Many economists talk about impending double-dip recession, which is nothing but another year of recession after a short growth period (not growth but a bit of improvement). However, many have also claimed we might experience a Lost Decade, which is a decade of negative growth, similar to the once experienced by Japan from 1992 to 1999. Economists may be true, or maybe they are just blabbering simply because they are asked to. However, there is certainly not much evidence of improvement. Unemployment rate isn’t improving, housing rates are still down, and may go down further, and there is no significant growth in companies’ figures. Although we, consumers, cannot do much to change the economic situation, we can at least try to ensure we don’t suffer as much as we did in past. People with [...]

