Are you ......

[Drip]

Are you better off now than you were four years ago? And folks, it doesn't have to be financial.

 

[Ace]

Yes.

 

[Amy]

Even with my recent loss, a resounding yes.

 

[Football_Bat]

I have a hi-def TV. So yes, better.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Yes.

 

[Greenhorn]

Absolutely.

 

[Boom_70]

Are you attempting to start a political thread in covert fashion? If so, go look at Moddy's sticky note and can it.

 

[TheWritingWaffle]

I have a job.
My weight's going down.
I got a college degree, had some fun and made great friends.

Four years ago, I was at a junior college in my hometown.

So yes, I would say I'm much better than then.

 

[Boom_70]

Gay?

 

[Drip]

Are you attempting to start a political thread in covert fashion? If so, go look at Moddy's sticky note and can it.

No, it's not a political thread in covert fashion. Just a simple question.

 

[EStreetJoe]

Yes and no.

Four years ago the newspaper industry was in the crapper, my paper was offering buyouts for the second time in two years (2006 then 2008) and the offer was 1 year's salary and 1 year of health insurance. I took it viewing it as an opportunity to be with my newborn son (born in November 2008) and to reinvent myself and move out of the industry.
I was let go from a paralegal position in March 2011 and entry-level work in the legal industry is hard to find. Full-time work as a copy editor/proofreader is hard to get unless you have experience in pharma/medical or another specialized field. Right now I'm working two part-time jobs while trying to find full-time work. Had I not taken the buyout I'd still have full-time employment. So job-wise am I better off than I was four years ago? No.

But in all other aspects of life am I better off than I was four years ago? Yes.

 

[Hey Diaz!]

Nope.

 

[Moderator1]

Yes in most areas
No in some
And if it turns political, someone is in da ****.

 

[imjustagirl]

Yes and no.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Yes.

 

[Amy]

Drip, what's your answer?

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Professionally, I'd say I'm slightly better off right now, but that could change at any time, of course.

Personally, I'm about the same.

 

[Dark_Knight]

Overall I would say yes, absolutely. I have a job I love at a paper that gives me a lot of freedom we've got a good staff in sports. I just rediscovered my love for playing golf, and I'm slowly getting back into better shape. There are a few things personally, but who doesn't have that?

Not to mention the Texas Rangers are at the top of the AL West!

 

[Gator]

I'm getting married in less than three weeks. Four years ago, my fiance and I had been dating for eight months. Both of us previously were coming off sour, sour relationships. So I would say it's a resounding yes.

 

[Moderator1]

Check back with us on that in a few months, eh??