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Are you feeling optimistic about your financial future?

Yes, I am. I work to not get caught up in the negativity on TV or newspapers.

I truly believe negativity breeds more negativity.

I'm more careful with my money but I'm still optimistic.

I believe we can overcome the negativity in our economy.

Do you think we're all buying into the negativity and as a population making it worse?

It's like the Law of Attraction - we're attracting more negativity to us as a whole?

You are SO right, Sharon. I think a lot of the "bad" economy is about what the media is choosing to focus on. They do stories about people having their electricity turned off cuz they can't pay their bills. This is sad but it happens all the time, unfortunately, not just now.

I don't choose to dwell on that negativity as I do feel we bring more power to it as a group.

My internet businesses are doing great and if this is how I am doing in a "bad" economy, then I can't wait til everyone things things are good!

My husband also got a very nice raise at his job this month so we're very optimistic. I do also agree that perhaps in these times it's good to be practical and a little more careful with our money, but actually, that is good advice at any time.

I think maybe a correction was needed in the US. People actually living in their means and not borrowing more and more on credit cards and against their homes.

We both believe you get what you are thinking about the most so we both focus on success, money and security coming into our lives. It works!

Yes, I think a lot of the current problems are due to greed, and living beyond their means. If you can't afford it -- don't buy it. If you can -- think about it, and if you want it, then buy it. The "I deserve it NOW" attitude got a lot of people into trouble.

I think people fall into the advertising traps too. All the ads assaulting us everywhere convince us we need the latest and greatest gadget, clothes, car, whatever.

When I was a kid, growing up the the 50's and 60's, nobody had much so we were all the same. My mom made our clothes, we grew our food and my mom preserved it, we had chickens and cows, etc. There just wasn't much money around and everybody pretty much paid cash for everything.

I think easy credit was a big mistake because many people can't handle it.

I lived on the edge of broke for a long time in my 20s. Now that DH and I have a nice income, we are finding that we don't need (or in fact, want) the big cars, the huge house, the cutting edge entertainment system.

Easy credit is an evil thing. It artificially inflates the standard of living, and when the job is lost, the economy tanks, the car/AC/roof breaks/leaks, there is an accident/serious illness, the bills remain.

I have 3 months income in the bank outside of long-term investments, with a guaranteed job and health insurance. Our total debts including house and vehicles are just over a year's income. I'm feeling pretty good.

Our businesses are growing & we are making more money but cost of living keeps increasing to unimaginable heights!

You have to keep making more money to keep up. Can you beleive the high prices of gas & electricity & the companies are reporting record profits!They are now being investigated.

I think it's grotesque how these monsters are profiting off the whole world population.