If I were an employee right now, I’d feel pretty nervous, I think. Instead, my hubby and I have tried to put our eggs in several baskets to weather various changing markets.

In the “Warren Buffet Way,” which I’m reading ATM, it analyzes how Buffet seeks out businesses and stock where spending is low and returns are high. The cases of Bear Sterns and other firms represent WAY WAY too much spending in the previous bull market–they got ahead of themselves.

I’m frustrated beyond belief that lending has tightened. It makes it harder for a small business owner like me (with good credit, and a strong savings acount) to get a decent rate of interest or loan. Meanwhile, thousands of people who shouldn’t have qualified for some of the loans that were given out in years prior are now barely floating. I feel like folks who have acted responsibly financially are now being punished because of the prior mistakes of the banking industry. They were greedy lenders who didn’t create enough guidelines and controls for lending.

Thank you for helping remind people of the GOOD THINGS that still are around in the midst of a rainstorm of crap news, week after week. Although I am often drawn to reading the latest financial news and reports, I wonder lately if that’s so wise–all it seems to be doing is making me fearful, when I should be trying to always come from a position of gratitude