Good move. While everyone else is suffering from bailout fatigue and constant stressing on how much money we don’t have, they’ve worked with that by skewering it in an off-center way, combining a tips website, blog posts, and even a Twitter feed (although so far the most exciting thing is that Britney is/was in Toronto, and someone really enjoys popcorn).
Here’s one of my favorites – a fake gas sign (I think) showing how gas prices really are in our heads.
Another interesting item is on Cooking with Clara, a 93 year old women who shares tips on how she cooked during the last depression. Now with a guest appearance on Good Morning America, and talk of a DVD and cookbook, it’s obvious she’s figured out the formula, too.
Finally, one article to justify spending – according to the “lipstick effect”, when recessions are on, Men and Women buy smaller comfort items instead of big luxury ones – Men get gadgets, Women cosmetics, Whether it’s really true or not, at least now I have an explanation for why I bought that extra USB memory stick I didn’t need…
