I am so sorry.

[SoCalDem]

I was just looking at my checkbook, and realized that we have not bought anything in two weeks..except for catlitter & a windshield wiper blade..

I am sorry for tanking the economy.. We plan to go out to dinner on Thursday..so expect the market to rise a bit on Friday..

What have YOU done to "tank the economy"..

What didn't you buy, that you "should have"..

It cannot be entirely MY fault.... c'mon, share the blame with me:)

[CrispyQ]

1. I should have gone grocery shopping last Friday,

but I have managed to due with things currently in my pantry. By Thursday, I will have to go to the store or we will be eating saltines with instant pudding (just the powder - I won't have the other ingreds to actually turn it into pudding). So with your Thursday night dinner & my Thursday grocery shopping, we should be able to turn this boat around!

Great post! :rofl:

[baby_mouse]

2. I didn't buy any rotary nose-hair clippers at all.

And no clothes! I've (oh the shame) been buying shirts from THRIFT STORES (pretty good shirts, too. Nice ones. FRACTION of the price, and nicer-looking than the stupid things they have in stores these days).

Also, I've been buying less chocolate.

Also, I've been taking the bus to work. ARG.

I apologise unreservedly, even though my miniscule purchasing power would have very little effect on the economy even if I WAS interested in buying the over-priced crap that stuffs the shops these days (which I'm not).

[LiberalHeart]

3. Geez, I'm bailing out you folks with my $700 lawn mower purchase today.

[marions ghost]

4. less arugula

:mad:

[yardwork]

5. Last year I bought a home for less than my realtor said that I could afford.

Not only that, I bought a home that is close to where I work and even on the bus line. Despite these shamefully uncool signs of thrift, I have managed to hold my head up high.

[lynnertic]

50. GASP

Next you'll start a garden.

[yardwork]

58. From seeds! Organic heirloom seeds! Not genetically modified. I'm a total luddite!

[supernova]

6. Sorry I have tanked the economy big time!

I didn't remodel my Kitchen yet.

I didn't buy new cabinets, nor new countertops. I didn't buy a new oven, nor a new cooktop. I didn't buy a new floor, and of course, I haven't bought a new water heater either.

So, I've let a HUGE chunk of the economy slide.

Shame on me. ;-)

[Citizen Jane]

47. Same here

I confess, I've been holding off on renovations. Shame on me.

[ixion]

7. I've been cooking at home instead of going out

I'll make sure and start forking over loads of cash for crappy food immediately in order to help out. :evilgrin:

[Mira]

8. I resisted buying a Quartz heater and got Obama Memorabilia at Buzz Flash instead

[Hekate]

9. Why, just today Mr. H turned down a realtor who called us trolling for business.

:shrug:

Hekate

[devilgrrl]

10. Why do you hate america?

eom

[BuyingThyme]

11. I'm buying the 2-liter bottles of Pepsi and pouring them into the more expensive 1-liter format.

[yardwork]

59. Shameful.

[MadinMo]

12. Dear Daughter (15) wanted to go buy sweaters over the weekend.

I said no. She also desperately wants her own cell phone. Also a no. Plus I'm driving a 16 year old car. Oh, and I don't have a big screen tv. Sorry, I've done my part to tank the economy as well.

[beac]

23. My car is 18 years old and I have no TV.

Wahhhhh--- why do I hate America???



Maybe I can make it up to the US with my planned purchase of red wine and popcorn for tonight's debate?

[raccoon]

13. What, did some pundit or politician say it was ordinary Americans' fault? nt

[Nay]

14. We didn't buy a scratch-and-dent refrigerator this past weekend. Know why?

The fridge, the exact model we wanted, was discounted only about $300 (as far as we could tell) and had a big old bash in the front! We're waiting for better deals....

[LiberalHeart]

21. I paid $250 this week to get the seal replaced on my refrigerator/freezer doors.

It's old (1991) but all the new ones I looked at seemed like toys in comparison, unless I have a couple thousand bucks to plunk down. Can't believe the prices I'm seeing on stuff.

[Tracer]

15. Drat it.

I bought a $1,200 refrigerator to replace a 20-year-old one that I had to wedge a stick in the handles to keep the doors closed.

Sorry!

