How do you feel about 2010?

[unjung]

I had a meeting the other day with a potential business partner and he remarked that a lot of people seem energized about 2010. I'm really excited about this year. 2007 was **** for me, 2008 was pretty drab, toward the end of 2009 I began to feel okay, and now I have some great stuff in the works at work, and have started a new relationship with a pretty impressive woman. Two weeks in, I'm excited about 2010. Also, I bought a new suit today. Anyone else excited about 2010?

 

[Piobaire]

Business wise, all our forecasts are pretty eff'ing grim. So grim, I'm not counting on a bonus and will be surprised if I even get my next scheduled raise. That's okay though, I'm not crying poor, and I'm in things for the long haul.

 

[kwilkinson]

2010 is going too quickly already.

 

[Alter]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Business wise, all our forecasts are pretty eff'ing grim. So grim, I'm not counting on a bonus and will be surprised if I even get my next scheduled raise. That's okay though, I'm not crying poor, and I'm in things for the long haul.

I am in the same boat. If I am lucky I will make around 20% less this year. If unlucky...yikes!

 

[visionology]

2009 was a mixed bag for me. Lost a ton of money, got a new job, broke up with the fiance, bought a house. I'm hoping 2010 is more enjoyable and less of a rollercoaster.

 

[RSS]

What can I say ... I prefer odd-numbered years.

 

[RJman]

It can only get better.

 

[odoreater]

I feel really good about 2010. 2009 was one of my worst years ever (while leaving a $150k /year job to start your own firm can be exciting, the financial hammer comes down on you). This year has started off really well for me and I feel that the trend will continue.

 

[RSS]

^^^ I sure as hell hope it gets better.

2010 began with my father-in-law breaking his hip. Following his hospital stay he graduated from the dementia unit to the full-nursing care dementia unit ... at double the cost. As if that weren't enough of a beginning ... my sister checked into Betty Ford ... at my expense due to most of her assets being frozen as she goes through a divorce.

RJman ... do you remember that little kitten that "baked you a cookie but eated it?" It's as if my beagles baked me a ham ... but eated it ... and then baked a second one and eated it too.

 

[HRoi]

2010 is hopefully an upswing year. 2009 was mostly a stagnant year, which i hate, but at least i had good health and didn't lose my job.

 

[Gus]

Well, the world may not be coming to a financial end as it seemed 12 months ago, but in so many ways I think we are in the "eye of the storm" and could be in for some more major bumps. Financial institutions are better off because of massive stimulus but until they start loaning money to small businesses, we have no true recovery. Housing isn't much better because once interest rates go up, (and they will) even at low prices, less people can afford to buy. Houses will stay depressed except in the cream of the crop areas (and there are very, very few of those). We have a lot more foreclosures to face. I think it will be like the early 70's were we went sideways (including the stock market) for a very long time. Massive amounts of workers needed to be retrained and that took years. It wasn't until new, innovating small businesses began to grow and prosper that we pulled out of it (true recovery) and that took a while.

I'll be happy to see more incentives, including tax breaks, for small businesses.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by RSS

RJman ... do you remember that little kitten that "baked you a cookie but eated it?" It's as if my beagles baked me a ham ... but eated it ... and then baked a second one and eated it too.

It sounds like then they fouled your rug.

 

[phreak]

2010 is going too quickly already.

+1
I graduate in may and have a few fairly large decisions ahead of me. I have always assumed that a change of location would be in order after graduation, but my job is going so damn good right now its gonna be hard to move forward. Also my latest lady friend looks like she may have an effect on that decision as well.

idk, i feel like right now it doesnt matter what i do i cant mess up too much, kinda exciting i suppose

 

[DNW]

So far, so good. Heck of a lot better than the **** year that was 2009.

 

[kwilkinson]

2009 was by far-- BY FAR--- the best year of my life. If 2010 can even compete on the same level with '09, it's going to be a damn good ride.