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Tommy_Carcetti

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9. My bank account's larger, I'm still in my own house, and I drive a slightly nicer car.

Reply to CommonSenseDemocrat (Original post)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 09:06 PM

Feb 2016

One of my kid's college plan is paid off and the other is almost done.

Not that there were times intervening between 2009 and now that weren't rather dicey, but all in all, yeah I'm better off.

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Compared to January 20, 2009, are you? [View all] CommonSenseDemocrat Feb 2016 OP

At the salary I was making in 2008, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #1

Not an easy one for me to answer. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2016 #2

I'm overall better off, but it's not due to politics n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #3

Only better off because... k8conant Feb 2016 #4

Not applicable. Massacure Feb 2016 #5

Better off. Stand and Fight Feb 2016 #6

The recession forced me to retire a year early, these have been the doc03 Feb 2016 #7

I was stuck in a horrid job due to the economy (and my own fear r/t economy) etherealtruth Feb 2016 #8

My bank account's larger, I'm still in my own house, and I drive a slightly nicer car. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #9

There is no inflation and I just got a letter Downwinder Feb 2016 #10

I am retiring on my 48th birthday later this year. AngryAmish Feb 2016 #11

Better Off Bigredhunk Feb 2016 #12

Not sure how to answer this. noamnety Feb 2016 #13