The Resolutionaries!!!
They are gone.
Kelly…
Attack of the Resolutionaries!!!
Well, it has happened again this year just like every January, the people that we gym regulars like to call “The Resolutionaries” are back at the health club.
I for one would love it if each and every one of them would actually continue throughout the year doing some form of exercise, however, it is so very usual for the number of people in the gym to fall off by 20-40% by February. Sad, so sad, and here we are one of the fattest nations in the world.
I bet all the fitness clubs absolutely love New Years Eve….. Just think, sales are down due to the slow economy and then the new year rolls around and you are able to increase your membership by 20-40% and you don’t need to increase the size of your facility or number of staff because in 6-8 weeks you will have the same number of people using the gym as you did during your slow months but yet you have increased your monthly income. Pretty cool, huh?
Well don’t let yourself become another one of the RESOLUTIONARIES!!!! When you join the gym do yourself a favor and hire a personal trainer the very same day or take advantage of the group exercise classes offered right away. Most people stop going to the club because they never really knew how to work out in the first place and they wind up getting a little sore and low and behold that warm bed is a much better place to hang out.
And, for heavens sake don’t let yourself become just a Resolutionary….
Kelly…
Inventory is dwindling
1538 Sq. Ft. 3Bed/2Bath $225k
I don’t know about you in your neck of the woods but the inventory of homes in my neck of the woods is becoming less and less. Is it a sign that we are on our way to a bit of stabilization or is it the calm before the storm.
It’s true that banks and financial institutions have been told to pull their proverbial heads out and start working with the homeowners who actually want to save their homes and credit. Of course that says or does nothing with the droves of homeowners that just turn their backs on home ownership simply because their property isn’t worth today what they paid for it yesterday. Like that has never happened in a Real Estate market before.
I would love to hear from people around our wonderful nation about how the Real Estate market is doing in their area. For instance I have heard from various professionals in the San Francisco and East Bay markets that have not experienced the down turn in home values as we have here. that is not to say that values have not decreased, they have, just not as much as the market I play in.
So if you would, take a moment and chime in.
Kelly…
Fred on the Economy
OK, I found this a bit too late for this past Holiday season and I think that it still applies for today and the rest of this year right this years holiday season, so take just a few minutes with a nice cup of coffee (I prefer French Roast, Peet’s to be exact) and follow this link to Blip.tv and listen to what Fred Thompson has to say about the economy. You know Fred, he used to play the DA on Law and Order.
Check it out… 
Kelly…
I think I finally understand the bailout?
This explanation in terms everyone can understand was forwarded to me from one of my very favorite lenders and I just had to share….
“Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced
to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around,
went out to the forest and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at $10 and, as supply started to
diminish, the villagers stopped their effort. He next
announced that he would now buy monkeys at $20 each. This
renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started
catching monkeys again.
Soon the supply diminished even further and people started
going back to their farms. The offer increased to $25 each
and the supply of monkeys became so scarce it was an effort
to even find a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50
each! However, since he had to go to the city on some
business, his assistant would buy on his behalf. In the
absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers:
“Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the
man has already collected. I will sell them to you at $35
and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to
him for $50 each.”
The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all
the monkeys for 700 billion dollars.
They never saw the man or his assistant again, only lots
and lots of monkeys!
Now you have a better understanding of how the WALL STREET
BAILOUT PLAN WILL WORK !!!!”
Compliments of Brenda LG…
Kelly…
