One of the guys said, "I don't remember the economy being this bad EVER," and I said that I did because my husband and I both lost our jobs during the last recession, me in Februrary of 1991 and he in January of 1992. As long as you're employed, even if you have to stretch your dollars, at least you have dollars to stretch.
I remember! 1992 is the year I went to graduate school and lived on $450 a month while going to UC Berkeley (which was an expensive place even back then, $400 barely covered rent, scholarships covered tuition). The youngish can do that, but most families now don't have that option.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it"
