When it became clear that Trump is going to deliberately destroy the US economy and likely the global economy with his batshit stupidity, and utter incompetency, all for tax cuts for billionaires, how have you altered your spending habits?
I've basically eliminated discretionary spending, and just transferring what I don't spend to saving every month. The savings are building up much faster than I would have anticipated. I'm also buying quantity on items that have a long shelf life. Example, the coffee I buy at Sam's. I'm just buying twice my normal amount every month. We know items like this are going to go up simply because the US can't produce coffee, so import or do without.
At the tire store today for a flat repair today. Unfixable, as puncture too close to tread wall, so replaced under road hazard coverage. Other tires would likely need replacing due to wear this summer or fall, but pulled the trigger now and replaced them all, as even if the tires are US made, where is the rubber from?
I'm looking out for #1. I know this is going to have a negative impact on many businesses, but #1 comes first. It would be great to have the cash flow to be altruistic and pump money into local independent businesses, but alas...
Combined with massive layoffs of federal employees, and the subsequent collateral damage that brings on other layoffs, we will be lucky if we only suffer a recession. A full-blown depression is possible due to Trump's unchecked incompetency, and his ability to turn any bad thing into a complete clusterfuck collapse.
I've basically eliminated discretionary spending, and just transferring what I don't spend to saving every month. The savings are building up much faster than I would have anticipated. I'm also buying quantity on items that have a long shelf life. Example, the coffee I buy at Sam's. I'm just buying twice my normal amount every month. We know items like this are going to go up simply because the US can't produce coffee, so import or do without.
At the tire store today for a flat repair today. Unfixable, as puncture too close to tread wall, so replaced under road hazard coverage. Other tires would likely need replacing due to wear this summer or fall, but pulled the trigger now and replaced them all, as even if the tires are US made, where is the rubber from?
I'm looking out for #1. I know this is going to have a negative impact on many businesses, but #1 comes first. It would be great to have the cash flow to be altruistic and pump money into local independent businesses, but alas...
Combined with massive layoffs of federal employees, and the subsequent collateral damage that brings on other layoffs, we will be lucky if we only suffer a recession. A full-blown depression is possible due to Trump's unchecked incompetency, and his ability to turn any bad thing into a complete clusterfuck collapse.