www.stillmadeinUSA.com
www.usstuff.com
www.buyamericanmart.com
www.madeinusaforever.com
With the economy doing what it is doing here a lot of people who are losing their jobs. The topic of what is made in the U.S.A. comes up, since a lot of things are no longer made in the country. So here are a list of a few places that sell products that are made in the U.S.A.
I was watching a video where Chairman Howard Davidowitz of Davidowitz & Associates, says that a lower standard of living may be permanent.
That is going to be hard for many people who through the years have been able to just go out and buy what they wanted, when they wanted. I really don't think that is is such a bad thing at all for some people who were clearly out of control with their spending.
When you look back to even the 1970's there was a lot less pressure to keep up with the Joneses. Most house's you would drive by just had bushes outside and perhaps a few flowers in a pot. Now it seems if you don't have a huge landscaped garden with a waterfall (I'm exaggerating a bit here) you are the loser of the neighborhood! Same with home entertainment systems. When I grew up we had a TV and only one color TV in the house. Later we did get basic cable and a VCR but that was after everyone else had it for a while already. And outside, most people don't even cut their own lawns anymore ( I do cut my own lawn).
It seems to me that people say they have to have these things because they don't have anytime to do it themselves. So they work harder to earn more money so they can pay these people to do these things for them. Perhaps it would be good for their children to cut the lawn and make some money so they can see how hard you have to work to buy something.
Reading the finance section on YAHOO everyday can be, well, kind of a drag. I am looking for the positives in the economy but they just keep printing article after article that makes a person not want to spend ANY money at all. Which in a result just takes the economy down even more! Even people who have money to spend are not going to want to spend!
Do you find it takes the wind out of your sails when you read or watch these reports on TV?
Sometimes I go to the store and make a purchase and feel guilty and take it back.
That must be the frugalness (is that a word?) coming out in me! I am also a
practical person too! I am not perfect though I have my moments of "Throwing frugality to the wind"!
I have to go shopping now, let's hope that doesn't happen today at the store!
Miss Frugally
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