A post-recession prosperity plan
Americans have put themselves on a budget. In the first mercy of 2009, the personal savings rate hit to 5.2 percent. And in a fresh National Foundation for Credit Counseling survey, 57 percent of Americans said they're spending less than a year ago.That moderation could weather the recession, a good thing to most economists and consumer experts.
"The consumer has fundamentally changed," says Margot Bogue, associate principal of brand planning for the advertising firm Cramer-Krasselt.
To take service better of that shift and thrive in a post-recession economy, think about making these 10 changes:
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Preview calendar: Dance, galleries and museums, Aug. 20-26
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DANCE
Celebrate Dancing party Festival ---- Eveoke Dance Theatre presents the 13th annual three-day festivities featuring more than 70 dancers and troupes performing in San Diego's Balboa Parkland; hours, 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 21; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 22; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 23; Casa del Prado Histrionics, Balboa Park, San Diego; free; www.eveoke.org .
Daniel Erath / The Times-PicayuneKayla Picone reigned as queen during the latest Festival of Flowers.
She's had to be disciplined on the coagulate front up to now, you see, as she's just finished portraying Britain's first prima ballerina, Margot Fonteyn, and more »
