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ParticipantI have less issue with layaway then just easy credit purchases. With Layaway the item stays in the store till it’s paid off…
Unless they’ve changed things.
I remember as a teenager, (back when dinasaurs roamed the earth), I put a pair of jeans on lay away – then brought in my baby sitting earnings each week to pay it off. After 3 weeks, I’d paid off my new jeans and got to take them home.
When credit cards started being given to anyone with a pulse, layaway disappeared… but now that credit is tighter (as it should be)… layaway is back. At least people have to pay to get the goods.
ParticipantI have less issue with layaway then just easy credit purchases. With Layaway the item stays in the store till it’s paid off…
Unless they’ve changed things.
I remember as a teenager, (back when dinasaurs roamed the earth), I put a pair of jeans on lay away – then brought in my baby sitting earnings each week to pay it off. After 3 weeks, I’d paid off my new jeans and got to take them home.
When credit cards started being given to anyone with a pulse, layaway disappeared… but now that credit is tighter (as it should be)… layaway is back. At least people have to pay to get the goods.
December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM in reply to: OT – Blatant use of forum as classified ad. 7′ wide x 5′ high double-pane, low-e window for sale #489776ParticipantUnfortunately for us – we have 3 large windows to replace – all 3 are different sizes… and none of them are THIS size. Darn it. It’s a great deal!
December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM in reply to: OT – Blatant use of forum as classified ad. 7′ wide x 5′ high double-pane, low-e window for sale #489942ParticipantUnfortunately for us – we have 3 large windows to replace – all 3 are different sizes… and none of them are THIS size. Darn it. It’s a great deal!
December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM in reply to: OT – Blatant use of forum as classified ad. 7′ wide x 5′ high double-pane, low-e window for sale #490325ParticipantUnfortunately for us – we have 3 large windows to replace – all 3 are different sizes… and none of them are THIS size. Darn it. It’s a great deal!
December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM in reply to: OT – Blatant use of forum as classified ad. 7′ wide x 5′ high double-pane, low-e window for sale #490413ParticipantUnfortunately for us – we have 3 large windows to replace – all 3 are different sizes… and none of them are THIS size. Darn it. It’s a great deal!
December 3, 2009 at 6:04 AM in reply to: OT – Blatant use of forum as classified ad. 7′ wide x 5′ high double-pane, low-e window for sale #490644ParticipantUnfortunately for us – we have 3 large windows to replace – all 3 are different sizes… and none of them are THIS size. Darn it. It’s a great deal!
ParticipantI’ll back JP on this.
Maybe it’s just my circle of friends… But I have several friends who are single moms by choice and DO NOT take child support from the fathers. Two got pregnant through sperm banks when they realized that if they wanted children they had better be prepared to go alone because the pool of potential husbands was pretty grim.I considered this, myself. I was single until my late 30’s and had spent a few years in my mid-30’s considering whether I wanted to go the sperm bank route, but decided, for me, I didn’t want to do it alone. I was fortunate in that when I met my husband – also older/ never married/ no kids – he wanted kids. (And he wasn’t just saying that to get laid. LOL.)
My best friend had the opposite experience of what’s being stereotyped here. She NEVER wanted kids – still doesn’t. She made no bones about it – was upfront and it was well known to everyone. Her ex-husband wanted kids and kept pushing her. It was a factor in their divorce. It’s not always the woman pushing for kids.
And – again perhaps it’s the crowd I run with. Many of my friends are the primary income earners in their households… making more than their partners. Not all women are looking for a rich baby-daddy to support them. I suspect that in 2 income households – 30-40% or more have the woman earning more than the man. Maybe even more than that.
ParticipantI’ll back JP on this.
Maybe it’s just my circle of friends… But I have several friends who are single moms by choice and DO NOT take child support from the fathers. Two got pregnant through sperm banks when they realized that if they wanted children they had better be prepared to go alone because the pool of potential husbands was pretty grim.I considered this, myself. I was single until my late 30’s and had spent a few years in my mid-30’s considering whether I wanted to go the sperm bank route, but decided, for me, I didn’t want to do it alone. I was fortunate in that when I met my husband – also older/ never married/ no kids – he wanted kids. (And he wasn’t just saying that to get laid. LOL.)
My best friend had the opposite experience of what’s being stereotyped here. She NEVER wanted kids – still doesn’t. She made no bones about it – was upfront and it was well known to everyone. Her ex-husband wanted kids and kept pushing her. It was a factor in their divorce. It’s not always the woman pushing for kids.
