Socking It Away

The personal savings rate, which measures the amount of disposable personal income that isn't spent, ticked up to 2.8 percent in November. But saving more means spending less: Consumer borrowing decreased at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in November.

SOURCE: | The Washington Post - January 13, 2009

This Story America Hunkers Down: A Nation of Savers? Article \| In ordinary times, Bill Rattner would be better off than most. He's paid off his mortgage and has no credit card debt. He and his wife, a social worker, have been faithfully socking away money in their 401(k) accounts. Socking It Away		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: \| The Washington Post - January 13, 2009 ¬es=The personal savings rate, which measures the amount of disposable personal income that isn't spent, ticked up to 2.8 percent in November. But saving more means spending less: Consumer borrowing decreased at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in November." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: \| The Washington Post - January 13, 2009 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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