I don't really feel it affecting us so much... I know our incomes will either stay the same or rise, our mortgage is fixed, and the only area the housing market hurts us is it limits what I can charge on our rental to make it turn a profit OR be willing to sell it at a loss. But I'm not exactly hurting in that aspect since we can still save for retirement, are paying down our debts, and our stupid financial decisions haven't hurt us TOO badly. But bad enough I know I seriously need to work on our spending habits and get on a good budget so we are more efficient with our money.
Healthcare, we're good... the only place the economy really affects us is rising prices on food & gas. But even then its not TOO bad. If things get really bad we can cut back on saving, cut back on my son's preschool, adjust DH's withholding more... we still have a lot of wiggle room. But really, I notice more that I have to work on my personal finance skills vs anything to do with the economy.
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