Latest population figures for California is:
35,893,799 and growing
California's budget deficit $11.2 billion and growing
Costing each Californian, man, woman, child = $312.03 per fiscal year (july to june) and growing. Yes Three hundred and twelve dollars and three cents...
So to cover all of this, there is going to be more taxes, fees, and so forth to find some way of squeezing out from our wallets $350.00 per person. I say $350.00 because by the time the money is raised, the deficit is going to be worst and we do have to put away for a rainy day.
So what can we do? Most of us, seeing such a huge number would probally back off, dive in the latest sports page, editorials, U-Tube, Facebook, or where ever you spend your mental time and, well, just forget about it. Like, you are just ONE person with all of your own problems, and you don't have that kind of funding, right?
Well, get your head out of your digital sand, it not going to help. There is actually a way ALL of us can help and no you don't have to get another job to make it work either. You don't need to go out and maxed the credit cards for Christmas or Winter Holidays (which actually btw, make the problem worst). No... Here it is...
Share and share alike. I am not talking about Socilism here so get off that soap box! This goes back to W.W.II when there was rationing going on, and share with your neighbors what could can and they share the same. Then there is this one other secret... Savings. That right, do more with less and save the rest.
So why not this fiscal year, set a goal to save 350.00 for each person in your household? Got too many, then go for $350.00 this year and build up. Believe it or not, this helps the state a lot. To break that down, that is roughly $45.00 put aside each month for seven months will build up to that. Think it is too much? Look at your buget, Christmas is a big one. During W.W.II things brand new were rare. Home crafted was huge. If we could all do this for seven years, think of the surplus we each have personally. $2,450.00 plus what ever interest is earned. Put it in an ing account, or pay pal or something else where you can keep from touching it. Also, snip up those credit cards, keep one for use in emergency and credit building (aka, buy but pay next day kind of thing). We do not have to go as far as W.W.II did in rationing everything, but doing some of that would go a long way to setting this state (and others) in the right.
Thanks for this journey,
Nancy Louise
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