With the fire sale of Bear Stearns this week, and growing
acknowledgement we are heading toward if not already in a recession,
lots of us are feeling anxious about our family's financial future. And
day-to-day finances aren’t any easier. Gas, food and health care all
cost more than they did even a year ago while home prices are falling
Even
families who are still doing well are not immune to the anxieties
inherent in a slowing economy, and more and more people are looking at
their prospects and deciding a little belt-tightening might be a good
idea.
Most of us have the luxury of sheltering our kids from
that to some degree, as long as there is still dinner on the table and
a roof over their heads.
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