Bad Short-Term, GREAT Long-Term

The economy might not look good for right now as more people do this, but in the long run, it's going to make for a healthier economy for the entire country.  If everyone did this, we'd have a big bust for a while, but then everyone would come out better in the end.

Hat tip: Knight of Columbus' Headline Bistro

Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes

BOISE, Idaho -- Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt, opened a savings account and stopped taking their two children to restaurants. Jessica and Alan Muir have started buying children's clothes at steep markdowns, splitting bulk-food purchases with other families and gathering their firewood instead of buying it for $200 a cord.  ...