03-18-2020, 11:01 AM
(03-18-2020, 10:23 AM)WBB fan Wrote: On the personal financial front. we all need to think about our own situation and pay attention to that. But at the same time, be aware of others. Depending on your own situation, you may well be better off than many others are going to be. I'm not really rich, but I am comfortable financially, and I'm trying to act accordingly in the current situation. I'm starting with the following. I have a weekly cleaning service and I've just decided that I don't want to them coming into my home for the time being. But these are people who really depend on their paycheck. So although I've told them not to come, I'm going ahead and paying them as if they were coming. It doesn't cost me anything that I wouldn't have been spending normally. All it means is that I have to do my own cleaning. I'll be looking for other things I can do.
We came to the same conclusion about our cleaners. We also own a rental property and are in discussions about what to do should our tenants not be able to afford to pay the rent for a period of time.
BC