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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 18:31:11 GMT
Interesting reading there, Tsafa...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2009 20:17:25 GMT
In a recession some markets thrive..some die. I own 2 businesses, a computer networking company and a martial arts school. My son goes to a virtual academy, my daughter is in college...still lives at home, and my wife is a new nurse working weekend option. Point is.. I set things in motion years ago to ensure that I had time to spend with my wife and kids. I set my own schedule, son works at his own pace, daughter has school...only thing set solid and wife works weekends only. I live on a cash method and have no debts. I never thought about how good all this is until I had a heart attack a month ago. Even in this recession I am enjoying life. Hope all of you can too
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Post by Ronin Katana on Apr 9, 2009 21:32:27 GMT
I have been writing up a blog on the Recession. It is written from an Accountant's and Businessman's point of view. I think that anyone who reads through it will have a better understanding of what is going on in the economy. recession-economics.blogspot.com/2009/03/thank-god-for-recession.htmlAs far as sword buying (or buying anything) goes... its a buyers market. Don't be afraid to name you price. The worse thing that can happen is that you will be told NO. As the buyer you can always make another bid. Enjoyed your take on things. Very well written.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 10, 2009 16:33:45 GMT
I figure competition among makers is a good thing. Makes people strive to be as efficient as possible. Those makers who have a good business plan and make a good product will probably do ok. The ones who don't probably won't last. I'm still amazed that you can get a half decent, hand forged, katana for under $100. Were pretty spoiled, those guys in China should be making more, not charging us less. I don't think companies would be making all these swords if there weren't a demand for it. And like any boom, quality companies that are responsibly run will likely survive and those that are haphazardly jumping on the band wagon (if there are those doing that) likely won't. When I was a kid all you could get was a wall-hanger, the current resurgence in sword production and knowledge is freakin' awesome! As far as me personally, I was poor before the recession so it doesn't really affect me much. I decided fairly early on that I didn't want to spend my life "keeping up with the Jones'". I don't have all the latest fancy stuff but my house, car, and bike are all paid for and I spend most of my time doing stuff I want to do. Sure there's some cool stuff I'd like to do if I had more money, but it's just not worth the trade-off of all my time. I believe that in some big ways the recession is a good thing. I personally feel that many of us spent far too long living on credit and beyond our means just to accumulate a bunch of crap we don't need anyway. You don't need a nav system if you can read a map.
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