There is no doubt that the economy has been sprouting a few green shoots, and has been doing better and that has people feeling better about things. Like the photo below there are not green shoots everywhere, so it's good to have an awareness of what is happening around you.
One thing that I have been aware of over the last month, is that those restaurants I mentioned before being really busy have hit a bump and are no longer busy, flights have lots of seats available again, even with daily airline sales going on. A price war has broken out with the grocery stores, Walmart and Target, as you may have noticed by the newspaper ads and low prices.
All of this seems to indicate a temporary step back is brewing so watch for the gloom talk to hit the headlines in the summer. It's a time of year when things tend to get blown out of proportion, remember the summer when shark attacks dominated the news?
People are still spending money, they are just doing so differently than before. It's an adjustment that's all.
A summer without the news might well bring you some peace.
