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		<title>Staying positive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan J.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to my financial situation (and really&#8230; life in general), one thing after another happens just to set me and T back a few steps.  Who got a tax return this year?  Most of you?  Not us.  Instead, a nice four figure payment is due immediately.  This, merely weeks after my bathtub was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to my financial situation (and really&#8230; life in general), one thing after another happens just to set me and T back a few steps.  Who got a tax return this year?  Most of you?  Not us.  Instead, a nice four figure payment is due immediately.  This, merely weeks after my bathtub was replaced to prevent T and I from falling through the rotting upstairs bathroom floor, and after my poor nan passed away.</p>
<p>I won&#8217;t go into much detail about work, but the jobs are rolling in, however in response to the &#8220;economic crisis&#8221; (thank you US mortgage holders), the company has determined that paycuts will be instilled, helping to keep the majority of staff employed for the foreseeable future.  I would not even question the fact that I am lucky to have a full time job, however it is yet another notch on the belt of despair.  Sorry for that last sentence <img src='http://www.aguyinhisbasement.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Oh yes, the title is &#8220;Staying positive&#8221;, lets go back to that.  It&#8217;s not what I&#8217;m doing currently, but it is what I SHOULD be doing.  I do capture whiffs of economic improvement occassionally, and here&#8217;s hoping they continue.  I have a house, 2 (terrible) cars, a loving wife, and a cat that might as well be a small human being, given her personality.  I need to try to focus on the bright side of things, which isn&#8217;t something I have been very good at.  Here&#8217;s hoping things turn around soon, not just for me, but for everyone having a tough time.</p>
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