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		<title>Today&#8217;s Rant: Decisions, Decisions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I have to decide whether to pay my electric bill or not. To do so means I&#8217;d have to take the last dollars out of my savings account. It isn&#8217;t like that account is earning any interest, so that can&#8217;t be the problem. It&#8217;s gotta be a  psychological thing, reminding me how scary my financial picture has become recently. I know I&#8217;m not alone in feeling downright scared shitless  in these difficult economic times, but damn, it requires a daily concerted effort to remain positive about the future. My kids tell me to just go get a job. That&#8217;s&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today I have to <strong>decide </strong>whether to pay my electric bill or not. To do so means I&#8217;d have to take the last dollars out of my savings account. It isn&#8217;t like that account is earning any interest, so that can&#8217;t be the problem. It&#8217;s gotta be a  psychological thing, reminding me how scary my financial picture has become recently. I know I&#8217;m not alone in feeling downright scared shitless  in these difficult economic times, but damn, it requires a daily concerted effort to remain positive about the future.</p>
<p>My kids tell me to just go get a job. That&#8217;s much easier said than done! I&#8217;ve gone to 6 employment agencies and turned in countless resumes, I search Craigslist and online newspaper classifieds daily, and frankly, there is no convincing me there isn&#8217;t an age discrimination thing going on against those of us older than 40. Perhaps there always was but it didn&#8217;t matter so much because I &#8220;<em>thought&#8221;</em> I&#8217;d done enough to secure my own financial well-being. God, I hate surprises anymore!</p>
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