Costs of Working in US Creep Upward : The Rise of the Prosumer Economy
www.surviveandthrivetv.net Sign Up for more Updates! http Check Out my Website! en.wikipedia.org Non-corporate producer and consumer Yet a third meaning or usage of prosumer is springing up, especially among some activist groups. That is, the producer and consumer roles are being combined so as to exclude (or at least diminish) the role of the corporate producer; thus, rather than generating higher corporate profits from value-added products, producers would, at best, be reduced to supplying lower-profit commodity inputs. Indeed, the more consumer-oriented prosumer spin is irrelevant to many people with diminished disposable income caused by various economic trends such as globalization, automation, and wealth concentration. Identifiable trends and movements outside of the mainstream economy that have adopted prosumer terminology and techniques include: a Do It Yourself (DIY) approach as a means of economic self-sufficiency or simply as a way to survive on diminished income the voluntary simplicity movement that seeks personal, social, and environmental goals through prosumer activities such as: growing one's own food repairing clothing and appliances rather than buying new items playing musical instruments rather than listening to recorded music use of new media-creation and distribution technologies to foster independent media (see Indymedia); many involved in independent media reject mass culture generated by concentrated corporate media self-sufficient barter networks ...
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@Reindeer911 Also being a refugee from the Bay Area, I know how expensive it is to live in California in general! LOL! George, unless you have a compelling reason to stay where you are, at the very least you might want to consider moving to another state where the cost of living isn't as high (Assuming you wouldn't want to leave the country outright). I personally love the rural lifestyle and being close to nature... for me the thought of going back to the city is not an option1
@150eoj2001 That's for sure. All the cars I have ever owned I have bought used for cash so that eliminates the payment, interest, and depreciation. Also allows me to carry minimum liability for insurance. Also suggest people learn to do their own basic repairs... a car can last a long time by keeping up on the oil changes and keeping the tires properly inflated. Also helps if you can live in a place where you don't have to travel as much. I put less than 5000 miles a year on my rig.
@john2knj 2nd part- no system is perfect, they have a very high tax on gas. Ours is higher on tobacco and alcohol. Some things are more expensive, some less. I just ordered some nav lights for a boat from UK, and can pay to have them shipped here, and still save 1/3rd compared to U.S. marine stores. I know a place in King's Lynn where you can buy a small sandwich and a beer for about $4.50 U.S., don't know of anywhere in U.S. you can do that. Gas is $9. gal., but you don't really need it much.
@john2knj VAT is 17.5%. However, there is no property tax. I pay more here every year in real estate and personal property tax than I would pay in a year there in VAT. Their national income tax is higher than ours, but there is not a state (county, there) income tax. Also, if you want to compare taxes, you have to add whatever you pay in health insurance premiums here to your taxes. NHS there means that your taxes also pay for health care. There was no TV tax when I was there, might be now.
george - are those weapons in the background
@watersignwater Be mindful that the labels, (R)epublican & (D)emocrat, is how they end up winning, whether you pick your label (R or D) or you are against those two particular labels. Federal election law is designed in such ways to ensure that the vast majority of non-R/non-D labeled politicians do not get elected. I believe the solution is to focus on long-term proven track records, a history of integrity, consistency over years, no pandering, no demagoguery, etc. My preference is Ron Paul.
@takforalt DO IT HUNNY:)
@nezpercenathan Aren't VAT/sales taxes around 20% there? Also, I've read that there is a tax in order to have a television or computer monitor in your house, is that true? Seems they try to squeeze the people as much as possible in the UK. It's surprising the people stand for it.
you need to get the hell out of california george. Me and my family are relocating from northern cali to denton texas.
save $ tear wifes check book up
George laying it all out thier for us. Cut expenses. Anyway you can. Cable TV.
@judutchinski
That's interesting. I think a lot of people needed a challenge in order to rise to the occasion by getting a handle on their spending and start prepping.
Oddly, I didn't. I was surfing around Usenet back in 2006 (you're talking to an old geek here) and found a movie called "the end of suburbia". It's all about peak oil and the problems our society will encounter when oil gets expensive. That started me prepping. I didn't hear about the economic collapse till 2007.
teach english in ho chi minh city, vietnam
i bought lunch for me and two of my coworkers at red lobster today. i reduce expenses by not owning a car. no payments. no insurance. no gas. no tickets. no maintenance. no pollution. i live less than a mile from work. i think you should be close to the things you need (a job) and things you love (mom lives less than six miles away). just seems logical. too many people are too far away from the things that keep them alive. illogical.
We rarely eat out. I learned to cook from scratch many years ago when I married my husband, who was making a whopping 450.00(roughly) a month as very low ranking member of the military. I didn't have a choice but to learn and it has served us well. I can't imagine the amount of money over the years we have saved, but I imagine we could have paid off a vehicle at the very least.. Besides, real food that you cook taste 10x better than overcooked veggies you pay 50 bucks for at a restaurant.
@vention4wh -- Good point, I know most would answer no. Myself included. I earn six figs a year but I took a hit for a little while. I mismanaged my money and had to pay a price with IRS, student loans, crazy interest, crashed sportscars. I probably would have never gotten married either. I needed a collapse to humble me. It brought me right down to earth. I was abusing adderall. I quit in 08 (how ironic?).
Blow your nose, George.
@XeonProductions I think he's at his friends house, who's a martial artist.
Good info George, it all makes sense to me. Right now I am so busy working 15 miles away in downtown Denver that I can't keep up with my subscriptions on YT, but I always find time for G4T videos.
cable, car payments, gone. Moved across street from work, no commute. grew lettuce in front of apartment townhome, along with corn, watermelon, cucumbers and radish. Doing side work here and there for painting, sales, etc as supplemental income. In the past I lived outside of the country also teaching english speaking, had a great time, you can live well in South america for $500 a month
G4T you're seriously red!! Wow!!! I told you a while ago to stay outta the sun so much...man it's doing you in!!!
It really doesn't pay to work, no pun intended. A person is better off renting out 3 of his 4 bedrooms if you own the home outright, turn the backyard into a garden and live off the rents.
Are those swords in the back? You look and act just like one of my good friends in real life. If you were a huge fan of Final Fantasy, I'd say you're my friends doppelganger.
growing our own watermelon, tomatoes and beans
and of course trying to smoke less weed