And – again perhaps it’s the crowd I run with. Many of my friends are the primary income earners in their households… making more than their partners. Not all women are looking for a rich baby-daddy to support them. I suspect that in 2 income households – 30-40% or more have the woman earning more than the man. Maybe even more than that.
ParticipantI’ll back JP on this.
Maybe it’s just my circle of friends… But I have several friends who are single moms by choice and DO NOT take child support from the fathers. Two got pregnant through sperm banks when they realized that if they wanted children they had better be prepared to go alone because the pool of potential husbands was pretty grim.I considered this, myself. I was single until my late 30’s and had spent a few years in my mid-30’s considering whether I wanted to go the sperm bank route, but decided, for me, I didn’t want to do it alone. I was fortunate in that when I met my husband – also older/ never married/ no kids – he wanted kids. (And he wasn’t just saying that to get laid. LOL.)
My best friend had the opposite experience of what’s being stereotyped here. She NEVER wanted kids – still doesn’t. She made no bones about it – was upfront and it was well known to everyone. Her ex-husband wanted kids and kept pushing her. It was a factor in their divorce. It’s not always the woman pushing for kids.
And – again perhaps it’s the crowd I run with. Many of my friends are the primary income earners in their households… making more than their partners. Not all women are looking for a rich baby-daddy to support them. I suspect that in 2 income households – 30-40% or more have the woman earning more than the man. Maybe even more than that.
ParticipantI’ll back JP on this.
Maybe it’s just my circle of friends… But I have several friends who are single moms by choice and DO NOT take child support from the fathers. Two got pregnant through sperm banks when they realized that if they wanted children they had better be prepared to go alone because the pool of potential husbands was pretty grim.I considered this, myself. I was single until my late 30’s and had spent a few years in my mid-30’s considering whether I wanted to go the sperm bank route, but decided, for me, I didn’t want to do it alone. I was fortunate in that when I met my husband – also older/ never married/ no kids – he wanted kids. (And he wasn’t just saying that to get laid. LOL.)
My best friend had the opposite experience of what’s being stereotyped here. She NEVER wanted kids – still doesn’t. She made no bones about it – was upfront and it was well known to everyone. Her ex-husband wanted kids and kept pushing her. It was a factor in their divorce. It’s not always the woman pushing for kids.
And – again perhaps it’s the crowd I run with. Many of my friends are the primary income earners in their households… making more than their partners. Not all women are looking for a rich baby-daddy to support them. I suspect that in 2 income households – 30-40% or more have the woman earning more than the man. Maybe even more than that.
ParticipantI’ll back JP on this.
Maybe it’s just my circle of friends… But I have several friends who are single moms by choice and DO NOT take child support from the fathers. Two got pregnant through sperm banks when they realized that if they wanted children they had better be prepared to go alone because the pool of potential husbands was pretty grim.I considered this, myself. I was single until my late 30’s and had spent a few years in my mid-30’s considering whether I wanted to go the sperm bank route, but decided, for me, I didn’t want to do it alone. I was fortunate in that when I met my husband – also older/ never married/ no kids – he wanted kids. (And he wasn’t just saying that to get laid. LOL.)
My best friend had the opposite experience of what’s being stereotyped here. She NEVER wanted kids – still doesn’t. She made no bones about it – was upfront and it was well known to everyone. Her ex-husband wanted kids and kept pushing her. It was a factor in their divorce. It’s not always the woman pushing for kids.
And – again perhaps it’s the crowd I run with. Many of my friends are the primary income earners in their households… making more than their partners. Not all women are looking for a rich baby-daddy to support them. I suspect that in 2 income households – 30-40% or more have the woman earning more than the man. Maybe even more than that.
Participant[quote=scaredycat]are most americans actually thinking about their loans?[/quote]
Probably not.
And look at the mess we’ve gotten into.heck – most home buyers only look at what size payment they can afford… and don’t look at the underlying loan product being offered. That’s how we got so much creative financing with neg am loans etc…
If people bought homes with the idea of paying them off – there would be a very different economy right now. I don’t know how many people told me I was stupid for getting a 15 year loan. But I’m going to be mortgage free in my retirement, and they won’t be.
Participant[quote=scaredycat]are most americans actually thinking about their loans?[/quote]
Probably not.
And look at the mess we’ve gotten into.heck – most home buyers only look at what size payment they can afford… and don’t look at the underlying loan product being offered. That’s how we got so much creative financing with neg am loans etc…
If people bought homes with the idea of paying them off – there would be a very different economy right now. I don’t know how many people told me I was stupid for getting a 15 year loan. But I’m going to be mortgage free in my retirement, and they won’t be.
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