

soup's on ~ During hard times folks eat soup (which makes much more sense than the lipstick). On September 29th the stock market fell 8.8% — its biggest percentage decline since the 1987 stock market crash. Only one stock in the index — Campbell Soup — finished higher. more...

bargains ~ No surprise here, hard times bring out the bargain shoppers in all of us, and where better to get lower prices on everything from medicine to food than Wal-Mart. Their new slogan, Save Money. Live Better is obviously working, as sales and stocks are up. more...

So call your broker, invest in lipstick and soup and Wal-Mart. Cut your own firewood. Hunker down for a long winter, hope your job holds out and your kids don't have to move back home. Oh, just kidding about the kids.