[guitar man]

16. I should have bought a new Harley Softail

instead of a used Sportster

I'm sorry :(

[lonestarnot]

17. Just some food to put on my family.

[MissMarple]

18. I just paid the lawn guy. That will help a lot. Expect a surge in lawn equipment sales.

I suppose tomorrow I could go shopping and take the girl child to lunch. That will provide more jobs in China and create a need for more dishwashers. And, I certainly will make up for my shoe buying lapse. The Italians and the French will just love that, as well as the DSW. Should I send an update to George, let him know we are taking care of this little "crisis"?

:rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Hey!

We did our bit for the economy back in 2002!

We built our home, and bought brand-new appliances and furniture for it, too!

Sheesh!

We did our bit!

It's up to you guys now!


:eyes:


:rofl: :rofl:

[durtee librul]

62. Shame on you! I bet they were all imported goods! LOL!!!! Jus' kiddin'

[Kazak]

20. I've been riding my bike to work...

So, it's probably my fault!!

[Withywindle]

22. The problems in the publishing industry are my fault.

I've been buying more used books, and borrowing/lending with friends.

But the last book in Naomi Novik's 'Temeraire' series isn't out in paperback yet so I splurged on a new hardcover last paycheck. You can all thank me now. :hi:

[rucky]

24. Hot Investment Tip: Toilet Paper Futures

we just bought a 24-roll pack, which are double rolls, so that's like 48 single rolls or 96 half-rolls. I'm not sure how that translates into yards, but I'd buy in before the bandwagon-jumpers do the math.

[polmaven]

74. Paper towel futures will be up there too.

I bought an 8 pack of "Select-a-size" paper towels.

[killbotfactory]

25. I can't afford anything except food, gas, and housing.

Sorry, Mr. Economy, no flat screen TVs in my future.

[dana_b]

26. no more movies, concerts, cds

very little clothing, only have gone out to dinner once in months. We used to do all this on a regular basis (weekly).

[ddeclue]

27. It's all my fault..

I haven't bought a new laptop in three years...

I haven't gone on a vacation...

I haven't rented a plane in six years...

I haven't been to a Hollywood movie in 6 months...

I keep eating spaghetti, macaroni, and tunafish...

I've cut back on my satellite channels...

I've turned the thermostat up to 78 degrees in the summer...

Sorry for screwing up the economy like that...

Doug D.

[peacefreak]

28. It's my fault,

I lost my job so I'm driving as little as possible
Not eating fast food anymore
I have boxes of books to read, tons of DVD's to watch
Shop only at the thrift store.
Yes, I admit it. I'm a bad, bad 'Murican.

[hunter]

29. Sure, I'd help jump start the economy...

... but the battery cables I've got barely carry enough juice to jumpstart our ten and twenty year old cars.

[Winterblues]

30. Check book, Are you Un-American or what?..Americans just say Charge It!

Put it on the Credit Card like a good American...Use the example of our Decider

[polmaven]

75. Ok, now I am REALLY ashamed!

I don't own a credit card. Debit card is the most I have done. :blush:

[Geek_Girl]

31. I decided not to buy a new home

of course I would have had to sell my existing home. However I did purchase a digital camera and photo printer. I wanted to get some nice pictures of friends and family this holiday.

[yardwork]

61. What's wrong with your values? It sounds like you prefer friends and family to new houses!

[barbtries]

32. i'm sorry

i don't even have a credit card to max out. but here's some good news: i've already spent almost every cent i got on payday and will from now until mid-month be driving on fumes and a prayer!

[Wheezy]

33. I helped the economy yesterday!

our homeless friend with diabetes got beat up at his shelter and they kicked him out because he was "involved" in a fight. So we put him up at a hotel since there aren't any other shelters with openings in the Phoenix east valley, bought him some dinner and some orange juice and crackers to carry with him just in case. :)

But what I didn't buy? A new writing chair. Shame on me! :)

[Flirtus]

34. OMG

I've been paying down my credit cards (and only have two left!) and only paying cash for gas and groceries. And I haven't even shopped for a flat screen HD TV. And, since we're dieting (12 Pounds! 700 Billion to go!) that's less groceries and less eating out - as well as less weight in the car - so a few more microns of gasoline not used, and that's on top of the intentional cut back in driving. That is, the gas stations run out of gas around here, and I'm not one to drive 30 miles to find gas... so it was the Gas Station's intent that I cut back - wasn't it?

We've all been really bad.

[AllieB]

35. I've been working from home, so I haven't been buying gas

or paying train fare.

