Brenda Zamago / Roundup
It’s on everyone’s mind, it lingers behind people at a store and it has some people scared to step outside their home. People have talked about it and mentioned it a few times but who would have known that it would actually happen? Recession is here and is making itself comfortable.
At first I thought recession was going to stay just for the presidential elections but I was wrong. I hear about it every day on the television and radio, and I read it in the newspapers. It’s here and it’s taking families, wallets, businesses and homes with it.
Who is it really affecting? Everyone? Well one thing is for sure, it’s affecting me. I have to cut back on spending and I have to stretch my dollar for as long as I can hold it without getting a cramp. Money is not growing on trees anymore and people are trying to save it until this recession ends.
It’s hard to have a smile on my face when I see the mailman pass by and give me this stack of bills that need to be paid. It’s a little scary to think that maybe one day I will have to overlook those bills and try to keep the money in my bank account, but I try my best and keep my spending organized.
Driving around I see empty lots and empty stores that have closed down because of what this economy is going through. This just goes to show how recession is affecting the retail industry, and who knows; soon, we might be all shopping at one store. Forget variety — it’s all about condensing when things get out of hand.
I also have to worry about my two part-time jobs which, by the way, are not recession proof. I work harder than ever to make sure I don‘t lose my job. Finding a job right now is like finding a needle in a haystack.
But, looking back at our nation’s economic downfalls, it’s safe to say that this will sooner or later all go away. History always repeats itself and there’s no doubt about that.
But there might be times when we will feel our world is going to end because of this crisis or that this economic depression will take us down with it, but in the end, we’re still here.
Luckily, almost all economic downfalls are followed by growth in the economy.
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Brenda Zamago (Brenda Zamago / Roundup)
