The upsides to the economy failing

There are a lot of upsides to our economy taking a hit. I'm excited to see people enjoying the simple things in life again and spending more time with each other...in person...not via the internet or text.

Maybe people will get back to living within their means and using cash instead of credit cards. Learning to budget has helped me immensely. I budget for the entire year so there are no surprises and I don't try to do anything beyond what I know I can afford.

Maybe people will get into the LDS food storage and 72 hour kits that helped people in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. (click food storage or 72 hour kit above to read about them, the LDS know what's up!)

Maybe people will get back into feeding the birds and the squirrels, playing with their garden hose instead of going to big water parks, growing gardens for food, making homemade cards and sending snail mail, baking bread, reading books instead of paying $10 for a movie, reading books in the grass in the sun under the clouds, playing in the grass and finding bugs to look at, fishing, taking walks, picking fruit and veggies at their local farms and orchards, looking at the stars, going to $5 carload night at their local drive-in theater, potluck picnics, cooking, using their imaginations, making makeshift kites and climbing trees. The list of free and amazing things to do is endless!! Get out there!

I hope people are forced to get back to the free pleasures in life and I hope they get back into these things together.

speaking of the bright sides to the recession... http://www.brightsideoftherecession.com/