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My portfolio is down about 30% for the year. (Not that I was looking to sell, but it's that comfy cushion against retirement or disability).

The hot water heater has decided to leak.

I guess that my scheme to hire a landscape company to overhaul the yard before winter may need to be put on hold, unless I can scare up some more freelance jobs to finance it with. Which just makes me pretty normal in this year's economy, doesn't it?

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[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you on the portfolio, I don't even LOOK at my 403b statement these days or I will cry. I keep repeating the words, I'm going to wait this out and continue to buy stock at a lower rate and it will all bounce back by the time I retire. Sigh. I hope.

And actually contractors and landscapers are a good buy this year as they really need the work.

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

"contractors and landscapers are a good buy this year as they really need the work."

My anecdotal experience isn't jibing with that. We got an estimate for a big job back in April, took several months to finalize a bank loan, and by the time we had the money, the estimate had gone up significantly due to rising costs of materials in the meantime. And the work is proceeding very slowly because they keep getting called off to other higher-priority jobs. Anecdotal, I know.