tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post8649300782940505848..comments2023-10-25T04:32:04.822-05:00Comments on indexed: What are you working for?Jessica Hagyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17286747380227623649noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-29888594746064897602008-07-21T04:57:00.000-05:002008-07-21T04:57:00.000-05:00Yeah I read this one completely differently...Low-...Yeah I read this one completely differently...<BR/><BR/>Low-paid migrant builders came to mind; fitting kitchens far from home for a pitance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-19372372577762335542008-06-09T03:05:00.000-05:002008-06-09T03:05:00.000-05:00or...Things you wished your parents hadn't ripped ...or...<BR/><BR/>Things you wished your parents hadn't ripped out of the house in the 70s and replaced with plastic.Tim Claguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617800996351716588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-80867793697715747012008-06-03T14:26:00.000-05:002008-06-03T14:26:00.000-05:00I love how perspectives differ. I got that kiki wa...I love how perspectives differ. I got that kiki was a house-cleaner by profession... cleaning other people's houses.<BR/><BR/>i wonder which it is? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-43477945773164487882008-06-02T09:13:00.000-05:002008-06-02T09:13:00.000-05:00So much of what I want and what I don't want at th...So much of what I want and what I don't want at the same time. I wasn't laughing in mirth but in ironic wryness.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324173606449615829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-55849512395880957872008-05-31T09:55:00.000-05:002008-05-31T09:55:00.000-05:00Oh my god. Kiki. I'm sorry to interpret that comme...Oh my god. <BR/>Kiki. <BR/>I'm sorry to interpret that comment outside of the overall context of your life, but do you realise how much of a spoiled, whining trophy wife you sound right there? We all have to clean our kitchens. <BR/>Aside from the larger windows, yours is arguably far easier to clean than most.<BR/>So sad AND funny, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-59691905009936403282008-05-30T18:23:00.000-05:002008-05-30T18:23:00.000-05:00It's funny - I have all those things and read that...It's funny - I have all those things and read that like, I'm indentured as a housekeeper - keeping them clean. Sad. Funny. Funny/sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-50256812366905820772008-05-30T17:38:00.000-05:002008-05-30T17:38:00.000-05:00In our case: cork floors (sustainable), 3-inch but...In our case: cork floors (sustainable), 3-inch butcher block countertop (practical) and high-performance windows (efficient), all in a $35k house we own free and clear. It pays to live off the beaten path.<BR/><BR/>http://www.weliveherenow.netJ. B. Rainsbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213943899864372362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-24388137576292793612008-05-30T15:16:00.000-05:002008-05-30T15:16:00.000-05:00YES. I'll never understand the attraction to these...YES. I'll never understand the attraction to these things. Now all that money on books I can see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-87376459271570065002008-05-30T15:15:00.000-05:002008-05-30T15:15:00.000-05:00My boss showed me this. Funny, sad, true, etc.Been...My boss showed me this. Funny, sad, true, etc.<BR/><BR/>Been working Dave Ramsey's financial plan for about a year though, and have paid off about $10k of debt. He often quotes "the borrower is the slave to the lender." Two years 'til freedom for me..<BR/><BR/>Get out from under it if you can..!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-14091361738217399582008-05-30T14:41:00.000-05:002008-05-30T14:41:00.000-05:00I like it, but the cost of a kitchen remodel's not...I like it, but the cost of a kitchen remodel's not exactly enough to quit the rat race either.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940407807876305964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-15400846608851090782008-05-30T13:03:00.000-05:002008-05-30T13:03:00.000-05:00You had to post this AFTER my remodel. If I had o...You had to post this AFTER my remodel. If I had only known . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-52880884470543226612008-05-30T12:31:00.000-05:002008-05-30T12:31:00.000-05:00laloca,'indentured' as in someone who agrees to wo...laloca,<BR/><BR/>'indentured' as in someone who agrees to work for free for another person for a specific amount of time in exchange for a service or the cost of something the 'servant' can't afford. After the time was up, the servant was a free person.<BR/><BR/>Many European people paid off the huge cost of coming to the American colonies this way. Of course, the 'master' picked the jobs the servant did.<BR/>Now, many Asians and others make the same deal for the cost of coming here. But that cost is usually several times what the 'master' actually pays (how much can 1 shipping container cost?!)and the sweatshop labor seems to never add up to what they 'owe'.<BR/><BR/>So, for a dream kitchen, you have to work long and hard to pay off the credit charges for all the items listed.You Might Think...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08116104907382399245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-5575838656899649512008-05-30T11:17:00.000-05:002008-05-30T11:17:00.000-05:00There are days you are so scarily accurate it make...There are days you are so scarily accurate it makes me want to quit my job and move into a cave.<BR/><BR/>This is one of them.Lapishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01973322484610844125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-63102499414432257442008-05-30T10:29:00.000-05:002008-05-30T10:29:00.000-05:00You don't have to work for those things; use your ...You don't have to work for those things; use your credit card!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-57688055923146856642008-05-30T09:50:00.000-05:002008-05-30T09:50:00.000-05:00Your handwriting looks familiar.... are you the pe...Your handwriting looks familiar.... are you the person that wrote The Facts in the notebook on GhostWriter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-85177744943644541012008-05-30T09:32:00.000-05:002008-05-30T09:32:00.000-05:00Ugh. You hit today's nail right on the head.excep...Ugh. You hit today's nail right on the head.<BR/><BR/>except mine would be:<BR/>circle 1: paying bills<BR/>circle 2: having an apartment<BR/>circle 3: keeping my job<BR/><BR/>*groan*Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663403519211064311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-47415158724954792662008-05-30T09:15:00.000-05:002008-05-30T09:15:00.000-05:00"you mean I have to pay for my status symbols?""you mean I have to pay for my status symbols?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-30230355536047759512008-05-30T09:11:00.000-05:002008-05-30T09:11:00.000-05:00I'm in real estate... and rotflmaoI'm in real estate... and rotflmaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-18212596929428825752008-05-30T08:12:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:12:00.000-05:00There should be a second category for this overlap...There should be a second category for this overlap which refers to those who are working to install these symbols of status in others' homes. . .Tina Leopoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953965413176492444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-20997935144534971552008-05-30T08:05:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:05:00.000-05:00I don't get it?I don't get it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-43101313488980592892008-05-30T08:03:00.000-05:002008-05-30T08:03:00.000-05:00Looks like my new kitchen!Looks like my new kitchen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362118.post-32039613750424708082008-05-30T07:44:00.000-05:002008-05-30T07:44:00.000-05:00"endentured"... like with fake teeth?"endentured"... like with fake teeth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com