Confidence Trick

Throughout most of the course of human history, life on earth has been a struggle, a disappointment to most, a tragedy to some, a triumph to a few. But for most of us, the Small things in life make it worthwhile. People managed to live through the plague years in Europe over 500 years ago. Aren't things better than that now? Just think how many gadgets we have nowadays.

However, there is still every reason to have confidence and hope in our lives. Here is how:

Petrol is too expensive? Drive less. Take a bus or train and relax.

House prices down? Stay put until it regains its value. Where do you think you are going anyway?

Unemployment up? Stay in your job and try to be as happy as possible.

Stock market stinks? Don't buy any stock.

Get out there every single weekend and spend as much money as you can to pump back into the economy.

Limit the viewing of financial news outlets to 45 minutes a day, and get off the blogs. the Internet is supposed to be fun. Have seen how cheap things are on eBay?

Our economy is largely built upon our willingness to part our hard-earned cash in exchange for goods and services. We can affect this metric by having the confidence to do so.

So go ahead and get some of that confidence and spend, spend and spend!