I was going to stay home to clean up the house, but that would mean losing out on $160. Which I need.

I was not frugal -- I had an hourlong massage last night. It had been twenty-two months since I last had one, and my back was beginning to ache.

I'm listening to an interview with John Rubino. www.netcastdaily.com/1experts/2004/exp022804.mp3.

$34 trillion debt.
$450,000 per family of four is what we "owe." Unsustainable considering average family makes $50K a year.

Had fun inputting my birthday into the King County Records Website to see what people are taking for mortgages. I saw mostly Home Equity Lines of Credit and Home Equity Loans.

Also saw some foreclosures -- single women who bought in 2003. Not in the upscale areas, but in the poorer areas of King County.

How to manage the crash? I'm wanting to 1. pay off my scooter debt,
2. make the house more energy-efficient, 3. buy some gold,
4. invest in permaculture
5. Buy Canadian $$$.
6. Contribute to Roth IRA - mining stocks.
7. Buy foreclosed houses.

Can't do this all at once.

Patience, patience.

Also want to buy new clothes. I haven't bought much in the way of clothes because I didn't need to, I was inbetween sizes, I didn't have time to shop for quality clothes. Now my clothes are too old, not "me," don't fit, or are worn.

What I did: read through books for "must haves," learn what colours look best on me, what styles, and what image is best. I was surprised to learn I was a trendy.

Challenge: $175/month for clothes. Certainly, buying a $110 silk nightie was excessive. How do I rationalize it? Every woman needs one.

$30 for red Doc Martens -- obviously a good buy. I had no boots, and red is my fave colour.