Welcome to the first installment of 'Heroes of the Recession,' where we pay homage to those brave citizens who against all odds are hanging in there, refusing to be bullied by a a bear market, and continuing to spend money like it's their job. That is, the job that they no longer have because they were laid off 6 months ago and have found nothing since and now have simply given up because there's really no point anymore. Anyway, these spenders who slowly digging themselves into more debt are digging us out of a recession. And so we commend them, for they are true American Heroes.
This week, gamers and music fans alike lined up like kids in front of a crack-laced candy store to score a copy of the new Beatles edition of the video game "Rock Band" fresh off the racks.
Just One Crazed Consumer of Many, Gleefully Shelling Out for a taste of the Fab FourA limited edition of the game, which comes with special instruments resembling the ones the Fab Four used, will cost $250 and is expected to sell big. The standard version will cost $160 with controllers included, or just $60 for the software alone. Although the original Rock Band has been a consistent money loser for Viacom, the company expects this version of the game to shake them out of their slump, selling as many as 5 million copies this year and generating up to $1.2 billion in revenue.
You'd think these guys they were more popular than Jesus or something.
Hey Recessionista,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I love your blog! Second of all, is it okay for me to write on it, maybe I'm a bit older than the typical reader? Although, I have been frugal for many years, so I might have some tips for saving money.
Way back when, I studied how to cook beans the best possible way for your maximum digestability. A pilgrimage was made to Cornell Univerity where we meet with a professor in the Ag. department who told us simmer or boil the beans, on the stovetop, for a long time with lots of water, and keep the lid off. By doing that, a lot of the "noxious" gases are released into the air,not your intestines. Of course canned beans are certainly quicker, but even they sometimes benefit from a little more boiling with the lid off. Sometimes the companies selling the beans rush them to market without properly cooking them first.
Anyway, I reaaly don't know how to blog or tweet, but I wanted to wish you good luck with literary venture