Ryan Byrd’s Ramblings

The managing editor of current events and culture for RBDN stopped me by the office water cooler this morning and mentioned I should blog more about our current economic crisis. “Put a positive spin on it, Mr. Byrd, people need a little pick-me-up.” I thanked her for her suggestion and sat down at my laptop to brainstorm.

First, the bad news, apparently no one has a job anymore and everyone just got foreclosed on and the world markets are down the tubes. Time for some unsolicited advice!

Top Ten Ways to Save Money in this Down Economy

10- If you’re currently trying to gain weight so you can be a bouncer/cage fighter and so you have to buy and eat a lot of food, stop it.
9- Quit buying stuff (No Black Friday!)
8- Ask “What Would Suze Orman Do?”
7- Get things for free
6- Barter
5- Make all of your Christmas gifts — discover the inner artist!
4- Ride a scooter to work
3- No more dinner and a movie dates– get creative
2- Start a home-based business. Step one: eBay all your old junk
1- Celebrate holidays a day or two late, in order to take advantage of after-holiday sales (warning, your kids will probably hate you…)

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Candy says:

November 13, 2008 at 2:40 pm

Whoa! I’m shocked and impressed that this information is coming from RBDN. Thanks for the post and great cash-saving ideas! Yes, the economic downturn has put strain on many budgets. However, honestly, I think Americans are pretty dumb to have not seen this coming. Our greed to keep up with our neighbors finally imploded our economy. Congratulations Americans!

Having grown up in a poor family, having had to go without many, many times, and having kept the same spending habits while gaining my own financial stability in life, I’m doing alright in this downturn and find it hard to sympathize with those who are hurting now due to their own financial stupidity and greed. I agree wholeheartedly with Suze Orman and wish more people would watch her show. She tells you exactly how it is. Yes, sometimes it hurts, but deal with it. Seriously people, money doesn’t grow on trees and I’m glad some people are finally getting the opportunity to realize that although I wish it could have happened a different way; I don’t like to see people suffer.