The weak economy and a sour housing marketing have meant that many more people in this ordinarily footloose nation are staying put. It’s a trend that reverses a decades-old pattern. Click on the picture for the full story
Mary Uhazi is drowning in a sea of debt that she built up slowly over more than two decades of easy credit, but now worries she won’t be able to pay off because of the recession.
Mary Uhazi has more than $60,000 in credit card debt and, by her own account, “nothing to show for it.”
“You have some clothes, you have some dinner, you have a handbag, you have whatever, but it’s not $11,000 worth or it’s not $60,000 worth,” Uhazi said.
Uhazi is drowning in a sea of debt. And, like millions of other Americans, it is a debt load that she built up slowly over more than two decades of easy credit that made it all too simple to spend. Now she worries she won’t be able to pay it off because of the recession, which has led to a reduction in her salary and an increase in her credit card bills. …Click on picture for full story
Companies are cutting jobs by the tens of thousands. State and local governments are penny-pinching, too. So what about Uncle Sam? They will employ more workers! I hopefully they will actually get workers and not just employees earning a pay check …
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Retail sales plunged by the largest amount on record in October as the financial crisis and the slumping economy caused consumers to sharply cut back on their spending.
It just might be that we are spending our money in a WISER WAY. Click on picture for full story
Traveling for the Holidays? Get ready to pay a little extra on your bags! Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s biggest airline, said Wednesday it will impose a $15 fee to check a first bag, becoming the last of the six legacy airlines to impose such a fee. Delta will also charge $25 for a second checked bag
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The new newness: ugliness is in????
The repulsive and the simply unattractive are getting a philosophical and political makeover.
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Yes, I know, Wall Street is on the fritz and everyone is going bonkers! The financial situation of the US may be touchy, but the economy is still strong. With all this pandemonium , we still have to eat. So how about dinner out?
WHAT????????….. Arent we supposed to SAVE money?. Yes, but just as you, we are tired of hearing doomsday predictions and want to relax, take some pressure off, regain sanity and enjoy the weekend.
We work hard all week so we all deserve it!
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So , relax, get your mind off the Dow Jones, put on your gorgeous wear and when you’re asked : what are you making tonight? say : Reservations!
