Callie Walker's Sources

My name: Callie Walker

Source name: Lee Formaggini
Race - Hispanic
Gender - Male
Age - 23
Hometown - Dallas, Texas
Occupation - leasing agent for the Heights 2 apartments, senior General Studies major at Texas State
Income - undetermined
Q1 - "On me, not so much yet because I'm still dependant on my parents and I do have a full-time job, so not as much of an effect as some other people I know."
Q2 - "No, my parents pay for school."
Q3 - "Very much so! I have adjusted how I personally use my money by not eating out as much, not going to Austin as much, spending less at bars by limiting the amount of money I take and leaving my credit card at home. I've saved a lot of money by doing this. I have mainly just altered how I handle entertainment spending."
Q4 - "I'm really not sure how to answer. The government is screwed up anyway, but if they try to do more they are just going to make us pay for it anyway with taxes, so I think that the government trying to do bailouts might not be the best thing. I'm kind of torn. I think the government should help people who really need it, but I don't think they should help out bigger companies like GM with bailouts, because the people who end up having to pay for it are the people who really need the money and aren't getting it."

Source name - Ryan Cargil
Race - Anglo
Gender - Male
Age - 19
Occupation - Student
Q1 - "I'm drinking less coffee now. I lost my job and now I can't find another one."
Q2 - "I have to spend less on food, coffee and fun things."
Q3 - "I've just tried to save more money by not buying as much coffee or eating out as often."
Q4 - "I think people should not spend so much money and start saving it for things that matter!"

Source name - Debbie Hernandez
Race - Hispanic
Gender - female
Generation - 26-35
Hometown - San Marcos, Texas
Occupation - clerk at the Sac N Pac at 1302 West Hopkins Street in San Marcos
Income - low
Q1 - "It was really bad at first. I had to get 2 jobs to support my kids."
Q2 - "I just enrolled in classes again this semester, so not yet."
Q3 - "I cut back on a lot of stuff for my kids, because I'm a single parent. My child support was reduced so I had to start watching how I spend money on things like gas and food and things for my children. I went to try to get assistance and they told me I wasn't qualified to get any help, so I got another job. It's been really hard on us."
Q4 - "I don't know, maybe with pay increases. We just need help!"