What are your Corona virus economic effects?

[Guardguy11]

I would love to hear from the community as to how you are experiencing this crisis.

- anyone gotten sick?
- anyone lose their jobs?

I believe I will be sent home to telecommute today. Our local economy is already getting wrecked. I can't believe how fast this is going.

I have never been more thankful for VA benefits.

 

[RonG]

My son opened a small business 1 November 2019. It has been developing a steady customer base.

Now this.

I have my doubts about the future of his business, which had been his dream for years.

Fortunately, none of my family are ill.

Ron

 

[chaplaincharlie]

No one ill yet, but my wife’s business have turned to almost nothing.

 

[oddpedestrian]

This has really crushed retail and restaurants Im flying out this weekend I got the whole toolkit (mask, hand sanitizer, gloves, lysol wipes) no one sick yet. Keep it pushing. i have to give it to the medical facilities and the few places that are open I ALWAYS see someone cleaning and wiping things down.

 

[tony292]

Zero effect on me, but my income is VA/retirement/SSDI and my wife es income is AGR. I did take some steps toward what I call “food security”. We have 1.5 cattle in the freezer and just bought 2 more steers on the hoof, we have 10 chickens, 3 ducks and 5 quail... 2 goats, they aren’t for food but for weedeating... but if things got bad we could eat them. Also getting ready to plant a garden, lots of potatoes, carrots, beans, apple, peach, plum trees, blueberry and blackberry bushes, etc. we have a small farm and we’re not afraid to use it! I can’t grow toilet paper, but I can grow lots of veggies, beef, eggs.

 

[RonG]

Zero effect on me, but my income is VA/retirement/SSDI and my wife es income is AGR. I did take some steps toward what I call “food security”. We have 1.5 cattle in the freezer and just bought 2 more steers on the hoof, we have 10 chickens, 3 ducks and 5 quail... 2 goats, they aren’t for food but for weedeating... but if things got bad we could eat them. Also getting ready to plant a garden, lots of potatoes, carrots, beans, apple, peach, plum trees, blueberry and blackberry bushes, etc. we have a small farm and we’re not afraid to use it! I can’t grow toilet paper, but I can grow lots of veggies, beef, eggs.

You are well prepared.

I foresee the income for my son and daughter-in-law dwindling to zero.

Fortunately, my income is static (for now) and includes CRSC: VA comp @ SMC-S; Social Security; and a pension from a state university. I can cover their expenses as needed.

We have a cat. I use "we" since I am in charge of litter box maintenance when they are out of town.



Ron

 

[Sullysull48]

So far so good. My wife and I are both state employees . Plus, what I get from DOD, VA, CRSC and a residual check I get from my former employer.