Economy Watch -- Your Stories

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What is the best piece of money-saving advice you ever got?

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:25:14 -0500

Whether it's always looking at the unit price at the grocery store or forgoing the daily latte, just about everyone has their own tricks and tips for saving money. What are yours? And what is the best piece of advice you got from someone else and who gave it to you? washingtonpost.com editors will choose and post the best responses to this question in the comments section below.

Have you shifted your savings around?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:23:16 -0500

Have the gyrating markets caused you to rethink your 401(k) allocations, move some money into treasury bills, or even buy some gold? Tell us how you're trying to shield your nest egg. washingtonpost.com editors will choose and post the best responses to this question in the comments section below.

What was the Great Depression like for you or your parents?

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:27:19 -0500

Did you or your parents live through the Great Depression of the 1930s? How did you cope? Did you lose your house or have to take in relatives or other boarders to keep it? Were you one of the millions of unlucky Americans who lost a job? Please tell us your stories. washingtonpost.com editors will choose and post the best responses to this question in the comments section below.

How have you changed your spending habits?

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:31:08 -0500

With the holiday shopping season looming and the past three months expected to bring the deepest cuts in consumer spending since the 1991 recession, have you changed the way you've shopped for you or your family? washingtonpost.com editors will choose and post the best responses to this question in the comments section below.