A reader wrote in to ask what happened to a favorite Funny about Money post, “Is Frugality Un-American?” When I searched the blog archives, I couldn’t find it. Thought it must have dropped out during the transition from WordPress.com to Bluehost.com, and so went to the old site’s dashboard…where it still didn’t surface. But I finally found it on Google.
Turns out I’d spelled the title a little strangely, which probably complicated efforts to find it: “Is frugality unAmerican?” It’s still there, and it did come over to the new server. 🙂
Thanks to the reader who asked where the Unamerican post was. It was worth rereading.
According to today’s news, there are small signs of recovery out there. I have noticed one. During my drive to town from the outskirts, in a robust economy, I share the road with dump and cement trucks. Not surprisingly, in recent months, my drive has seemed less hazardous thanks to the absence of these rock-lobbing, road-hogging haulers. This week, however, I found myself back to hugging the right side of the road or at times unable to see any of the road ahead thanks to the reemergence of these view-obstructing masses. So, yes, it would appear that some people are back to spending some, working some, dodging some.