Retread

I wish I could think of something to write about... but I can't. I've been reading the news about how the economic sky is falling, and all I can think is... WTF!?! Seriously.

I'm not going to say that I'm debt-free, because I'm not. I owe some on my credit card, I owe on the house, and I owe on my student loan. But I don't own a new car. I don't live in a McMansion, I don't have too many credit cards that are all at their limit, and I didn't keep re-financing the house every time the assessed value went up.

I'm not a super-saver, but I'm not a super-spender either. Unfortunately, it seems that the entire rest of the country does fall into one of these two categories... and many of the super-spenders are learning their lesson, and becoming super-savers. This is going to wreak havoc on the government's plans for recovery. Less spent money equals a slower recovery and fewer taxable dollars.

It's about time that we learn to moderate a bit... quit keeping up with the neighbors and spending beyond our means. Too bad our kids (and their kids, and their kids -- assuming that global warming doesn't wipe out the planet before then) will have to pay for it all.

Repent. The end is near.