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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 497046" data-attributes="member: 367"><p>Lets start with high fuel prices and how we got here.... I'm 110 % confident that my family is way more frugal and conservative than you or yours. will ever be.&nbsp;&nbsp; My &quot;bitching&quot; not always about ME, It's the trickle down effect.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Iv'e watched people in big cities trying to make ends meet.&nbsp; &nbsp; We have it easy but not everyone does, when I was contracting and living abroad , I&nbsp; borrowed a neighbor lady money so she could pay rent and not get evicted and I worked on her car for free. She worked two jobs and rode bicycle to work because her car was shot and did not use drugs.&nbsp; It's that tough,&nbsp; Rent was 1200 a month and she was supporting her daughter.&nbsp;&nbsp; My two boys have each flipped 3 houses at age 40.&nbsp; they made improvements and finished the basements themselves and made out like fat rats.&nbsp;&nbsp; We are far from lazy , stupid or poor but that doesn't mean we should be OK with $ 5.50 diesel and over $ 4.00 gas just because we can afford it.&nbsp; &nbsp; And by the way, we change our own oil and I have a roll of wijndsheild wiper rubber in my garage that I bought for less than one set of store bought blades .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I paid everything off when I retired but does that mean I should be OK if my &quot;bills&quot; have damn near doubled since I retired ?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 497046, member: 367"] Lets start with high fuel prices and how we got here.... I'm 110 % confident that my family is way more frugal and conservative than you or yours. will ever be. My "bitching" not always about ME, It's the trickle down effect. Iv'e watched people in big cities trying to make ends meet. We have it easy but not everyone does, when I was contracting and living abroad , I borrowed a neighbor lady money so she could pay rent and not get evicted and I worked on her car for free. She worked two jobs and rode bicycle to work because her car was shot and did not use drugs. It's that tough, Rent was 1200 a month and she was supporting her daughter. My two boys have each flipped 3 houses at age 40. they made improvements and finished the basements themselves and made out like fat rats. We are far from lazy , stupid or poor but that doesn't mean we should be OK with $ 5.50 diesel and over $ 4.00 gas just because we can afford it. And by the way, we change our own oil and I have a roll of wijndsheild wiper rubber in my garage that I bought for less than one set of store bought blades . I paid everything off when I retired but does that mean I should be OK if my "bills" have damn near doubled since I retired ? [/QUOTE]

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