Take cover.

Spend less money or make more.  Or Both.

That’s about all anyone has on their mind right now. They have to.  Real estate values are down - violently in a lot of areas.  Other financial markets are bad and getting worse.  There’s a bear market on Wall Street and a very weak U.S. Dollar. Just to get groceries or fill the gas tank - the same as before - Americans are forced to cut out other spending.  Problem is - a lot of regular people have been doing that for some time now - tightening the belt.  And it does not seem to ever be “enough”.

So - cut more.  And make more.  Where does anyone go to do that?  As far as the make more part goes…

There it is - the traditional go to Job finder.  That’s the JOBS section from this Sunday’s dependable local paper - published here since 1849.  If you ever needed to make more money - you knew what you had to do.  Grab the paper and pick up another job.  Its not so easy now - though.

The bottom line is companies are not in the mood to hire.

Sure, the internet has job postings now, too.  For what its worth - those online Jobs look generic or recycled.  Most of them are less useful than the trusted Sunday paper which historically we could at least count on for the bottom of the bird cage.

Take note.  Here’s a quick reminder - we have short memories.

Think back …

Only a few years ago, the Sunday morning JOBS section was so thick and heavy - a strongman needed a forklift just to pull it out from inside.

The newspaper I get every week - year in and year out - is a barometer.

3,000,000 people live in this city!  But - the jobs section here won’t cover the bottom of the bird’s cage for a week.  It is the flimsiest excuse of a “SECTION” I have ever seen.  The whole insert - you can see it right here - or look in your Sunday paper - is just three pieces of paper folded over.

Right now the barometric pressure is reading Economic Hurricane.  (More on this bad news perfect storm soon right here - what it means - how to not just survive but thrive in a bad economy).

We all know the storm is out there - that’s where we are - for some its already made landfall and others are still waiting - not knowing how bad it will get.

Forget what unemployment numbers SAY - we know they are NOT GOOD.  They don’t even tell the whole truth.  Reality is - the impact is worse than is reported.

That is not overstating or overbuilding on irrational fears.  It is fact - and that is what this blog is about.  See the blog post under the category FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS titled “Where did my Job Go?”

Same with the under reported numbers on inflation.  (Look for information on why that is - not some fancy economist’s explanation - just the facts here soon.)

A month ago this country ran into the largest one month jump in the unemployment rate since I was a boy barely old enough to hit a baseball.

The time to face the headwinds is now.  Not everything is terrible - but enough is.

There’s more on WHAT to do coming …

First you need to understand RIGHT SIDE UP thinking.  One of the big problems with real estate and life is that people are usually behind the curve.  That’s a big reason they never WIN.

Even if they understand that - they don’t know what to DO.  It can be complicated - that is understood.

Just one hint …

Waiting for something different to get better is an option.

It is not a good one.

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