How much computer memory is enough? That was my question to my husband very recently because I was just trying to get his approval for a new laptop. He countered me by saying, “your Vaio is almost empty.” Huh??? How can that be? I have a lot of pictures stored right there. But other than that, it is really devoid of any other important documents most people store in their PC’s, save for the many added software I have installed, that are not even that important.
Okay then, so it seem that a new laptop is not in the horizon. Besides, he (the husband) would really look like a fool if he allowed me to get a new one. This almost 2 year old( in May) laptop still looks and functions like it was the very first day I started to use it. I was just testing the waters. I would have been very happy if I got his nod of approval. Blame it on the bad past two days on Wall Street (has it been good anyway, recently???). Which leads me to question: if the bad streak on Wall Street and the economy continues, will I ever get his approval on anything? That remains to be seen.
The effect of the bad economy is felt by everyone. Whether you are directly affected or not, you can’t help but hold on to everything you have, save for some that you really need to let go off to get by and live. Do you know of anyone who says they are not affected by the crisis? I know of one personally, and he has been very vocal in saying: “ no, not me. I don’t feel it.” Yes, he is indeed not affected by it. He has no investment vested on the stock market, he has no mutual funds, he has no properties except for the place he is currently residing on, he has no debts of any kind. He only has many of one thing: he has many bank accounts – combination of CD’s, savings and checking accounts. Yes, there is one individual in this planet who believes in just keeping his wealth in the banks. His money may not have earned twice as much in the bank, but one thing’s for sure, he has his money intact in different banks. When I say many banks, it really is, as he wants everything to be covered by FDIC should the banks tank. Are you curious to know who this is?
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I hope it is your husband. Clever guy. It might sound harsh, but it seemed that the most greedy lost the most in this crisis.
Well, it is a big lesson (and wake up call) for everyone. Now we all understand the importance of FDIC insured accounts, and not buying things that we do not need.
So, forget about that laptop for a while. (besides it is not really about how much you can store on it, but how fast it works. That is what memory does…)
Hmmm….I guess that’s the safer way now that everything else is so unstable.
Musta ang TGIF Tuks? Busy here….laundry and a little cleaning on the side.
Tukss last blog post..Best Mom Award….
@ Suzanne
oh no, it’s not my husband, I wished! the truth is, we are one of those that are heavily invested on some bank stocks.my husband who’s been with a wall street firm for a long time is a risk taker, unlike that very conservative man that we know personally. yes, it’s not easy and this time, we really learned a big lesson.
@ Juliana
yes, indeed but this man that we know since time immemorial, is not a believer of big time investments. he has always been very conservative, even with the huge amount of wealth he has.
Oh, really? And I was so pleased for you. Sorry about that. Life can be a hard lesson.
@ Suzanne
It’s okay. That person anyway is very close to our hearts (me and my husband).