The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana

On Tuesday, November 4th the nation choose the 44th President of the United States. Now what?

The city of Pendleton has announced that they will be accepting credit cards and debit cards for payment of utility bills. While this may have been initiated to make it more convenient for payments, given the times we are in, it may lead some to further extent already troublesome debt. Many families are already robbing Peter to pay Paul because of increased cost at the grocery, a job loss, or an other increase in the cost of living that have struck many.

While we’re waiting on the economy to find its footing there is one thing all of us still have to do and that’s eat. And by enlarge most of us are looking for ways to stretch out our food budgets. This recipe is not only very economical it’s very tasty and it goes a long way.

Believe it or not there is some positive news scattered in with the doom and gloom. The AP just reported that new home sales rose by 2.7% according to the most recent Commerce Department report. And the National Association of Realtor's issued a report stating existing home sales were also up over 5% in October. The down side in both of these reports is that neither of these figures came without a price given the overall drop in home prices. But this is still far better than all of the earlier housing reports reported on earlier.

We’re adjusting – What about ‘Them’?

Times as they are have caused us to make a lot of decisions about our everyday life. And some of those decisions have been difficult. We have cut back on our driving habits and we are watching a lot more closely what we buy at the grocery as well as everywhere else. Dining out has become a luxury rather than casual entertainment.