Everything and Anything

I’m finding myself daydreaming a lot about getting away from here for a while. While European cruises and Caribbean getaways sound great, they will never happen to me as it just cost way too much. So I put up a nice tropical desktop and hoped that it would be enough.

I know everyone right now is worried about money. No one has any and now they are talking $7 gas by winter. It’s crazy! At the same time I’m hoping people will see that we need to stop depending on oil and other countries for things. I’m just hoping I can move before it goes up. I’m not looking forward to $800 a month, just to get to school, not all of that is gas, but because I’m diabetic and have to have at least 2 snacks and a meal out 3 days a week, it’s expensive.

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There is a huge reason I complain about not finding a job. I live in Michigan. Where the unemployment rate is now over 8% well above the national average of about 5%. If you don’t believe me read about the problems. Yahoo has a great article about the economic problems here. If you don’t feel something you are heartless.

Many of these people will never see the jobs they once had come back, auto companies are gone forever no matter what some people here say. It just cost too much to pay people here. Unions have killed the auto industry.

The story talks about people my age trying to find work. One homeless who is worried he won’t get a job because he doesn’t have a phone number, just email. I’m assuming he checks it at a local library or at school. Yes he is homeless and a student. One man won’t even put his degree on his resume because he’s afraid of being told what I have been, your overqualified.

I have heard people in other states claim that they have it the hardest with gas prices and the housing market, but they are working and the jobs in their areas are either stable or growing some. How do they have it hard when we have nothing, are losing our jobs and no hope of anything for a while. Our Governor is working hard to get industry here in Michigan, but it’s not easy, even then they will not employ as many people as the auto industry and it will take years to catch on.

So next time your looking at high gas prices and heading to your job, think about the people who are having to pay these high gas prices just to find a job, many who unfortunately won’t be finding anything for a long time. They are the ones hurting the most.

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It seems that many people who are legal citizens of the united states are losing out on rebate checks. The reason why is because they are married to a foreigner. Either they are a solder who married someone they met while out of the country or they are immigrants who have gotten though all of the paperwork, but their spouse did not. Some are even us citizens born here who married a foreigner.

I think this is sad, but something that was overlooked in the battle to fight illegal immigrants getting this money. Personally I don’t think they should get it if they don’t pay taxes. But if you are an immigrant and have filled out taxes in prior years, why shouldn’t you? I know it’s not fair, trust me. I didn’t hit the money limit and I’m a student on top of it so I won’t get one. I won’t even qualify next year because I will still be a student. Apparently students and people married to foreigners don’t spend money. In my opinion most people are not spending it on goods, they are paying off bills and saving it. If they gave this money to a collage student, they would be buying TV’s, Ipods and all the stuff the government wants you to buy. But no they miss out.

I think it’s just too little to late anyway. Even the people who want to save it are just putting it into their gas tanks now. All of our tax dollars are now going to the middle east. If only we had put more into renewable resources that are available in this country, maybe we wouldn’t be seeing this whole mess. At least the gas price part.

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I was excited I got a new credit card and I was going to be responsible with it so that I could start to build my credit back up. I got it and now I can’t use it. Yep I finally got approved and I screwed it up because I forgot with credit cards they want you to call from the number you used to sign up with it. I wasn’t thinking and put my online voice mail number down as I don’t like to give out my moms phone number.

Since I can’t call from that number I can’t activate the card and can’t reapply for 6 months. I’m hoping by then I will have paid off most of my credit issues and be able to get a card that doesn’t charge the really high fees. I’ll live it’s not like I need the card. I have decided though that when I do get another credit card I’m going to do some research, There is a great site where you can get a credit card rating for different credit cards. You can also find different types of credit cards for your needs, like gas reward cards or cards that give you points. I’m thinking the gas or the money back ones would be good for me. I don’t really need the points ones as I would use the card with some of the online things I do anyway. I may also check into a business one that I can use for my blogs and forum. That way it’s all separate and I don’t have to worry about it come tax time. I think that will work out well.

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I am really happy I have decided to move. It’s sad when you add up all of your gas to drive just 3-4 days a week and you end up spending more money then you would paying rent. I decided that I am tired of foreign countries getting my money. I would rather it go to someone local who needs it. Yes the same foreign people may still get some of it, but at least it switches hands a few more times first.

The best way to combat these prices is to find ways to stay as local as you can. I’m lucky I can move closer to where I drive. I know many can’t but there are still ways you can help to cut down on the need for foreign oil. I was reading about this in a magazine yesterday, and one way you can do this is to buy local. Spend money on fruits and vegetables that are grown in your area. If you live in a city, check and see if there is a farmers market available. Not only do you save oil use, but you are helping to support the local small farmer who I’m sure needs the money more. The bad part about this is that you may not be able to get some of the things you like. My suggestion is once a month splurge on that item. Trust me there are somethings you can live without.

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yes that is what you can get if your buy a new Chrysler vehicle. Right now they are running a promotion to get you to buy their cars and I think it is a great idea, though it won’t help us to stop our dependency on foreign oil.

You can get more information here, but I will give a summary of how it works. You buy the car and you get a gas card that is hooked to your debit or credit card. When you use the card you will be charged the $2.99 per gallon, the rest of the cost will be sent to Chrysler to pay for. According to the article other manufacturers are watching this program and may offer something similar. I think it’s a great way to get people to buy better fuel efficient cars, and help them save some money. What do you think?

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I was reading on yahoo today about a proposal by McCain that congress needs to get rid of the gas tax for summer and make sure that students can get loans next year. This effects me a lot as I’m a student who has to drive 2 hours to school when I have class. The worst part is most of my classes are at night and on different days. I also take online classes to keep from having to drive.

I think this would be a great idea even if they were to cut the taxes in half it would help many people who have to drive a long distance. I also think making sure that student can get loans is a big deal as many who have them need them to continue in school. I am one of those, if I can’t get a loan I don’t go and then I have to start paying back the loans I have, with no job because I haven’t finished my degree. I know many students are in the same place I am, hopefully something will be done to help us all.

This is one reason I’m an independent voter, sometime candidates come up with some great ideas, but they are from a party you don’t normally vote for, being an independent I don’t’ feel ties with any one party. It’s nice, but I’m still not changing over just yet. I still disagree with the war, but I have gone from liking Hillary more, to liking Obama a lot more. I think he could be a president that can fix the image of the US and bring the country back together. I also like how he speaks, he does it well. Hillary does too, but I noticed the other day I had to turn off the TV when they interviewed Bush because I can’t stand to listen to him. He does not sound like he knows what he’s talking about, even if he does. I have the same problem with teachers sometimes. If they don’t sound right I don’t want to listen.

Anyway back to gas prices. What do you think about getting rid of the gas tax from memorial day to labor day?

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