Anyone else NOT been affected by the economy?

[Jake]

I've lost several thousand in mutual funds. Then again, gas dropping two dollars in six months has saved me hundreds. And I'll surely get more financial aid next year with my father making less. It's been negative overall for my family because it's hit retirement accounts hard and the housing downturn means less demand for lumber and thus less of a bonus for my father. The market for marcellus shale dropping didn't help either.

Net negative overall.

Not being affected is not something to brag about, especially since you're not affected because you had made no effort to invest.

[Jake]

Wait a minute, college kids are expected to invest in the United States? Lolz*

Saving money is something that can always be done. Putting such saved money in mutual funds is investing. No one is asking people in their early 20s to own real estate, but looking to invest is not something that should be restricted to old rich people. BRTD is past college BTW.