All Posts Tagged With: "inflation"

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When Fuel Prices Go Up, America Slows Down

The face-paced life of many Americans has a new ball and chain: fuel.
It costs too much. Whether it really is because there’s not enough of it, or the oil companies are cashing in because of the perception that there’s not enough of it, we’re all feeling the pinch.
High fuel costs make everything cost [...]

26Jun2008 | Lisa | 2 comments | Continued
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Recession R Us

The recession is affecting us all, some more than others. Here’s how I’m feeling it:
1) My 401K value has dropped over 12 % in the last 6 months- I didn’t want to retire anyway. I’ve read so many articles in the papers about not panicking over the volatile market, that I’m now [...]

23Mar2008 | Lisa | 2 comments | Continued
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My Own War Against Inflation

I’m securing my bomb shelter, ready to do battle with my arch foe, Inflation Man. He’s insidiously infiltrating my world, a guerilla camouflaged in Burnankeian Green, besieging the U.S. economy with surprising ease- and my house value and bank interest are dropping, while my fuel costs and grocery bills are rising.
It’s a bizarro world [...]

9Mar2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Stagflation- Will We Repeat History?

From 1969-1982 the United States experienced its worst economic slow down since the depression. Deemed as a period of stagflation (stagnation + inflation),Richard Samuelson, in a recent Newsweek article, described it this way: “a spiraling combination of high (or rising) inflation, high (or rising) unemployment, and economic slow down over a long period of time.”
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1Mar2008 | Lisa | 0 comments | Continued