{POLL]: Inflation's Down. Some Say We're In A Recession. How's This Affecting Your Biz?

A debate rages across N. America: Are we in a recession or not? And now inflation's a bit lower. Is it making a difference? Please take our short poll & let us know if you're thriving or focused more on surviving. 


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If your business is slow or leveling off and want to consider doing something in addition, our business is growing. We are looking to train people in the financial services.  I was a Realtor. We can work from home with flexibility.  We are in every state.

Could someone inform the President; to properly convey the inflation number for the year, add all the months and divide by eight. Seems elementary, but narratives have no boundaries. It definitely is not zero, unless you don't have to spend money for vacations.

Finger printing would stop the illegal voters

Business from Monroeville, PA
Commented on Aug 13th, 2022

To date I can say without a doubt my referral business has been growing more because of pricing issues

Until we get rid of the current administration - all the way down to dogcatcher - the nation is in serious trouble. If you don't believe it, or comprehend it, you are too late.

Business from Urban Core Jacksonville, FL
Commented on Aug 14th, 2022

Inflation is not the cost of goods and services going up - inflation is loss of purchasing power because banks loan money they do not have through what they call FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING which is really COUNTERFEITING that dilutes our dollars!

This is a one page article I wrote on our monetary system.

https://www.tivaldi.com/upload...

I have been in Business for 42 years and I have lived and maintained my Business this will be the 3rd time now that history will Gain Repeat itself as it did in the 80’s. The time period of 2005 / 2008  as the Federal Government messes with the Economy in different ways then come up with this Bright Idea let’s Raise the Intrest Rate and slow and mess up the Economy again just like the other times we tryed the PROVEN FAILED SAME RAISE INTREST RATES AGAIN.  BUYING POWER SLOWS DOWN People loose jobs ,Social problems in families begin again and people because of Job Loss Job Transfers, Family changes. Try to SELL THIER Homes just as the last times and Home Values have went down. Intrest Rates Inflate to point Home Buyers cannot afford to purchase Homes and then we see a STEEP INCREASE IN HOMES BEING FORCLOUSED ON BY LENDERS And the Lenders Will but the Fourcloused Property on the Active Market at   very High Price over what the Market Values are for the times we are in they will TURN DOEN GREAT OFFERS ON A PROPERTY AND HUST KET IT SIT IN THE MARKET UP TO 2/3 years and then one day will lower the Price of the Property to were the Market Will bear the price it the Lender after holding the Property a year or 2 will put it up for Auction and Sell it for a Price much much lower than for Offers they declined over the 2/3 year period that the lender play thier Pricing dimwited game

When living expenses have increased dramatically for folks, "luxuries" are the first to go. Of course, I believe skin care and health & wellness should still be top of mind but understand when it falls into the "not right now" category. I just hope I'll still be here when they want my products and services again. Terrified of the IRS audit increase coming!

The basic challenge for all of us is the fact that the pandemic has accelerated change. Technology development to improve efficiencies' requires that everyone needs to adapt and take advantage of what these changes can bring. Most all we need to diversify in order to find new client/customers.  That is our plan and we are executing it with good results. 

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