Economists say that the recession is over in America, but many consumers aren’t buying it. In fact there are a lot of things they aren’t buying these days like they used to.
Last year over 3 billion coupons are used, saving consumers approximately $3.7 billion. That would seem to be a significant savings, but are you really saving money by using coupons?
With the two largest providers exiting the market, it will become increasingly difficult for consumers to obtain a reverse mortgage.
So what exactly is status symbolitis? It is a condition that leads individuals to spend thousands of dollars each year in trying to convince both themselves and others that they have achieved a certain “status” in society.
Over 7 million job lost, rising unemployment rate, plunging stock market values – while most of the headlines over the past two years have focused on the negative impacts of this current recession, there have also been some positive impacts as well.
