Bail-outs

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:03 am

ElfDude wrote:Both my Senators (Republicans) actually voted FOR this thing. I need to call their offices and let them know I will NEVER vote for them again.

That's the general concensus Elf.

Like I said, watch what happens come re-election time on BOTH sides
of the aisle.

Big Blue Owl · Post by **Big Blue Owl** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:07 am

I was just compiling that list!

It is unbelievable that they think we are so asleep.

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:10 am

The phone calls have been made.

Now I suppose I have to follow through on the threat...

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:14 am

It's really insulting that they would sneak all that pork in the package in
the 11th hour to get it to pass...

Maybe, they can throw an extra, say...$5,000 in there... to bail ME OUT of
MY market losses?

Yeah, I've lost about 5k....I'm not ashamed to admit it.

BAIL ME OUT!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:21 am

CygnusX1 wrote:Maybe, they can throw an extra, say...$5,000 in there... to bail ME OUT of MY market losses?

Yeah, I've lost about 5k....I'm not ashamed to admit it.

BAIL ME OUT!

I haven't even looked to see where the 2k we have/had, has ended up.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:23 am

Walkinghairball wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:Maybe, they can throw an extra, say...$5,000 in there... to bail ME OUT of MY market losses?

Yeah, I've lost about 5k....I'm not ashamed to admit it.

BAIL ME OUT!

I haven't even looked to see where the 2k we have/had, has ended up.

Dude, you better pick up the phone.

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:23 am

Boogers . . . I have lost 2300.00 so far. Hope this turn around before I'm 67!

ElfDude · Post by **ElfDude** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:24 am

I'm sure my 401K is dismal right now. And I'm sure it'll get worse before it gets better. But those types of things have always rebounded with time.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:24 am

CygnusX1 wrote:
Walkinghairball wrote:
CygnusX1 wrote:Maybe, they can throw an extra, say...$5,000 in there... to bail ME OUT of MY market losses?

Yeah, I've lost about 5k....I'm not ashamed to admit it.

BAIL ME OUT!

I haven't even looked to see where the 2k we have/had, has ended up.
Dude, you better pick up the phone.

A friend of Mrs. Zed lost $4K in her IRA because of the market.

I don't wanna look at ours.

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:25 am

DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

zepboy · Post by **zepboy** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:33 am

Well, there's more to life than money. After all, we still have our friends here at By-Tor!!

Walkinghairball · Post by **Walkinghairball** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:35 am

Yep.

Thing with my money, I never saw where my financial guy put it. It was done for me. Prolly like 4-5 years ago.

Mostly low and medium risk stock stuff. I don't know if it had even made any money prior to this fiasco.

By-Tor friends rock.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:37 am

zepboy wrote:Well, there's more to life than money. After all, we still have our friends here at By-Tor!!

True Zep. Besides, we can all get more money again...in time.

YYZ30 · Post by **YYZ30** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:38 am

We hedged and put in in the same place, Hairy.

When I was single I split it 60-40 super high risk and low risk- the high risk stuff shot up like a bottle rocket and almost tripled the cash I put in.

Stupidly I took it out when I left the company instead of rolling it over into an IRA and I paid a 35% penalty on it.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:41 am

Walkinghairball wrote:Yep.

Thing with my money, I never saw where my financial guy put it. It was done for me. Prolly like 4-5 years ago.

Mostly low and medium risk stock stuff. I don't know if it had even made any money prior to this fiasco.

By-Tor friends rock.

You gotta be able to stick around for the hard parts, and hang in there for the long haul.

I diversified equally into safe and secured funds, medium risk and high risk/global markets.

The latter is a big fat shit sammich right now. Hopefully, the other
accounts can offset it down the road.