Scared yet?

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 10/10/2008 (6465 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Today’s topic is fear.Actually, it’s more specific than that. I want to ask you if you’re afraid of the consequences of our tumbling economy.In today’s column (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/subscriber/columnists/top3/story/4236943p-4879922c.html) I talk about my belief that most of my generation (and the one that followed us) have spent so much time buying, buying, buying that they haven’t stopped to think what will happen when the good times end.I’m a saver — an obsessive saver — with little interest in material things. My husband prides himself on wearing sweatshirts that cost less than 10 bucks. If I didn’t love getting on airplanes so much I’d probably be retired now.We’ll be OK although there’s no guarantee our retirement will be as comfortable as I’d hoped.But my kids have no sense that the future may not be a non-stop party, filled with shiny objects they can have just because they want them. I keep trying to convince them to save more of what they earn but it’s like talking to the wind.Are you worried about your financial security? Have you changed any of your practices as gas prices rise, the cost of food continues to go up and people are forced to default on their mortgages?