financial recovery

The new normal economy

Posted June 30, 2009 - 05:34 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Chairs and table on the beach

The economy is way short of full employment, so naturally, consumer spending is down. Sooner or later employment, I think, will return to normal levels. Consumer spending will return to normal too--but don't look to the first half of this decade as "normal." Normal is something very different.

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Best of Personal Finance: Swine Flu Free Zone

Posted April 30, 2009 - 17:08 by Andrea Dickson

Personal Finance

Defining assets, assessing China, having children, buying stuff during the right season, the recession, more recession, but guess what? Not a WORD about swine flu. Except here. I swear I won't mention it again.

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