Normally I live my life with the understanding that the media loves a good drama and to take everything they offer with a grain of salt. But the economic news the last couple of weeks has been truly alarming. (See my blog title...like I need more things to worry about!) What happens to a family who works very hard, ties up their assets in things like a house and property and retirement investment ...

... of the United States, 1867-1990, Princeton (1971), esp. chapters 2-4. F&S find the Greenback period (1863-1879) extremely interesting, and it receives almost as much scrutiny as the onset of the Great Depresssion (1929-1933); writing in 1971, they were totally amazed by the idea of freely floating, non-redeemable currency, with inflation rates of almost 4.5% annually. This is, of course, the ...

... maybe this one is more enticing I do love the phrase "The American Dream is an aspiration, not an entitlement."- but even as I read about the "crisis" - I can't help wondering are we heading toward another "great depresssion" - I have a good friend who lost her job last November and hasn't worked since then and hasn't really seriously looked for a job and she hasn't lost her house, cancelled her ...

The kids keep asking me "if there's another Great Depresssion, will we be okay? Will we have any money?" and all I can tell them is "I don't know". There have been many many times that I have thought about closing my shop and getting a "real job" - one that pays me regularly and theoretically more than I make here. We've managed to survive the first year of business, which everyone tells me is ...

“Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.” ~ Brian Tracy A weekend CNN Poll found that 59 percent of Americans believe a 1930s style depresssion is “somewhat likely” or “very likely”. As we enter the troubled financial waters ahead, we really need to watch our thoughts. Remember the power of our thoughts can work for

... how the crisis is leading to an Epic Recession in the real economy and coming mass layoff announcements. He draws parallels between today and the first banking crisis in 1930 during the Great Depresssion of that decade and predicts the government will soon seek a solution similar to the 1930s era Reconstruction Finance Corp.. Click here to listen to the Real Audio version. MP3 Version ...