Lauren Murray
Professor Humphrey
Journalism 1
Economy story
Christine Guccione’s economic pitfall
Student of UT, Christine Guccione, has had a hard few months, as most people have with the economy being the way that it is. She has been through two jobs in the past two months. One of which was a manager at the Carroll wood Bonefish and the other was a bottle service host at Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island.
Guccione has been through two jobs in the past few months because she cannot find a job that is paying her well enough and that can compensate for her bills and expenses each month. She quit working at Bonefish in hopes that she would make more money as a bottle service host at Jackson’s in tips because she says, “ people that have money to spend go out at night and spend it, and those who don’t have money to spend stay in at night and save their money.” Guccione says, “ I have had to sacrifice my favorite thing to do in the whole world, shop, because of the economy being the way that it is, I have had to spend all of my money on bills, such as my health insurance, car insurance, gas, tuition, rent, water bills, cable bills, etc. etc.” She said that the economy started to affect her personally while she was working at Bonefish because less people would come in for dinner, thus she in return would get paid less in tips. She was affected at Jackson’s because less people came out to the club and bought tables and requested bottle service because they were all affected by the economy, thus she in return did not make any tips.
Guccione’s plan for the next few months is to save as much money as possible in case gas prices rise again, or health insurance costs rise, etc. She says, “I would not know what to do if something unexpected came up, like if my car broke down and I had to spend money to get it fixed, I would not be able to afford it. Before the economy started to affect other people and in return affected me, I would have been able to handle a problem if it was to come up, but now I couldn’t.” She says that she is currently staying in school and receiving her education so that she can receive a better, higher paying job in the future. She, like everyone else, does not want to have to deal with money issues as she gets older, so she is doing what she can to prevent that now.
Professor Humphrey
Journalism 1
Economy story
Christine Guccione’s economic pitfall
Student of UT, Christine Guccione, has had a hard few months, as most people have with the economy being the way that it is. She has been through two jobs in the past two months. One of which was a manager at the Carroll wood Bonefish and the other was a bottle service host at Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island.
Guccione has been through two jobs in the past few months because she cannot find a job that is paying her well enough and that can compensate for her bills and expenses each month. She quit working at Bonefish in hopes that she would make more money as a bottle service host at Jackson’s in tips because she says, “ people that have money to spend go out at night and spend it, and those who don’t have money to spend stay in at night and save their money.” Guccione says, “ I have had to sacrifice my favorite thing to do in the whole world, shop, because of the economy being the way that it is, I have had to spend all of my money on bills, such as my health insurance, car insurance, gas, tuition, rent, water bills, cable bills, etc. etc.” She said that the economy started to affect her personally while she was working at Bonefish because less people would come in for dinner, thus she in return would get paid less in tips. She was affected at Jackson’s because less people came out to the club and bought tables and requested bottle service because they were all affected by the economy, thus she in return did not make any tips.
Guccione’s plan for the next few months is to save as much money as possible in case gas prices rise again, or health insurance costs rise, etc. She says, “I would not know what to do if something unexpected came up, like if my car broke down and I had to spend money to get it fixed, I would not be able to afford it. Before the economy started to affect other people and in return affected me, I would have been able to handle a problem if it was to come up, but now I couldn’t.” She says that she is currently staying in school and receiving her education so that she can receive a better, higher paying job in the future. She, like everyone else, does not want to have to deal with money issues as she gets older, so she is doing what she can to prevent that now.
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