Comments on: a change I didn’t expect http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/ thoughtful personal finance, career and health advice Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weston http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-29802 Weston Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:10:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-29802 Steve-<br><br>Interesting. As a fellow Jerseyite who moved to Florida (albeit 32 years before you did) what I've found (including my own household) is one spouse with a lower paying but secure job, and one spouse taking a more entrepenurial path. I just assumed that the trend was nationwide. Steve-

Interesting. As a fellow Jerseyite who moved to Florida (albeit 32 years before you did) what I've found (including my own household) is one spouse with a lower paying but secure job, and one spouse taking a more entrepenurial path. I just assumed that the trend was nationwide.

]]> By: Weston http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28099 Weston Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:10:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28099 Steve-<br><br>Interesting. As a fellow Jerseyite who moved to Florida (albeit 32 years before you did) what I've found (including my own household) is one spouse with a lower paying but secure job, and one spouse taking a more entrepenurial path. I just assumed that the trend was nationwide. Steve-

Interesting. As a fellow Jerseyite who moved to Florida (albeit 32 years before you did) what I've found (including my own household) is one spouse with a lower paying but secure job, and one spouse taking a more entrepenurial path. I just assumed that the trend was nationwide.

]]> By: Myfreepedia.com » Blog Archive » Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28077 Myfreepedia.com » Blog Archive » Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:56:55 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28077 [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...] [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...]

]]> By: Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 - Myfreepedia.com http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28073 Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 - Myfreepedia.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:20:13 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28073 [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...] [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...]

]]> By: Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 | Debt Management - Thecreditcardfiles.com http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28055 Star Money Articles and Carnivals for the Week of June 8 | Debt Management - Thecreditcardfiles.com Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:32:05 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28055 [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...] [...] BripBlap had an unexpected change. [...]

]]> By: Dara http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28041 Dara Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:28:15 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28041 "I’d like to think that people (including myself) are responsive enough to negative stimuli to stop certain behaviors."<br><br>I'd like to think the same. However, I think sociology proves otherwise. The adage "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different results".<br><br>We must all be insane... “I’d like to think that people (including myself) are responsive enough to negative stimuli to stop certain behaviors.”

I'd like to think the same. However, I think sociology proves otherwise. The adage “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different results”.

We must all be insane…

]]> By: a change I didn’t expect | Favorite Home Remedies http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28040 a change I didn’t expect | Favorite Home Remedies Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:06:40 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28040 [...] a change I didn’t expect [...] [...] a change I didn’t expect [...]

]]> By: Steve @ bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28039 Steve @ bripblap Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:30 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28039 Chad - I wouldn't say it was a <em>semi</em>-educated guess, really. I was just making an observation. Chad – I wouldn't say it was a semi-educated guess, really. I was just making an observation.

]]> By: Chad http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28038 Chad Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:34:50 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28038 Your post was clear. At no point did I think this was a scientific sample. Nor did I assume it was anything, but a semi-educated guess. Your post was clear. At no point did I think this was a scientific sample. Nor did I assume it was anything, but a semi-educated guess.

]]> By: Steve @ bripblap http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28030 Steve @ bripblap Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:36:09 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28030 ess - fair enough. I took some pains to say it wasn't a very scientific observation ("You can’t draw much of a lesson from a guy who’s making observations about his neighbors in two different locations - it’s not a wide sample - but it’s still an interesting mix.")<br><br>I guess my only point was that both of my neighborhoods were "successful" - but in my limited experience the employees were suffering more than the business owners. Just my experience, though. ess – fair enough. I took some pains to say it wasn't a very scientific observation (“You can’t draw much of a lesson from a guy who’s making observations about his neighbors in two different locations – it’s not a wide sample – but it’s still an interesting mix.”)

I guess my only point was that both of my neighborhoods were “successful” – but in my limited experience the employees were suffering more than the business owners. Just my experience, though.

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28027 No Debt Plan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:53:17 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28027 (Sorry if this double posts, accidentally clicked away).<br><br>Wow ... not one employee... is stunning. <br><br>What's the statistic that runs around out there... like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.<br><br>Very interesting. (Sorry if this double posts, accidentally clicked away).

Wow … not one employee… is stunning.

What's the statistic that runs around out there… like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.

Very interesting.

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28026 No Debt Plan Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:51:44 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28026 Wow ... not one employee... is stunning. <br><br>What's the statistic that runs around out there... like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.<br><br>Very interesting. Wow … not one employee… is stunning.

What's the statistic that runs around out there… like 90% of the economy is small businesses rather than mega corporations? It might even be 98%, I can't remember.

Very interesting.

]]> By: ess http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28024 ess Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:27:32 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28024 With all due respect, I'd really like it if you could back up some of these claims made about being a business owner equaling a better lifestyle. Most of them seem to be based on conjecture and the assumption that a business owner is always better off, regardless of what happens. If you happen to be living around a lot of retirees, they may have been in better position to weather the crisis, for example, since their assets would be more safely allocated when this whole thing started. A lot of business owners in my area are dealing with bankruptcy and the realization of the greater risk that is inherent in ownership, while the salaried folks are turning a big profit since their incomes are suddenly worth a lot more now that so many people have lost jobs. A successful neighborhood will have more successful people - that's the price of admission. With all due respect, I'd really like it if you could back up some of these claims made about being a business owner equaling a better lifestyle. Most of them seem to be based on conjecture and the assumption that a business owner is always better off, regardless of what happens. If you happen to be living around a lot of retirees, they may have been in better position to weather the crisis, for example, since their assets would be more safely allocated when this whole thing started. A lot of business owners in my area are dealing with bankruptcy and the realization of the greater risk that is inherent in ownership, while the salaried folks are turning a big profit since their incomes are suddenly worth a lot more now that so many people have lost jobs. A successful neighborhood will have more successful people – that's the price of admission.

]]> By: craig http://www.bripblap.com/a-change-i-didnt-expect/comment-page-1/#comment-28025 craig Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:48:33 +0000 http://www.bripblap.com/?p=1508#comment-28025 Interesting to see the dynamics of what people do in different communities. No surprise that in FL the workers endure a different type of work lifestyle and work-life balance than the northeast. Interesting to see the dynamics of what people do in different communities. No surprise that in FL the workers endure a different type of work lifestyle and work-life balance than the northeast.

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