Mike™ wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:54:01 GMT, "CC"
> > wrote:
>
>> With there having been several posts and threads about
>> frugal meals and cooking in hard times
>
> but do remember only go this way if times are personally hard, the
> recession is partly caused by people in jobs stopping spending.


Isn't it amazing that a very few years ago they blamed all
of our
economy's problems on people not SAVING enough?

Today when people spend, most of what is available to buy is
made
in China anyway, so that hurts us more in balance of payments.

gloria p