Question of the Week
 
How does your income today compare to two years ago?
 
With  1706 responses thus far, here's how the voting is going:
 
Considerably higher
4.87% (83)
A little higher
26.32% (449)
About the same
33.53% (572)
A little lower
14.54% (248)
Considerably lower
18.00% (307)
What income?
2.75% (47)
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No pay check for 5 months. My employer was aquired by a foreign company who promptly reduced domestic production and eliminated employees to import finished goods from its plants in China so it could reduce cost and increase profit. GREED GREED GREED! Another reason our country is in the mess it is in today.
Posted:   5/10/2009  By: Anonymous  
I retired at the end of Nov 2008 from the railroad after 36 plus years and our retiremnt is little more than what we were bring home while working.
Posted:   5/10/2009  By: Anonymous  
It was a little lower because I retired from a teaching job. I was then called in to sub for a month and a half for a teacher out sick. I expect it to be a little lower again this year and then stabilize at my retirement income.
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: Anonymous  
Our income is slightly higher because of SS, and Fed retirement so called cost of living adjustments (COLA). Medicare part "B" premiums essentially wiped out the SS COLA increase. Insurance, utilities, and food more than wiped out our other income increases. Bottom line, we live on quite a bit less after all the math is done. Thank GWB for that ......
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: Tars  
Ours has been lower each of the last two years because of loss of overtime. Then this spring we went to 4 days a week, and than last week I was laid off. So for me decline of income has been a gradual thing building up over the last 2 1/2 years.
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: Rod in MO  
As we are retired and living off Social Security and savings, our income is essentially a matter of how much we want to draw from savings. It seems to be about the same amount each year unless we have a special expense in any year.
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: Anonymous  
My retirement income is slightly higher this year thanks to God and G.W. Bush. Our last S.S. increase is likely to be the last one we will see for the next 4-8 years. Good luck retirees and keep motoring down the road.
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: K.Pelfrey, N.W. Arkansas  
After another pay decrease, my husband is making about 1/2 of his income 10 years ago. Wish the cost of living were 1/2 what it was, too! But, he is still employed where many others are not, so we count our blessings and make adjustments! Life is still good!
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: oldteach  
Yes, income about the same, but this is a 2 part issue, how is the "outgo" for items beyond our control?
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: anonymous  
Yes, income is up because SS cost of living.
Posted:   5/9/2009  By: Anonymous  
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