Hey!!!
It was me that originally came up with the thread, "Money the root of all evil???"
Sorry. My ego got in the way. Darn shortcomings and their prowlness!!!
Honestly I'm not that arrogant.
If you want to combat the bad economy you have to simply look at what you need and what you think you need. I can get bad at that sometimes. I have two hobbies, backpacking and photography. Both these hobbies can get very, very expensive. I remind myself that I have to have patience and common sense. Yeah I want the $700.00 Cannon Rebel SLR camera. Yeah I want the $100.00 MSR Hyperflow water filter for filtering water when I'm camping on the trail. But I really don't need (or can afford) to buy them right now. It's just stuff. If I want it bad enough, I need patience and save up for it. I also have to remind myself of the important things. If I ever want to move out of my small crackerbox house I need to think about it before buying toys (for me).
The world's not all about me, and if I'm not careful I'll pay for it, literally.
Tom