[polmaven]

76. What are these

"working", buying" and "putting" things to which you refer? Did you mean "workin'", "buyin'" and "puttin'"? :shrug:

[BrklynLiberal]

36. I hardly drive anywhere..and only buy gasoline once every other week.

[XanaDUer]

37. I just spent $130.00 on a cut and color

before that, i bought some generic toilet paper from target.

[Usrename]

38. I bought an old motorcycle.

It cost $10.00 to fill it up, and I can go for almost a week.

my bad

:spank:

[femmedem]

39. Last week, all I spent other than groceries was $2 for a cup of coffee.

Nonetheless, I had a bit of luxury: grocery shopping trip #1, dried apricots were $4 so I didn't buy them. I thought about them for days. Grocery shopping trip #2, at a different store, they were on sale for $1.49. So I bought 2. Hooray! It took the sting out of my austerity budget.

Today the house was 56 degrees when we woke up. I don't know anyone here in CT who has turned on their heat yet.

Last night we went to the pet store for rabbit food. We were struck by how warm it was. And we decided that if it gets too cold, we'll walk around the mall like the elderly, except for heat rather than exercise.

So I guess it's my fault, mainly. But because you're my friends, I'm advising you all to invest in black beans.

[catzies]

40. I know. Me too. sorry.

I wanted to buy a couple of pairs off new shoes but I didn't.

I wanted to buy concert tickets to see Van Morrison at the Hollywood bowl in November but I didn't.

I stopped getting manicures & pedicures in August & that's going to hurt my Vietnamese-owned salon.

[Sydnie]

41. Well, I covered you this week I guess

I gave my son $40 so he could get back and forth to work last week and another $20 yesterday for the same purpose. I am single-handedly saving our economy and our refineries by filling up my car today too for the first time in two weeks.

I also went to the doctor today and made my $20 co-payment. Then there was the $35 for the scripts she wrote to take care of my problem.

I also spent $15 dollars taking my best friend out to lunch to give her a break from caring for her elderly and rather non compliant father.

I thought having popcorn for dinner a few night in a row would make the economy tank too, but as you can see, I just couldn't help myself. I did my part to save it all the same.

[Betsy Ross]

42. I haven't bought gas in a few weeks even with lower prices.

I'm going to have to put my bicycle up on blocks so I can boost the economy. And this religious stricture about not buying new clothes during the year of mourning for my father has got to really be hurting China. Does the money I spent at the farmer's market for locally grown organic produce help? I spend like a Republican on the best food money can buy. Just can't afford to support the local burrito shop any more though.

[Critters2]

43. I bought cheaper cat food. But since the cats keep puking it up,

we'll be going back to the pricey stuff. My cats are downright selfless!

[DemoRabbit]

44. We stopped buying a lot of stuff

Company I work for is doing terrible so I'm preparing for the worst... trying to get bills paid off and money in savings. Trust me, alone we could tank the economy - LOL - we were spend-a-holics (though thankfully, not with credit cards). In the last month alone we've probably skipped...

a lot of dinners out
a few video games
microsoft points
a few appleTV movie rentals
a few itunes purchases
a new iphone (but I SO want one)
work clothes
school clothes (for daughter, though we'll buy some soon)

shall I go on? LOL

[ThatsMyBarack]

45. I didn't buy a dress from this lady:

http://www.taniabass.com/

[pipi_k]

46. Hey I did my part

I spent a whole $8.75 at the local Goodwill store on a sweatshirt for the hubby and some used books, instead of getting free books from the library...


what more do you bloodsuckers want from me?



:cry:

[lynnertic]

48. I haven't bought gas for my car since March 2006.

[Wednesdays]

49. Crap! I bought chicken on sale at $1.99 a pound

What was I ever thinking? I should have paid full price! :spank:

[TheCentepedeShoes]

51. We put off Raven's

grooming for another week...he really is starting to look like a giant furball.
Mr 'pede ran some short errands today...on his moped (90 mpg).

[demokatgurrl]

52. I have not, and will not, buy one new clothing item for fall, BUT...

I have given any "spare" money to the Obama campaign, who are spending it wildly on TV ads, airplane fuel, takeout food, cell phone bills, etc. :-)

[mwooldri]

53. Well I'm trying to pump it up.

Major healthcare expenses being incurred right as we speak.

Mark.

[annabanana]

54. I did my bit today to prop up the economy..

In spite of the fact that apples were $1.99 per lb. today .. (after having been $1.79 last Tuesday, and $1.29 the Tuesday before)

I bought some anyway!!

