http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/charts/personal-savings-rate-reached-7year-high-chart-day/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/charts/personal-savings-rate-reached-7year-high-chart-day/#comment-64230 Parag Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:57:10 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3661#comment-64230 It's pretty simple, when people are feeling good about their circumstances, they spend more. When people are worried about their futures, they save more. It’s pretty simple, when people are feeling good about their circumstances, they spend more. When people are worried about their futures, they save more.

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/charts/personal-savings-rate-reached-7year-high-chart-day/#comment-61913 kirk Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:30:39 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3661#comment-61913 The population is way out of control. Over 1 billion people have no access to fresh water. When will you agree with me? When we have 10 billion on this planet? 100 billion? or a trillion? The population is way out of control. Over 1 billion people have no access to fresh water. When will you agree with me? When we have 10 billion on this planet? 100 billion? or a trillion?

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/charts/personal-savings-rate-reached-7year-high-chart-day/#comment-51524 Kirk S. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:12:02 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3661#comment-51524 I'm not too shook up by this news. If the average savings rate in the United States is 3%, that is probably a good thing, as it will prevent more financial hardship in the future. Remember 15% is what people should be aiming for (at least I am). I’m not too shook up by this news. If the average savings rate in the United States is 3%, that is probably a good thing, as it will prevent more financial hardship in the future. Remember 15% is what people should be aiming for (at least I am).

]]> http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/charts/personal-savings-rate-reached-7year-high-chart-day/#comment-51106 Stephen Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:24:10 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3661#comment-51106 Yeah it's an interesting conundrum. Consumption is 70% of the economy. Savings had been in the tank. Now the way out of this is to repeat what we were told to do from 01-03 and spend spend spend. But that's what got us here in the first place....Fascinating. Yeah it’s an interesting conundrum. Consumption is 70% of the economy. Savings had been in the tank. Now the way out of this is to repeat what we were told to do from 01-03 and spend spend spend. But that’s what got us here in the first place….Fascinating.

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