5 Things You Don't Skimp on During a Recession

Click here to hear what I said, on Fox Business' Money for Breakfast about what you shouldn't skimp on besides hair, nails and facials!:

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Graduating Debt Free

Getting ready for College, have children or Grandchildren entering? Information you must know! You will be surprised this is Not your typical interview......Diva needs to be careful when she thinks the mikes are turned off!

Graduating Debt Free?

Are Financial Trends Up?

Headlines

· American savings rate hit 5.7%

· Pending Home Sales saw largest jump in 7 years
· S & P 500 Sector Returns: 8 of 10 sectors were positive including with Industrials,
Technology and Energy leading the way, which also included Financials for the 4th week.

• Unemployment rate spiked to 9.4% (important to know that throughout our history, during a recession, unemployment continues to rise even though the economy is recovering)
  

Credit Card Bill of Rights

Headlines

· GM, UAW reached deal on labor & retiree healthcare

· Senate passed credit card regulation bill
· S & P 500 Sector Returns: 6 of 10 were positive including Materials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Energy and Technology