CoVID-19
would your health condition not make you count as 'vulnerable population'?
Im wondering if I should isolate from the girls next week, they have been at their bio-dad's & he is not taking any precautions & they are at sleepovers this week. wtf?
Get tested ASAP.
they go over there every other week. -_-
im vulnerable population too.
Silver lining.
While I do hear many people talking about the problems of not having as much income while this is going on, I haven’t heard many people talk about the benefits of not having certain expenses. For example, I have a friend who is fortunate enough to be able to work from home. She also has a significant amount of credit card debt. Her income stream is going to be consistent, but now her expenses are going to be reduced. She no longer has to fill up her gas tank twice a week driving for work and various errands. No invites out eat out or go for drinks with friends. No haircuts, or yoga classes. The imposed austerity could help her pay down some bills over the coming weeks or months. Maybe not completely pay things off, but at least make a dent.
While I do hear many people talking about the problems of not having as much income while this is going on, I haven’t heard many people talk about the benefits of not having certain expenses. For example, I have a friend who is fortunate enough to be able to work from home. She also has a significant amount of credit card debt. Her income stream is going to be consistent, but now her expenses are going to be reduced. She no longer has to fill up her gas tank twice a week driving for work and various errands. No invites out eat out or go for drinks with friends. No haircuts, or yoga classes. The imposed austerity could help her pay down some bills over the coming weeks or months. Maybe not completely pay things off, but at least make a dent.
I feel someone is living above their pay grade.
I'm stunned at the amount of people that are near broke just after missing a month's pay.
Srsly - tighten the belt a bit and we can go 6 months. Go full austerity and we'd probably be able to go a year before starting to think about selling shit... and this is a household of 5.
Same here. I maintain 6 months cash flow, and I'm quickly trying to shore that up to 9-12 months.
Probably the best thing my dad ever taught me. Always have money to spend a year without money.
I'm good for 3-4 years.
This is what I think is the most useful resource for Americans at the moment. State-level death counts and doubling times.
Local practices are divergent, thus country-level data may be misleading.
Coronavirus Deaths by U.S. State and Country Over Time: Daily Tracker (Published 2020)
Compare the number of deaths and the rate of increase over time in the places the virus has hit hardest so far.
www.nytimes.com
Given what I know of this friend, the credit card debt is a combo of unfortunate events and a bit of opting to occasionally indulge, though nothing extravagant. I’m not going to post their laundry here to defend or explain, but it’s really not that dirty nor egregious. She’s also not the only person I know in this situation. I simply used one person as an anecdotal example.
I know I’m coming out the other side of this better off financially (aside from the investment value impact, which I expect will grow back to where it was). Same monthly income. Zero fun spending. Just groceries.
I've spent a fraction of my typical monthly budget over the past month, and I've effectively quit drinking again between being sick twice and the impending doom. I don't think I've bought gas in 3 weeks either.
gas went down another 5 cents near me...cheaper than SC gas prices....which is amazing....
one end of town... 1.59.....other end.... 1.91
My current concern is if I don't have the COVIDS I'm fucked if I do catch it, given I've had this respiratory issue for two weeks now.
Big one for us is not paying daycare for our older one. That's a grand a month right there. Plus reduced bills and spending. No eating out, very little gas. I'm still going to work at the FD and the wife is working from home, plus helping my oldest with school stuff.
That Vacmaster is already paying itself off. Timing was most excellent. Making some more beef jerky tonight...
That Vacmaster is already paying itself off. Timing was most excellent. Making some more beef jerky tonight...
Yup - while we continue to have a dual-income, we're going to stack that cash HIGH.
In related news - some dumbfucks in a nearby 'hood are painting "Easter egg" rocks and hiding them at a local park for kids to go and fucking "find" - people are finding them, picking them up, drawing on them, taking pictures, re-hiding them for more people to do the same fucking shit.View attachment 142547
This is what I think is the most useful resource for Americans at the moment. State-level death counts and doubling times.
Local practices are divergent, thus country-level data may be misleading.
Coronavirus Deaths by U.S. State and Country Over Time: Daily Tracker (Published 2020)
Compare the number of deaths and the rate of increase over time in the places the virus has hit hardest so far.www.nytimes.com
Maybe this should go in the "no hope for humanity" thread.
between family gym memberships, various kids lessons, preschool, not driving, that's probably gonna be an extra $1200 not spent a month for us.
I'm prob guessing $2k a month for us. Daycare, no eating out at all, I'm working at our EOC for the city and getting meals provided since we can't leave, only me using gas and minimally, no extra kids activities (trampoline park, indoor playgrounds, etc). I've been cooking kick ass meals all the time and just running the CNC when I got time.
It might end up looking like Walking Dead when all these ladies start coming out of their houses without their hair did, manis and pedis and everything else...
At least the shaving your head club has its benefits right now.
At least the shaving your head club has its benefits right now.
I may have to embrace this as I'm about a month overdue already, and I either need to commit to the beautiful flowing locks or BBZZTTT that shit right off pretty soon.
I've cut it short for years now. Still have hair, but getting thin up top. Looks better short now than trying to hide it and got tired of paying $20 for 30 seconds with clippers when I can just do it myself. I basically cut 90%, then my wife trims the back and makes sure I didn't miss anything. I think the clippers were like $25 and I've had them for prob 10 years now.
Seriously. I agree.
Fuck the airlines. They should have saved up instead of paying out shareholders.
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I think it’s comical how many big companies are hurting already and need ‘help’. Sticky situation since I’d mostly want to say F em and let them go under. But on the other hand, a lot of people would be affected. It’s going to be a huge problem in the next few weeks. We have a food program going here in Anaheim at the Honda Center. They are expecting between 6-8000 people waiting, for prob less than $20 worth of groceries. Just a tip of the iceberg on how much this is going to hurt the longer it goes.
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Cheesecake Factory tells landlords it won’t be able to pay rents on April 1
The chain restaurant says closed dining rooms and "extraordinary events" are the reason for not paying rents
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I started shaving my head 15 years ago. Self buzzed it for 10 years prior to that. Lots of $$$ saved over the years. We had already cut back to one night a week out for dinner. Big savings is no horse shows. Those ran about $2000 each show for the multiple day shows when you factor in fuel , stabling, etc
No pneumonia. Diagnosed as having COVID19, but won't test because other people are more vulnerable. Getting antibiotics to prevent pneumonia and if I get at all worse, straight to the ER.
Called Hannah's daycare to tell them and they can't/won't do anything without a positive test. We pulled her with Friday being her last day, but Wifey was starting to get sick last Wednesday. But she was still there for multiple days with sick parents.
Called Hannah's daycare to tell them and they can't/won't do anything without a positive test. We pulled her with Friday being her last day, but Wifey was starting to get sick last Wednesday. But she was still there for multiple days with sick parents.
fuck dude. take care.
I'm guessing @6thElement , you, me all would test positive. I went through 3 days of fever spikes up to 102*, now the dry cough lingers, but no respiratory issues. 6th has respiratory distress but missing other symptoms. It's all figure it out as we go right now.
I wonder if they are counting "diagnosed" tests as COVID-19 vs/"tested" in the totals/world counts?