Economy

Finally I've seen on a news show what I imagined all along. Texas is one of a few states not in a recession. People around here are always looking for bargains at stores and cheaper food at restaurants, but all we've seen is crowded malls and no sales, and new higher-priced menus in the crowded restaurants. Seriously. It's been really strange.

The worst store of all is one of my favorites, Kohls, whose prices have increased a LOT. And it used to be everything there was on sale, but now it's only certain things.

Here's a money tip from me. If you're good with credit cards, and religiously pay off your bill each month, definitely get a cashback card. We get several hundred dollars a year back from Discover, just by putting everything possible on there. We charge monthly bills to it and purchase everything with it. We've even put a car down payment on it once! Cha-ching. We pay it off every single month, never letting a balance remain. With Discover, you can get even more back by getting the cash reward in the form of gift cards to places you shop. Then you get an additional 10-20% or so.