Re: WinXP and Win7

On Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:01 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
<mike.terrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:27 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:
On Fri, 08 May 2009 16:41:54 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Charlie E. wrote:
On Thu, 07 May 2009 10:46:20 -0700, Joerg
<notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Much more. The "oh so necessary" extras in our neighborhood usually
tally up like this, per month:

$50 cell, per person.
$80 for cable TV.
$10 for NetFlix.
$50 gym membership (and many never go).
$150 for the daily Starbuck fix.
$200 because bringing in lunch sandwiches it "out".
$400 car payments since the ash tray was full in the old one.

Many of those people are living paycheck to paycheck, carry a staggering
credit card debt and their homes are mortgaged up to wazoo. I simply
fail to understand it.
Yeah, it is ridiculous, isn't it!

In our case, my wife has our budget pretty well worked out. We live
on a $1500 per month budget for normal expenses, just the two of us.
She also has a separate budget for insurances and taxes that are only
occasional. It breaks down to roughly:

$400 a month for food
$400 a month for utilities (Electric, Gas, Water, Trash, Phones and
TV)
$200 a month for maid service (SWMBO considers this a necessity!)
$200 a month for incidental bills
$300 a month for the AMEX, where we charge gasoline, eating out, and
other discretionary expenditures.

We often have a surplus at the end of the month... 8-)

Congrats! Then you belong to the 0.001% of the population that actually
tracks their expenses :-)

As Jim wrote, utilities sounds a bit highish. Cable TV? And to be
honest, we would have a hard time to make do with $400 for food. I'd be
constantly canvassing the fridge ...

No. Utilities seem a bit "lowish". I run about $350 a month for just
electricity right now and it'll double by July.


Nah, A/C is for sissies. We don't run it even if it's 105F outside and
95F in the office. Except when business visitors are here. Heating, very
different thing. SWMBO wants it to be no less than 70F in the living
areas no matter what. But it's wood heating so that isn't a major cost
factor anymore. I like it 65F in winter and luckily the office and lab
area is about 100ft from the wood stove so that wish was granted.

BO is offensive, Barack OR body ;-)


You left out Bill slOman.

Doesn't rhyme. But I have to agree, his full name fits... Slothful
Slowman.

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