05-19-2009, 12:21 AM
My wife and I haven't been hit too hard other than the higher cost of living. I work for a flooring distributor. There have been two rounds of layoffs in my company. After some "restructuring", I was moved to a higher position without the higher pay. I'm happy to still be employed, but man, I hate my new job. My wife is a nurse, so the only way her income was impacted was lowered 401K matching.The higher cost of living has put a damper on my spending for nonessential things like masks. The only way I'll be buying any high dollar masks in the near future will be if I sell a few first.