If you are a chronic dieter, you know that long term, diets don't work. You do really well for a while, but once you reach your goal, you might revert. The same is true with money habits. You may have changed for the recession, but will it hold?
Our wired-in tendencies are to start over-spending when the economy recovers. If you don't want to be part of the trend, check out my set of tips for how to stay frugal & focused during an economic upturn.
We are heading towards the end of 2009 and the Canadian real estate market is on fire. Record numbers of sold homes, record prices, bidding wars… All this is happening while we are coming out of the worst recession in 90 years.
We may be on the way of out of the recession, but it's always good to remember how we got here and how to prepare for the next time around.
How men and women have made spending adjustments in 2009.
With fears over job security and widespread pay freezes, recession can prompt some people to think about starting their own business. And despite the common perception, for the right start up, it could be the perfect time to go it alone.
News of the fading recession might have made a few of us sigh in relief and made us hopeful of good times to come, but this has sparked off the biggest debate the present times have ever seen and that is, if the recovery is going to be a lasting one.
Fall is the time when some really good books come your way, but coming to know the best of them takes time and effort from your end and a busy person like you might not have the time for that.
Now that the recession is coming to a close, you need to be worried about the effect of inflation on your finances.
According to comments from Fed Chief Ben Bernanke the recession is "very likely over." What do you think?
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