There are two sides to
every crisis

The Loser’s Side

And
The
Winner’s
Side

Every Misfortune
Is a blessing in disguise*
*Simply Learn to read the fine print

Don’t Stop .
Keep Going….

10 Reasons to
smile in a
Financial Crisis

1. Family dinners

Financial Crises tend to foster family mealtimes as
the pin money that drives fast-food meals and
overscheduled lives dries up.
Want to start a revolution?
Try eating dinner together as a
family

2. Shorter Gas
queues

It seems like only yesterday we witnessed
the thrilling rush-hour road rage exchanges
at every metropolitan gas station across
America as gas hogs great and small
furiously jockeyed for the pumps.
Not anymore.

3. Less Junk Mails

According to the Chicago-based research firm Mintel
Comperemedia, credit card direct mail volume has dropped
19 percent since last October.
No Junk.
No Spam.
Last year, credit card issuers cut their mailings to current
customers by nearly one-third (30 percent). That will free up
delivery space for the junk mail we enjoy receiving: coupons.

4. More Coupons

A February survey by Toronto-based ICOM Information and
Communications found that 67 percent of Americans are likely to use
coupons during a recession, regardless of their income.

5. Enjoy Gardening

A financial crisis is the perfect
time to get back to nature.
Bid your lawn service adieu
and put your mind and body
to work tending your grounds
yourself.
Go Green.

6. Bargain SUVs

Not all prices go up in a recession. Case in point: gas-guzzling trucks
and SUVs. Once gas approached the $3.50 mark, prices of new and
used SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans plummeted.
Big Cars.
No Gas.

7. Startup Opportunities

What do Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Disney have in common?
They all started during economic downturns, as did more than half of
the 30 companies that comprise the Dow Jones industrial average.
Recessions are a great time to open your own shop:
Wages are down, rents are cheaper, competition is scarce and the cost
of goods and services can be found at a discount. There's no better
time to become your own boss.

8. Free Fitness

As gas prices skyrocket, alternative
modes of transportation are once
again gaining traction. When you
ride a bike, walk to the bus stop or
hoof it to the train station to
commute to work, you get a free
workout along with saving gas
money.

9. Musical Inspiration

Do economic downturns inspire great music?
A case can be made that
hard times help produce heartfelt anthems
that cut through
the anaesthetic musical drone of the day
This has been true of everyone
from Woody Guthrie to Bruce Springsteen
to the Clash and even Kurt Cobain

9. New Perspectives

If history is any indication, we
humans are inclined to
resume our consumption full
speed once the economic
engine starts rolling again.
But our progress toward a
more sustainable future
comes in increments during
those times when we are
forced to do without.

The Trick is..*
Don’t
Stop.
Keep Going….

Shantanu Adhicary Mail: shantanu@shantanuadhicary.com
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Based on article by: http://www.walletpop.com/credit/bankrate/10-
reasons-to-love-a-recession - Jay McDonald – www.bankrate.com