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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Grrrrrrrr! Do you know a grouch?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s National Grouch Day and I’m not in a very good mood.
I didn’t get enough sleep last night, my commute was horrible and I have to do everyone else’s work. Grrrrrr…
You get the picture.
Do you know a grouch or are you one? Do you have a job that requires you to deal with more than your fair share of complainers? How do you deal with someone who grumbles all the time?
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What have you given up?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In good times, we trade up.
In bad times, we trade down…or quit trading at all.
Maybe that means a home dye job instead of the highlights at the salon. The store brand groceries over the name-brand. A nice detail job on an old car we would’ve replaced, the home whitening kit on our teeth, last season’s jeans, a bit faded and saggy, but good enough to wear till we can buy the good ones again.
Maybe, just maybe, we’ll find that we can do without?
With gasoline and utility costs up, uncertainty on the stock market, growing unemployment rates and scary news about housing costs, how are you changing your habits? What seems like a luxury now, and what does it feel like to give it up? How do you get around it, and how does it compare to what you used to do?
If you’ve got a story or tips to share, e-mail reporter Jamie Gumbrecht at jgumbrecht@ajc.com. She might contact you for a story.
