Comments on: Thrift Today, Gone Tomorrow http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/10/05/thrift-today-gone-tomorrow/ The upside of the downturn Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Donna Freedman http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/10/05/thrift-today-gone-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Donna Freedman Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:45:46 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=9767#comment-2902 I couldn't agree more, Sara. I was a teenager during the 1970s recession and was appalled by the excesses of the 1980s. We learned nothing. The fact that it goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War tells you something about us as a nation. I'm not opposed to spending. Hey, it's your money -- spend it all on Snickers bars and dancing boys if that's what you crave. But do it MINDFULLY, and don't go deeply into debt for a fleeting pleasure. Okay, I'm off the soapbox. For now. ;-) I couldn’t agree more, Sara. I was a teenager during the 1970s recession and was appalled by the excesses of the 1980s. We learned nothing. The fact that it goes all the way back to the Revolutionary War tells you something about us as a nation.
I’m not opposed to spending. Hey, it’s your money — spend it all on Snickers bars and dancing boys if that’s what you crave. But do it MINDFULLY, and don’t go deeply into debt for a fleeting pleasure.
Okay, I’m off the soapbox. For now. ;-)

]]> By: amy http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/10/05/thrift-today-gone-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 amy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:36:20 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=9767#comment-2900 I completely agree with Lauren...I grew up the daughter of "children of the depression" and my father served in WWII. We were always thrifty, even when the pressing need had passed because my parents were fairly well off. I see it in my friends and coworkers, they may have cut back now but they'll be spending again the moment they can. And I think the majority of consumers will go with that as well. It's not an event that makes you thrifty, it's a lifestyle, in good times or bad. And most would rather not have the thrifty lifestyle. I completely agree with Lauren…I grew up the daughter of “children of the depression” and my father served in WWII. We were always thrifty, even when the pressing need had passed because my parents were fairly well off.

I see it in my friends and coworkers, they may have cut back now but they’ll be spending again the moment they can. And I think the majority of consumers will go with that as well.

It’s not an event that makes you thrifty, it’s a lifestyle, in good times or bad. And most would rather not have the thrifty lifestyle.

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