A friend of mine, now passed away and sorely missed, was eulogized by his son at a memorial service. My friend, Bob White, was a savvy financial advisor (in his second career) and taught his children the value of a dollar as they were growing up.
Bob's son, Bobby, told those gathered to celebrate his father's life, the story of turning 16 and talking to his father about a car.
Young Bobby asked his father about the propects for having a car to drive. "Son, do you know how to spell car?" was Bob's reply to his son. "Car is spelled J. O. B. You need to get a job and buy yourself a car."
Very wise advice from a man who lived frugally, died too young, and left behind a legacy for his family.
I am sadddened that many young people are missing out on this lesson. One of the reasons is the lack of jobs for young people.
And it is the lack of jobs for adults in Atlanta that has our real estate market in the toilet. Until we can re-establish a strong and healthy job market in Atlanta, we can expect the real estate market to stay troubled.
The excess invenotry created by the recession will not be cleared up until home buyers have more confidence in the jobs they have and in too many cases until they actually have a job.
Finding a solution to the lack of jobs in Atlanta is a big task, and one I hope and pray our leaders are capable of solving.
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Good Morning Sally, you have a very good point in your post.
Help is on the way in November. That's what I believe and am praying for.
Dan, Thanks for the encouragement.
Virginia: I hope you are correct. But here is the thing, I have lost confidence in any politician's ability to turn this thing around. All of them sell us on how they will be different and thden once in office it is back to the same old same old. The American middle class is in harms way and no one seems to be able to direct us to a safe place.