I don’t think the comment was meant to be judgmental or harsh. I think different people define need in different ways. As in I need the check for food, IMO that’s a real need. Or I need the check for house repairs-as in my kitchen flooded, which it did.
As an opinion deciding what is a want vs. need is based on what an individual determines for themselves. You are right in your opinion that different people define need in different ways.I don’t think the comment was meant to be judgmental or harsh. I think different people define need in different ways. As in I need the check for food, IMO that’s a real need. Or I need the check for house repairs-as in my kitchen flooded, which it did.
Whereas, I need the check for a vacation-a vacation to many people is a want, not a need. Btw, my oldest son goes hiking and camping every weekend. I thought I had raised him right, motels and hotels, apparently i did not.
For us camping is I rented 2 cabins at Yogi Bear camping resort.Air conditiong television fishing and hay rides. I guess I am American royalty. My great grandparents came to the USA as indentured servant.I don’t know why anyone in their right mind would want to camp. IMO you haven’t missed anything. We went a couple of times when the kids were young-as in mommy please can we stay in a tent overnight? Ok, fine.
First time we camped he put the tent in the wrong place and I made him move it which caused a huge fight. Later we saw that the first area he chose became overridden with a herd of very thirsty stampeding cows. I suppose that’s why no one else had their tents there.
The second time we camped, in a more well known place, next to other tents. There was a thunderstorm, the lighting hit close enough to smell the ozone from the strike. He thought our fear was funny. I did not.
Further camping trips occurred in the back yard, as in you wanted to camp-so go camp.
Of Our two children with the ability to go to college, our daughter did. They were told from the beginning of their lives we could not afford it and they must pay their own way. Besides doing so builds character. She has lots of character,. She went and paid her student loans off quickly.
As I recall, I used my first money on house repairs. As the second round of checks, house repairs. I live in a money pit.
I see. The above is my style of camping as well except for the hay ride. Hay is remarkably uncomfortable IMO.
I am 57. Yes my great grandparents came from Lithuania and worked in the Scranton coal mines. My father God bless him fought in the Korean war to get money for college. My mother left home at 16 to get her RN school and hard work.The US military is a viable option to ensure a good life.
Yeah, the tent thing was insane IMO. But I guess when you “camp” in a hole in the ground made by a mortar round in Vietnam, a tent is an improvement. I think my husband and son learned camping in the military. While I was in the army, we only went out once to set up the tents. It was a nightmare.
I love fishing, tv, air conditioning, and before my back went south horse back riding in Colorado.
I can’t get any further than 1795 with my oldest relative on dads side. He was born Maryland, if I remember right. But wouldn’t your indentured servant grandparent have been a great great? Guess it depends on your age.
a few years ago i took a tour in to the scranton coal mines .... i couldn't believe how cold it was down below in the heat of summer
You beat me to the punch Janice. I was going to post this same update. Of course @applecruncher is right. We won't know the real deal until all is finalized but it is nice to know that things are moving forward.
Teresa, both my grandfathers were miners in Scranton.
It was a very difficult job. My father used to tell us about it. His father owned a roofing business in Scranton and every summer he worked tarring roofs. Thank goodness he wanted to do better with the next generation..
My grandfather was a coal miner in PA.
Did they use their stimulus check to pay for the trip?
We all decide how we spend our money and our lives. I didn’t see any “aspersions” cast on anyone. I don’t know what you mean by “boozers”. As a child, I would have been perfectly happy if my parents drank themselves into a coma every night. Unfortunately, they did not.
At least my money pit of a house currently keeps me out of the rain.
No they are financially able to pay their own way. We pay for what they do while visiting us they pay for what we do when visiting them. And no we don't use stimulus money because we didn't qualify.Did they use their stimulus check to pay for the trip?
Actually, I was just kidding around with you which is why I used the sMiley face. Sorry that you thought I was serious, I wasn’t.
And on a rainy day that's foremost in the minds of most of us!
I couldn't agree more. I guess the reason that the first stimulus check was sent to virtually everyone and was not means tested was that the money was intended to be infused into the economy, so it really didn't matter how people who got it spent it. Though saving it was perhaps not the intent of the stimulus check, I can never think saving money is a bad idea. For most of us, you never know when you might need it.
