Comments on: The Recession And Living In A Small Town. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/27/the-recession-and-living-in-a-small-town/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:21:57 -0500 hourly 1 By: marci http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/27/the-recession-and-living-in-a-small-town/comment-page-1/#comment-32755 marci Wed, 06 May 2009 03:12:09 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2028#comment-32755 I see mostly the same thing - small county pop. 20,000... and this town pop. 4000. With one exception - the lumber mills in town are reducing shifts to one day shift only due to the lack of demand for finished lumber. That has cost some jobs. The rest seem to be business as usual - some belt tightening 'just in case' and because the media is saying how bad things are. I know our state has the highest unemployment in the nation at 12.4 % right now (or so I read), but our county is "only" at 8.5 % and the usual here year round is 5% - so we haven't increased that much. The farmers are all farming - but the price of milk to the farmer has dropped 30% - but you sure don't see that at the grocery store... so things are more than tight, but people are still working. And - most of us here can 'get by' on very little. Clams, fish, game abound, and gardens grow very well here. One thing I have REALLY noticed tho is front yard veggie gardens even in town on the city lots! Lots of them this year - there are about 6 in my neighborhood now, where last year there was only myself and one other - so that's quite an increase in front yard gardens. I see mostly the same thing – small county pop. 20,000… and this town pop. 4000. With one exception – the lumber mills in town are reducing shifts to one day shift only due to the lack of demand for finished lumber. That has cost some jobs.

The rest seem to be business as usual – some belt tightening ‘just in case’ and because the media is saying how bad things are. I know our state has the highest unemployment in the nation at 12.4 % right now (or so I read), but our county is “only” at 8.5 % and the usual here year round is 5% – so we haven’t increased that much.

The farmers are all farming – but the price of milk to the farmer has dropped 30% – but you sure don’t see that at the grocery store… so things are more than tight, but people are still working.

And – most of us here can ‘get by’ on very little. Clams, fish, game abound, and gardens grow very well here. One thing I have REALLY noticed tho is front yard veggie gardens even in town on the city lots! Lots of them this year – there are about 6 in my neighborhood now, where last year there was only myself and one other – so that’s quite an increase in front yard gardens.

]]> By: Enrique S http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/27/the-recession-and-living-in-a-small-town/comment-page-1/#comment-32674 Enrique S Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:01:58 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2028#comment-32674 I find that the larger things get, like cities or businesses, the more impersonal they become. In your community, it seems each member is a valued piece of the whole. Sounds like a nice place to live. I find that the larger things get, like cities or businesses, the more impersonal they become. In your community, it seems each member is a valued piece of the whole. Sounds like a nice place to live.

]]> By: Miranda http://www.mytwodollars.com/2009/04/27/the-recession-and-living-in-a-small-town/comment-page-1/#comment-32672 Miranda Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:32:31 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/?p=2028#comment-32672 We live in a smaller area as well. We do have some factory type jobs, but they seem to be holding up. Indeed, our metro area (which encompasses about 100,000 in a valley that straddles two states) has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. It's a good place to be right now... We live in a smaller area as well. We do have some factory type jobs, but they seem to be holding up. Indeed, our metro area (which encompasses about 100,000 in a valley that straddles two states) has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country. It’s a good place to be right now…

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