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I’m in my sixties and have lived through several recessions. Ones with high unemployment, high interest rates, high inflation and terrible stock markets. Each finally ended as they all do. Why will they end? Because the underlying reasons for them to have originally happen will slowly readjust. People will regain confidence in the free-enterprise system and credit will flow. Housing will be more affordable and jobs will come back. As the economy reacts to the changing conditions, businesses will start to project towards the future and begin to hire. People will start to spend and take advantage of the all the bargains on everything from cars to travel. In other words, it will slowly return to a business-as-usual environment.

For a while in the near future, the awful news from the media will become commonplace and less startling. The slightest bit of good news will spur people to reinvest in the stock market as they feel it is back on the way up. It will take time, but the world will move forward and prosperity will reemerge, albeit in a somewhat different situation. Houses will be less expensive, but mortgages will be harder to obtain. Better credit and higher down payments will be required, and that’s how it should be. People will remember this time period and have more in savings. They will be less willing to buy luxury items and buy what they need instead of what they want. This is exactly what happened after the Great Depression. New and tighter spending habits continued for a whole generation as they thought about the dreadful period they went through and yet barely survived.

So, we face a devastating economy and a bitter few years of belt-tightening and harsh reality. But it will be over one day and we can look back and say how glad we were to get past it intact. But what then? Will we behave differently? How should we spend and what mindset will we have? I can recommend a few things to try once this recession is in the rearview mirror. Take your pick of the ones you like and refer to this article once we are back on track to be a financial juggernaut. Here, in no particular order are my thoughts.

1. Splurge on something that costs under $100. It could be anything from a show ticket, new dress or running shoes, piece of jewelry or a great dinner. But then, don’t do it again for a while. Instead, allow it to linger in your mind and remember how good it felt to not have to worry about the cost.
2. Take up Yoga or some form of relaxing. Meditation is a great stress-reducer and you deserve it. You are doing something to reward yourself and treat your body to better health. You’ll even sleep better.
3. Write an article about you experiences during this awful time and how you made it through. Share your ideas and get it off your chest. It will help to move onward  and may serve as a lesson for others.
4. Diversify your investments and rethink your future. Spread the risk and learn from how the stock market behaved. Be conservative and educate yourself as to the various options for investing. Have lots of outs in case this ever happens again.
5. Tell your spouse, girl or boyfriend and family members how much you love them every day. In bad times, your family may be the only thing that makes sense. Be more loving and caring to those around you. That’s something money can’t buy.
6. Make a firm budget and stick to it. Allow for all the fixed and known expenses like rent, food, utilities, and so forth, but allow for eating out, travel, and emergencies. Then, once you have it, add five percent a year for inflation and keep it on your computer. Up date it as the need arises and make sure you have some savings.  Live within your means.
7. Take a vacation to somewhere you have always yearned to go. Try not to get into debt to go on a safari or world cruise. But visit a fun place or exotic locale and remind yourself how good it is to be happy and hopeful.
8. Have lots of sex. It’s free, fun, and proven healthy. Do it as much as possible and make a commitment to be more active. If you don’t have a partner, then consider online dating or other ways to seek out that perfect mate,
9. Rent or watch some really good classic old movies. You know, the ones that are on TMC all the time. Grab some popcorn and snuggle up on the couch. Look online for suggestions of the best ones from the 40′s and later. Anything with John Wayne, or directed by Otto Preminger or John Houston. Or, read a classic book by a master writer. Like the ones your high school teachers all recommended but you hated to do because it was part of an assignment. Well now it’s not. Read a classic novel.
10. Take up a new hobby. Learn to play guitar, scrapbook, draw, fish, or collect stamps. Do something strictly for fun, without any apparent reason. Do it because you like it and it makes you feel good. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s silly or you are too old. I’m sixty and bodybuilding at the gym. And yes, it feels good.

These are a few of dozens of ways to get yourself in a better mental, spiritual, financial, and physical shape after the economy comes back. In all boils down  to learning from past mistakes and planning for the future. It will also help us cope with any other impending disaster that might be lurking around the corner. In the meantime, be optimistic and have faith for a better tomorrow.  And you have my permission to try any of these suggestions even before things get better. Believe me, it can’t hurt.

Jeffrey Hauser was a sales consultant for the Bell System Yellow Pages for nearly 25 years. He graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Advertising and has a Master’s Degree in teaching. He had his own advertising agency in Scottsdale, Arizona and ran a consulting and design firm, ABC Advertising. He authored a book about his directory years, “Inside the Yellow Pages” which can be seen at his website, http://www.poweradbook.com and he is officially retired.

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