Stale Green Light

Have you found that your frugality is angering the neighbors? We have seen more and more reports of people complaining over the neighbors trying to save money. For instance, a woman complained rudely to her neighbor about the way she would hang dry her laundry on a line in her backyard. The upset neighbor thought that this was cheapening the look of the neighborhood, even though the woman did her best to make it hidden, discreet, and private. If you happen to encounter problems like this yourself, all you need to ask yourself is, “is what I am doing against any rules or codes of the neighborhood?” If it is not, you are in no way obligated to stop what you are doing. However, if you want a more peaceful alternative with your neighbor, try reaching a compromise, or explaining your reasons for doing it. As long as you are being courteous, there is no law against saving a few dollars where you can!

Looking to the horizon of our economy many economists and financial planners are seeing rampant inflation. It is a logical concern considering the horrible debt our government has incurred. Now we are stuck with these bills we simply do not have the money to pay.

Well one way to get rid of them is to print lots more money. This way our government would be in the clear. But, this way we would get hurt. If our government was to do this, our liquid cash would immediately decrease in value.

We can avoid doing this by converting our liquid cash into sound investments. The sooner our money is turned into something more solid, the better we will financially be in the future.

The Cash For Clunkers Program has been underway for quite some time now and we are discovering interesting things. The car that has benefited from this the most is the Ford Focus. Beyond this, though, Toyota has three cars in the top five traded in.

I’m wondering why we are okay with our government spending our taxes to encourage us to buy foreign cars? I have no problem with people buying a Toyota if that is what they are interested in. What I do have a problem with is my government giving my tax money to people so they can buy foreign cars. We need the money back in our economy.