http://www.digalist.com/cat/economics/feed.xml Economics lists Lists by ChannelSociety / en-us http://www.digalist.com/list/13090 The global economy<span style="position: relative"> <div id="preLoadLayer0" style="display: none; z-index: 4000; left: -18px; position: absolute; top: -22px"><a href="/up/0918/062202.gif"><img src="/up/0918/bvpic/062202.gif"></a></div></span>is plummeting and people are starting to lose hope, faith in our government practices and in their ability to be successful during these challenging times.  smarterSun, 3 May 2009 6:22:01 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/12982 Yes, the state of our economy is depressing. Yes, job losses are stressful and painful. Yes, it’s much harder to survive when money is exceptionally tight. wuhaFri, 1 May 2009 7:54:40 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/10432 It is true that in times of economic contraction, there is less fuel burned and less pollution created, as industries make less stuff and there are fewer trucks carrying it. Russia's air got dramatically cleaner after the fall of Communism and all the old factories closed. smarterWed, 25 Mar 2009 2:22:39 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9802 <p>Tax time is winding down. For most of us who've yet to file a return, the reason for the delay is that we owe Uncle Sam.</p> smarterMon, 16 Mar 2009 9:42:46 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9628 We may not be getting ready for bread lines or seeing hobos selling apples for five cents on the corner, but all this talk of another Great Depression should have us looking back in history for lessons that we can take with us into the future of this wild and woolly economic mess. smarterFri, 13 Mar 2009 5:33:21 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9254 <p>The economy is in a shambles. The stock market’s down, unemployment’s up, and the housing market is still skidding sideways. The people I know are beginning to get nervous. They’re worried that the recession will turn worse, and that their personal finances will end up in ruins, too.</p> smarterFri, 6 Mar 2009 4:41:06 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9204 <p>With the prices of food and other consumer products going up, it seems that the only way to cope with the market prices is to constantly think of ways on how we can save a little so we can buy more.</p> smarterThu, 5 Mar 2009 5:10:04 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9184 As troubling as things are, however, are we really in bad shape? Here's a handy-dandy way to find out. smarterThu, 5 Mar 2009 1:39:06 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/9103 Generally speaking, a recession is when there is a tightening of the economy, usually for a certain period of time. smarterTue, 3 Mar 2009 8:23:18 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/8858 <p>We have all read about the usual personal finance tips being offered by the writers of the personal finance blogs around the internet and from the experts on television. They usually end up meshing somewhere along the line with information that includes the importance of setting a budget, tracking your spending, and establishing an emergency fund. While that advice is all valuable and true, there are some other things you should be doing that will keep you financially strong.</p> smarterThu, 26 Feb 2009 10:18:00 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/8848 smarterThu, 26 Feb 2009 6:47:01 GMT http://www.digalist.com/list/8758 <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px" class="Apple-style-span">At least someone is making money these days.</span> wuhaTue, 24 Feb 2009 8:43:57 GMT