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Alert: Money Worries  

Focus:Family
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Location:United States


Well-off Americans are starting to feel the pinch, a survey finds. Nearly 2 out of 5 people say the state of their personal finances is fairly or very shaky. More than 3/4 said they thought the economy had fallen into a recession and that the country was "seriously off on the wrong track." 2 out of 5 have more credit card debt.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-poll15-2008may15,0,3503120.story

Posted: Thursday May 15, 2008, 10:35 am
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Eric Swanson (1) 		Friday June 13, 2008, 3:52 pm
"Donald Fleckenstein lives comfortably in retirement, but higher food and energy costs still prompted him to trade down from a big American car to a small Honda, to cancel plans for a European vacation and to worry more about how the next generations of his family will fare."

--There is absolutely nothing wrong with this situation. I think this is great that he is reducing his carbon footprint and saving some money!! I hope more people remember the third "R" in being green. Recycle, Reuse, and REDUCE. We need to REDUCE our lifestyle in order to live a more free.

Meg A. (22) 		Saturday June 21, 2008, 4:32 pm
Well said Eric! There is so much pressure to HAVE morethese days rather than to BE more!!

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