[TroglodyteScholar]

55. I haven't bought a $1500+ TV

Still watching a CRT television that was given to me by some guy who was moving out of the dorm (9 years ago) to live with his girlfriend in Cali.

I also haven't bought a new car in...well...ever. Sucks having a 1996 Explorer that guzzles gas, but very nice not having a payment.

[kayakjohnny]

56. I bought a ticket from Orlando to Phoenix, but only dropped 200 beans.

Does it still count?

[a la izquierda]

57. I'm living in Mexico...

so I'm really screwing the economy.

But, I've lost $100 of my IRA this week alone. That makes $1000 this year. I had $1600 at the beginning of the year. So, I guess I really am helping, in an indirect way.

[ismnotwasm]

60. Bought a used stove

Should have good a Sears credit card, I know.

[dhpgetsit]

63. Forgive me father for I have sinned.

I tore up several credit card offers, even though I don't have enough cash to buy a winters supply of firewood.

[SoCalDem]

82. Collect the offers from all your neighbors & no need for firewood

:rofl:

[dajoki]

64. My prescriptions...

food, and I missed my electric bill this month.

[kick-ass-bob]

65. I shouldn't have used a coupon for a haircut last night.

Please let Je-sus-uh back into my heart. :(

[Greyhound]

66. No, it's my fault. 7 years ago I was contributing $60K into the tax kitty,

today I'm basically indigent and a drag on the economy.

Sorry.

[Missy Vixen]

67. I didn't buy the Seahawks tickets I've been lusting after

I'm weak, though, so I can pretty much say I'll probably be buying some before the end of the season. :scared:

Julie

[lumberjack_jeff]

68. ... and then I laughed at someone who purchased a $5 cup of coffee.

It is a shame that I still carry to this day.

[Blue_Tires]

69. i didn't buy that Ferrari F430 which i usually do every month...

[alfredo]

70. I didn't buy what McCain was selling. Oh wait, that should help.

[DeschutesRiver]

71. Well, I am doing a final shopping errand run today before winter sets in

although it was in the twenties last night, and there is still frost on the ground outside my window.

Once I add a few purchases today, I won't be buying ANYTHING until next April when the snows melt. Just paying for things I can't avoid yet, like utilities, phone bill, taxes, insurance, etc. Okay, minimal groceries every two months to supplement what is in the freezer and canned - milk and eggs pretty much is all we'll need. That is what my garden, my gleanings and farmer's markets and my beef cows are all about. Yeah, a lot of work during the year, but I can coast a bit during the winter because of it.

So whatever is going on in our economy by next Spring, I am definitely at fault for that.

[wickerwoman]

72. I quit my job the week before the stock market tanked...

I should have known putting myself in my most vulnerable economic position in 12 years would result in a global economic meltdown x(

I had a job offer at the time and then the f*ckers rescinded it.

Have three months to find a job or I'll have to move back in with my parents. But not totally panicking yet... give me two more weeks.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

73. I just came back from some errands. I went to Petsmart and with their $5 coupon

paid for catfood for 3 weeks and litter.. $51 which included the coupon.
At Rite Aid I bought nail files $1.29
and a few groceries at the A&P (didn't get all that I coveted)$26

I am painfully aware of the price of things and have reined myself in.

[burythehatchet]

77. I ride my 70 MPG Vespa 90% of the time. Sorry Exxon!

[uppityperson]

78. Finally got "economic stim"$, spent on yrs worth of meat/dried goods, med bill

Now,with the garden and chickens, will only need to buy dairy products, bread and wine. (good lord, am set up except for my French part!)

[RB TexLa]

79. You have no responsibility to aid the US economy.

[sarcasmo]

80. Had to buy groceries and cat food, cat litter this month, that's all they will get out of me.

[smirkymonkey]

81. I've been filling my imported spring water bottles from the tap.

:spank:

[Franzia]

83. Despite being pressured by co-workers to buy a new car,

I continue to drive my 15-year-old Toyota.

Shame on me for helping to tank the auto industry. :spank:

[Indenturedebtor]

84. I got moved to contractor status by my company and now I'm losing my house

and going bankrupt :rofl: I am the devil! What the hell was I thinking trying to buy a house!!!!!????!?!?!!?!? What an asshole I am! Houses are for rich people!

[MountainLaurel]

85. I rode my bike to work today

Rather than putting wear and tear on my car or spending the 25 cents of gas it takes me to get to work in my Prius.