Can you afford retail therapy? Simply put, no. You also can't afford to be financially illiterate. Did you know our favorite retail stores in the mall are actually stock companies? I didn't.
Growing up in Southern California, my entire adolescence revolved around our local malls. I watched movies with friends, had my first job at the mall, and even had my first date at the mall (yes it was in elementary school with my mom as chaperone, awkward!).
Why can't the paparazzi take pictures of our famous socialites reading their stock portfolio instead of walking around in their shopping bags? But then again it's all part of the matrix.
Yesterday, retail stocks have risen for the first time this week. For the full article go to: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/retail-stocks-rise-first-time-in-4-days-2010-05-21?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Watch Maxed Out. It is a documentary about this nation's problem with credit cards.
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