“As Jack said, Im adding your RSS and adding you on Twitter. I am including links for both your blogs on my blog. I think we are both on the same path and I hope we can work together more in the future.”

I appreciate this and would love to be a part of your blogging success and vise versa.

@Leanne: I lived in London for a short time in the late 90′s and was shocked at how expensive ‘petrol’ was (as you said, by the litre). It sounds like, from what you’re saying, Australia could be right behind the US, which is a little scary.

Thanks for sharing you comments. It’s great to hear from different perspectives around the world. Eric.

Here in Australia we pay a lot more for fuel. We pay per litre rather than per gallon and If you convert it all over we pay equivalent of about $5US per gallon. On top of that we earn a lot less too. So fuel is a big expense for some people.

Despite this other habits have not changed. People still drive their petrol guzzling cars to work and still live the same lifestyle they were living when fuel was a lot cheaper. Something has to give soon.

I don’t understand economics but I sense that Australia is heading for financial trouble (independent of the US or the rest of the world) if we keep going the way we are going.

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This is a great post. I wish our politicians would talk more about personal responsibility. I like how Obama said in the final debate that parents should take more responsibility for their children’s education. It would be a good start.
As Jack said, Im adding your RSS and adding you on Twitter. I am including links for both your blogs on my blog. I think we are both on the same path and I hope we can work together more in the future.

Cheers,
Jeremy

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“I am embarrassed about it… but I truly do not understand economics.”

Don’t worry, I don’t think a lot of us really know what we’re talking about half the time, anyway.

@Vincent: Well said. Thanks for you input!

@Scott: I think we’re certainly ‘rebooting’, I just hope that the operating system that comes back up is as strong as we’ve had in years past.

@Sean: Well said, Sean. As Vered said, “…I don’t really have anything to add.”

@Neil: Those small changes add up. That’s great that your walking and biking to work. Good for you!

@Vered: “Personally, I’m ignoring the whole thing.”

I think there’s a lot to be said for this mentality. It certainly helps keep the stress levels down.

@Patricia: I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing this useful information! Our market is built on supply and demand, so it makes sense that our gas prices would follow the same ‘rule’.

I think our younger generations are a mixed bunch. I sure hope they are moving in the direction you’re talking about. Eric.

I think being older makes it easier for me to see how I have ridden out these cycles before, but I would surely hate to be retiring right now – I will need to stay working until there is a stronger recovery.

One of the things that makes me happiest about this downturn and this US election cycle is that I think younger folks got a reality check about civic responsibility. I think the US skipped a generation on the output for that value. One of my daughter’s graduating class is known as the largest group of Volunteers since WWII, my youngest child’s graduating class is known for being the most selfish and meanest kids to each other – I have heard one sociologist call them the “BLING” generation and another call them the “Paris wannabes”.

Wake up calls are good – think of all the possibilities!

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Personally, I’m ignoring the whole thing.

I actually post on my blog an article today entitled “The Economy of Greed” and it partly tackles that issue of keeping up with the Jones’.

At the end of the day we all need to make better personal choices. Several months ago the lease on my Jeep was up and while I miss driving it, I don’t miss the full costs. I also changed work locations and now either walk or ride my bike into work. Small changes to be sure, but they’ve had a big impact of my pocket book and my health.

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If not driving blindly, at least riding in the passenger seat with someone who IS driving blindly.

I’m not going to get all political either. I hope. I believe some of us have been riding with the media who have a tendency to drive us where ever we go (I’ll raise my hand here). It’s not healthy. I’ve tried over the last couple of weeks to NOT watch the news. I may not be in the know, but it seems the less I know the better off I am.

I’ve used this phrase before. The economy right now, I think, is in the middle of an economic warm boot. Getting all refreshed and starting over. I agree with you in that, we also need to have a personal economic warm boot and re-evaluate our finances. If everything works out, once the economy has completed it’s reboot, we will have too and we will be ready to pickup with the economy and boom again.

Great post Eric! Very well thought out.

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What we can do is to learn to make wiser decision and live consciously.

Cheers
Vincent
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