Comments on: This recession can ultimately be a good thing http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:16:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Link Love - Frugal Tips « Saving Money Ideas http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-22167 Link Love - Frugal Tips « Saving Money Ideas Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:26:42 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-22167 [...] is a Good Thing at SenseToSave.com Time: 120 Minutes at TheSimpleDollar.com Shopping: View Black Friday ads at BFAds.net (these will [...] [...] is a Good Thing at SenseToSave.com Time: 120 Minutes at TheSimpleDollar.com Shopping: View Black Friday ads at BFAds.net (these will [...]

]]> By: Link Love: Pumpkins Galore! | Remodeling This Life http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21809 Link Love: Pumpkins Galore! | Remodeling This Life Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:04:32 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21809 [...] This Recession Can Ultimately Be a Good Thing [...] [...] This Recession Can Ultimately Be a Good Thing [...]

]]> By: Jenny http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21652 Jenny Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:23:32 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21652 I am with you on the Christmas thing. Last year we basically went nuts and ended up having to pay for our Christmas shopping with money we got for Christmas. Stupid! This year we are making gifts and buying the rest off of Etsy or making donations in the recipient's name. <em>Jenny's last blog post..</em><a href='http://babyfingers.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default' rel="nofollow">Breastfeeding and Poverty: An Ounce of Prevention</a> I am with you on the Christmas thing. Last year we basically went nuts and ended up having to pay for our Christmas shopping with money we got for Christmas. Stupid! This year we are making gifts and buying the rest off of Etsy or making donations in the recipient’s name.

Jenny’s last blog post..Breastfeeding and Poverty: An Ounce of Prevention

]]> By: Michelle http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21649 Michelle Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:06:48 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21649 You make some great points, Kacie. The country seems to be in "consumption overdrive"--consuming more than we can afford, spurring production that isn't really warranted, and therefore not sustainable....the pieces had to start crumbing sooner or later. If you look at the generations who experienced the Great Depression and WW2, they are some of the most grounded and frugal people out there. A country with more grounded and frugal people would be a good thing! <em>Michelle's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/gotchababy/~3/422182404/next-step.html' rel="nofollow">A Good Problem to Have, Sort of...</a> You make some great points, Kacie. The country seems to be in “consumption overdrive”–consuming more than we can afford, spurring production that isn’t really warranted, and therefore not sustainable….the pieces had to start crumbing sooner or later.

If you look at the generations who experienced the Great Depression and WW2, they are some of the most grounded and frugal people out there. A country with more grounded and frugal people would be a good thing!

Michelle’s last blog post..A Good Problem to Have, Sort of…

]]> By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21646 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:33:54 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21646 What's funny is that Christmas spending is projected to only rise about 2 percent, whereas it WAS projected to rise 4 percent. Headline? Christmas Spending Cut In Half! Things aren't really as bad as everyone (read: government) wants you to believe. I have several friends in the financial industry, one of who is the president of a large bank and they all say that there is still plenty of money available, you just have to qualify now. Imagine that. QUALIFYING for a loan! LOL! <em>Ron@TheWisdomJournal's last blog post..</em><a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheWisdomJournal/~3/422296617/' rel="nofollow">Smart Moves and Hedges in a Bad Economy</a> What’s funny is that Christmas spending is projected to only rise about 2 percent, whereas it WAS projected to rise 4 percent. Headline?

Christmas Spending Cut In Half!

Things aren’t really as bad as everyone (read: government) wants you to believe. I have several friends in the financial industry, one of who is the president of a large bank and they all say that there is still plenty of money available, you just have to qualify now. Imagine that. QUALIFYING for a loan! LOL!

Ron@TheWisdomJournal’s last blog post..Smart Moves and Hedges in a Bad Economy

]]> By: FruGal http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21631 FruGal Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:34:36 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21631 Hi Kacie, I agree with a lot of what you've said here. Obviously it's never good for the economy to suffer, but I do think it's a good thing to see things correcting themselves after such a long period of cheap and easy credit. I also think it's a good thing that people are returning to the habit of saving for things rather than continuing with the buy now pay later culture which is what started most people's problems to begin with. Really great post. :) Hi Kacie, I agree with a lot of what you’ve said here. Obviously it’s never good for the economy to suffer, but I do think it’s a good thing to see things correcting themselves after such a long period of cheap and easy credit. I also think it’s a good thing that people are returning to the habit of saving for things rather than continuing with the buy now pay later culture which is what started most people’s problems to begin with.

Really great post. :)

]]> By: PT http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21585 PT Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:16:58 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21585 Great post. Stumbled. <em>PT's last blog post..</em><a href='http://ptmoney.com' rel="nofollow">Prime Time Money</a> Great post. Stumbled.

PT’s last blog post..Prime Time Money

]]> By: Trixie http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21579 Trixie Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:59:56 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21579 Hi Kacie, I do feel badly for those that loose employment, etc due to this crisis. BUT I totally think some good things are happening. The citizens of our country are stopping to THINK about where their money is going. And PLAN their spending. Oh, how much better our country's financial situation would be if we all did that regularly! I am especially happy about people choosing to spend less money at Christmas. Gifts and fun celebrations are things we enjoy doing but Jesus is our main focus and the reason we are celebrating the holiday. I recently wrote something about a simpler Christmas. Here is the link for anybody that's interested. http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-ready-for-christmas.html Take Care, Trixie Hi Kacie,

I do feel badly for those that loose employment, etc due to this crisis. BUT I totally think some good things are happening.

The citizens of our country are stopping to THINK about where their money is going. And PLAN their spending. Oh, how much better our country’s financial situation would be if we all did that regularly!

I am especially happy about people choosing to spend less money at Christmas. Gifts and fun celebrations are things we enjoy doing but Jesus is our main focus and the reason we are celebrating the holiday. I recently wrote something about a simpler Christmas.

Here is the link for anybody that’s interested.

http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-ready-for-christmas.html

Take Care,

Trixie

]]> By: Karen @ Living Well on Less http://sensetosave.com/2008/10/15/recession-a-good-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-21573 Karen @ Living Well on Less Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:43:18 +0000 http://sensetosave.com/?p=1043#comment-21573 Amen! This is exactly what I've been thinking lately. I'm hearing all over the place that the best thing we can do for the economy is to keep spending. I don't think so. I think that's what got us into this mess to begin with. If this crisis forces every one to be more frugal, it will have a negative impact in the immediate future, but if we maintain that mindset, it'll ultimately be a positive thing when the economy eventually stabilizes. <em>Karen @ Living Well on Less's last blog post..</em><a href='http://livingwellonless.com/2008/10/15/time-to-redeem-points-at-mypoints-what-to-do/' rel="nofollow">Time to redeem MyPoints … what to do?</a> Amen! This is exactly what I’ve been thinking lately. I’m hearing all over the place that the best thing we can do for the economy is to keep spending. I don’t think so. I think that’s what got us into this mess to begin with. If this crisis forces every one to be more frugal, it will have a negative impact in the immediate future, but if we maintain that mindset, it’ll ultimately be a positive thing when the economy eventually stabilizes.

Karen @ Living Well on Less’s last blog post..Time to redeem MyPoints … what to do?

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