I think you're right, ceejay, and I thought of that. I guess it depends how the question was asked. Is the nation's economy worse is a different question than is your personal financial situation worse. We also haven't been majorly affected by economic pressures. Yes, we are paying more for gas and food and yes our portfolio has taken a hit, but we haven't had to make any changes to our lifestyle and we are still putting 20% of our income into savings. We are trying to be a bit more careful with our spending but nothing extreme.
But I think you'd have to be living in a cave somewhere to not hear about the real estate bubble, sub-prime mortgages, credit crunch, falling savings rates, rising inflation, the weak dollar, etc. that all add up to the overall economy having trouble.
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