Thanks for posting the link. I just heard about it and wanted to look it up. Your post came up on the google search and found this site. Mahalo and Aloha! David

What i find the hardest about the recession is not having to cut back but the fear. But guess that fear has made me make some changes that i should have a long time ago..And i am finding being cheap is fun. its more fun to play monopoly with the kids than see a terrible kid movie .. the article was really...

[quote user="Brandy"]If the average consumer was debt free or at least carried very little debt and made large down payments for loans, would the auto industries and housing market be in the mess they are in? Would we even be in a recession?[/quote] One of the local talk show hosts has said...

The New Year is always an exciting time. As we count down the seconds until midnight, we look forward to a fresh start, new and exciting challenges and the opportunity to improve ourselves, either by losing weight or quitting smoking. This year, many are hoping that the New Year will bring with it economic...

I read something this morning in a commentary elsewhere that has made me think today. We have touched on this topic here but I want to directly ask in a thread focused on the concept... If the average consumer was debt free or at least carried very little debt and made large down payments for loans,...

This morning I had several coupons in hand ready to dash out the door and use them. They were all 10%-20% off of entire purchase, some even on sale prices. But I stopped and decided to make myself a cup of tea and a list of what I wanted to get at each store. Sort of practicing the wait a moment or a...

Last week I had an interesting conversation with and older gentleman of American Indian decent, who spoke of the way his ancestors lived. They stockpiled by the season only, assuring that there was enough food to get them thru the winter. Their rather Nomdic lifestyle limited what they could keep. I...

Straight up and sideways. You could almost reach out and grab the financial stress these days. The GDP took a .3% hit last quarter, the Feds cut prime to 1% (seriously?! 1%?), and most folks feel like tightrope walkers in a hurricane. It's hard not to feel one misstep from disaster when you're...

What's the difference between a recession and a depression? Which one are we in now? Is it possible that the other will happen? Thanks, Carrie Perhaps an article on the definition of a recession would be helpful. Love the Stretcher, but you seem to accept that we are in a recession. Not by the numbers...

Lately it seems everyone is talking about a possible recession (or even a depression). When the Federal Reserve drops rates by 3/4% between meetings it's probably time for all of us to take notice. No one knows for sure whether we'll end up with a recession or not. But, as we all do know, it's...