Small Business Owner of Any Repute
Mr. Moderate
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« on: March 26, 2012, 03:11:31 PM » |
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Answering as one of the few here who was "on my own" for the last four years:
My pay has decreased over the last 4 years from $50k full-time to $50k freelance, starting April 1. I spent much of the last 4 years unemployed, and much of the rest underemployed. That said, I have paid off all my credit cards, and got a nice lower mortgage rate thanks to TARP. So, the TL;DR is yes, significantly better off, though I credit Obama with virtually none of it.
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