I don’t know if you’re like me, but the economy is pretty scary right now! In the last couple of years I have noticed that the dollar doesn’t buy as much overseas, ice cream cartons have become mysteriously smaller, and fortune 500 companies disappear over the weekend.
I hope that this truly is “cyclical” which is what most people who are older than me think, but who really knows? The US seems to be getting further and further into debt and spending more money than ever. I don’t know how this affects all of us in the long run, but it is worth thinking about….
I notice things close to me like homes for sale in my neighborhood, the amount of people out to dinner, people spending money on “toys”. I have also noticed that people that would not ordinarily have to worry about money are having to get part time jobs so that their kids can live the way they are used to. Part of me says not to worry about it and go on with daily life, but part of me also says that not paying attention to it is like ignoring a freight train coming head on!
In the long run, I hope that people continue to work to get by and that the economy picks up soon so that this way of life is just temporary!
