SAVING: IT'S THE NEW, NEW THING (AGAIN)
capitalspectator.com 10/31/2008 — Today's update on personal income and spending corroborates yesterday's GDP report, which told us clearly that the consumer is wary and is cutting back sharply on consumption. The smoking gun today is that while disposable personal income rose ...

Saving in China
paul.kedrosky.com 9/3/2009 — Good new BBC radio documentary on saving in China: Synopsis Colin Yu is a teacher who lives in Shanghai. He has a job but still struggles to support his parents on his modest income. Colin would like to spend more money and the Chinese ...

Saving Money on Your Household Bills
moneyning.com 10/13/2009 — If you have dealt with a recent shock caused by your water, gas, and electric bills, you understand just how important it is to save on household bills. The rates are going through the roof and winter is around the corner. Finding good ways to cut back without freezing is helpful for just ...

Video: Money Saving Advice Online
marketnewslive.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — 03/09/09 Google launched a new website that allows users to give and rate money saving tips.

Seed Saving - Saving Your Garden Favorites to Grow Next Year
gardening.about.com 10/7/2009 — When the seed pods have dried on the plant (flowers, beans, broccoli, lettuce...) Keep an eye on the pods as they start to brown. Most seed pods will open and disperse on their own. You can catch seed by placing small bags over the seed heads when ...

Saving Money is Bad for the Economy
hf-implode.com 3/28/2009 — " Last month the savings rate hit the 5 percent mark. That makes two months over 4 percent and for the first time in a decade that Americans have actually saved more than 4 percent for two consecutive months. Saved 4 percent of what? Of their personal income. You would think that most people ...

Real Time Economics : Will 2009 Be Year of Saving?
blogs.wsj.com 12/24/2008 — For U.S. consumers, 2009 is likely to be the year of saving, rather than spending. Although some burdens, such as gasoline prices, have lightened considerably, the cons for the household sector still outweigh the pros. That’s why economists are ...

The Impact of Changes in the Saving Rate on PCE
calculatedriskblog.com 5/15/2009 — On Saturday I excerpted from a NY Times article Shift to Saving May Be Downturn’s Lasting Impact . I argued: The saving rate will probably continue to rise (an aging population usually pushes the saving rate higher) and a rising saving rate will ...

Trade Procyclicality in the Current Recession: The View from the US
econbrowser.com 10/9/2009 — Paul Krugman recently characterized the current pace of trade activity as worse than that during the Great Depression. And indeed, graphs from Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O'Rourke have been diligent in illustrating how this is the case, most recently ...

Why saving is for suckers - MSN Money
articles.moneycentral.msn.com 10/19/2009 — First (in this case, from 2003 to 2006), you have a normally strong economy and equity bull market. Banks make loans to companies, which use the proceeds to expand, and all is well in the realm. At some point (2007), banks get crazy and lend too much, ...