I heard on the radio yesterday morning that many companies are now reinstating Christmas bonus' and Christmas Parties due to the "better" economy.
Hubby's company has reinstated their Christmas party this year, on a smaller scale, than in past years, but still it's something.
I'm not sure if the economy is back to being as great as some people believe, but I am thankful that the recession happened. We are fortunate enough to have kept our jobs. I believe it really made us, speaking strictly for myself and hubby, to appreciate the simpler things in life and to really look at our wants and needs and measure the value for money concept in more detail. I really believe that any of the major purchases we made in the last year or two were thought out and the best value - for the money we paid for them. Yes, we do spend frivolously sometimes on smaller things (as in on our days off - see last post) but all our bills are still paid - just some months have less going into our vacation fund, when we do frivolous spending.
I've been reading some stories where people have been out of work for over a year and that scares me. I can only imagine what the emotional stress that would be for someone, coupled with financial stress. I am very thankful for my life and my wonderful husband. Here's raising a glass to having an Emergency Fund - may we never have to tap into it.
Going forward, I know that we will continue to live within our means - for the sheer fact that I'm too darned apprehensive of what the alternative is or could be. How about you?
we were very fortunate that dh was only laid off of his job for a about 6 months combined (he still is at the same place, but they just had 'down weeks')
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