Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Money & Business

Alpha Consumer by Kimberly Palmer

Quiz: How Tightly Are Consumers Squeezed?

June 23, 2008 11:41 AM ET | Kimberly Palmer | Permanent Link | Print

Reader Comments

consumer squeeze

i live in rural person county north carolina. it is 24 miles to durham where i and my wife work. i work 3rd shift and she works first. we spend about 400 a month on gas. we drive toyota rav 4s. groceries have gone up substantially this year. we have cut out a lot of weekend travel and shopping. people in rural areas have been hurt the worst.

Consumer Squeezed Too Much

How long is it going to take our elected officials in Washington

to stop playing games with out lives? It's time the American

people begin to shout loud and clear, and make their voices

heard before we're no longer the world's richest and most

powerful country and this whole mess that they created comes

crashing down on the middle class and poor.

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper. Share with her your own money issues by sending questions to alphaconsumer@usnews.com.

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