Whinge Globally, Ignore Locally

Sheena has endeavoured to ignore the current moist and apoplectic sputtering over the impact of the recent income trust legislative changes here in Canada.

Oh, think of the average investor, down $10s of thousands in a day! Think of the boomer near retirement! Equity disappearing overnight!

Sheena got rid of her car this year. Sheena recently inherited at 250 km daily commute. Sheena did the math. Between new car payments, several fillups per month, cost of parking downtown, insurance, winter tires, general upkeep, and so on and so forth and more of the same realized this could cost upwards of $1200 real cash money, should she choose the path of least resistance. That's a significant cut into the champagne and highlights budget. That translates into the equivalent of a $20+ K drop in income in year 1. Then she happened to glance over at Greyhound's commuter service. $24 bucks a day return? Sold.

When does one "have" to drive? When does one "have" to follow the crowd financially? I say this as one who cannot tolerate dinner with Kyoto lefties who admit they can't survive the summer without their Central Air. It bugs Sheena's ass when people get their panties in a twist over macro economic policy that they have zero control over, yet ignore the basic fundamentals of their own household fiscal stability.

Plus, now I get to have after-work cocktails at the coolest little dives. Glass of shit jug wine and a bag of chips - Five bucks even.

Yeah yeah, What a dog I am. A bitch even. At least I'm in good company these days.