in the stimulus package even though I have taxable income.

I'm watching my pennies. I only let go of 'em for necessities these day. Transportation. Utilities. Food required to supplement whatever is already in the pantry and freezer. Insurance. Taxes. Not much else.

Property taxes, homeowners insurance and car insurance total over $8000 annually. That is for a 60 year old less than 1800 square foot home that is not in a trendy neighborhood and for a low mileage 5 year old vehicle with all the good driver and multipolicy discounts. Frickin' insane.

[azmouse]

47. Ouch! That really seems high.

Insurance is such a racket yet we can't do without it if something happens.

[Coyote_Bandit]

54. It's not just an insurance issue

Property taxes here are out of control.

My latest rant on that subject is posted here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8506743

I am a female in my mid to late 40's - and some combination of self-employed long-term unemployed with my own high desuctible catastrophic care medical insurance. That adds another $3000 annually to the insurance tab. So it costs me about $1000 monthly for insurance and real estate taxes.

I'm getting f*cked.

[XemaSab]

48. I bought a field guide to the birds of Peru

:)

[azmouse]

51. Sounds like there is a good story behind that.

Are you traveling there soon?

[XemaSab]

55. A good story? I dunno about that. More like a nerdy story.

I'm trying to collect bird field guides for the entire planet.

I still need Russia, China, Korea, Brazil, The Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Central Asia, New Zealand, Japan, the Galapagos, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines, and some of the Pacific Islands. :shrug:

I have North America, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Southern South America, Antarctica, the Caribbean, Australia, Africa, Madagascar, India, the Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Hawaii.

So, I need more. :D

[azmouse]

59. Yep you're a nerd! LOL

:hi:

That actually sounds like a fun quest and what a great excuse (not that one is ever needed) to explore every bookstore you find.

[Bake]

49. Paying my mortgage payment?

Does that count?

Bake

[azmouse]

52. Another fine American!

:patriot:

[Lil Missy]

50. I got an oil change, and the pup groomed.

I gassed and washed the car. I bought I months worth of smokes, and all my meds. Made the house payment.

I've done my part for the GNP this month.

[azmouse]

53. Yep I'd agree.

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

56. I did too. I bought a new pair of pants and a top, an almost five-pound brisket, some cooking sauce,

two bottles of bubble bath and a body spray, and a book. And a cup of coffee.

That's all the economic stimulation I could afford.

[azmouse]

60. Even buying on sale it can really add up.

I love a sale. Hubby really needed some shirts and I got them for only $8, marked down from $40. Sweet.

[Robeson]

57. A bottle of water, six pack of beer, and a pizza. If it weren't for me today...

...the service industry of this nation would have collapsed.

[RagAss]

58. I bought a 1.75 liter of Citron Absolute......

[crimsonblue]

61. i think i just stimulated in my pants.

:P

[Bucky]

64. God, you're such a fucking sick bastard sicko fucking sickwad

I can't believe you made my joke before me.

[Bucky]

62. I won't tell you what I stimulated this afternoon

I don't know if it helped the economy, but I know America is a better place for what I've done.

[crispini]

63. I bought an exercise DVD yesterday.

Oh, and I went grocery shopping yesterday too. Albertsons has this new Monopoly game that I am kind of excited about. Monopoly game... heh, the irony, what with the economy.... However, I really prefer Whole Paycheck for a lot of groceries. Mostly I get veg anyway, so I like good organic veg. Which Albertsons no longer carries for some reason.