My subscription story
Thursday, January 27th, 2011Editor,
I have been reading your magazine, as well as a few other “self reliant” magazines, for many years now. I usually pick them up in a local bookstore, near where I work. I have just recently decided to cut down to just one magazine! This has nothing to do with the downturn in the economy, just a matter of streamlining. I feel that Backwoods Home gives me more information on more diverse subjects, than the “others”!
With the decision made, I went with your “whole Shebang” offer! I want to thank Rhoda for making my ordering very easy. While talking to her, I gave her my story. No, it does not start with “once upon a time…”, but MY determination to not only try to help myself, but help others as well.
While placing the order with Rhoda, I remembered reading about people who could not afford their subscriptions anymore. I told her I would like to pay for someones sub. and she asked if I wanted to pay for one or two years. When she said that, I asked to cover one year for two people. Rhoda went on to tell me she would put them down as “Gift Subscriptions” and that each one would be at a much reduced price. I asked that if they were at a reduced rate, then can I cover four subscriptions. She said that would be “OK”!
Now let me clarify things here: I am not rich, I lost over 45 percent of my retirement in the stock market crash, My house and the rest of my retirement and savings are going to my soon-to-be EX-wife, BUT, by the grace of God, I AM still employed!
I live in a medium sized city on the Long Island Sound, and have been working at the same place for over twenty years. I worked for a mid-sized Pharmaceutical Company, that decided to sell it’s manufacturing and research facility, and move to New Jersey. Well this was when everything was starting to look bleak with jobs moving out and businesses closing. We all thought this was the end for us, the job we had was gone, but it had been many great years!
We had been told {grapevine news stand} that there were at least two mall chains looking at our property, and we would be let go. As it turned out, there was this “unknown variable” waiting in the wings! One of the “great bastions of Liberal/Progressive thinking” bought not only the property, BUT hired on “only” about 20 of the former 2000+ employees! I happened to be one of those twenty or so people!
SO not only did I not lose my job, I also got a raise! So it is with this “extra” that I wish to bless someone else!
Thank you for allowing me to pass at least this part of my fortune along to other people! I can only hope it will inspire others out there to do the same.
John S.
