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To: elmatador who wrote (69888)	10/3/2007 12:20:01 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 116555

Yeah but elmat wait a minute.. oil went up 6.6% in USD and the cars went up 20% in USD.. WHAT ? That's all currency effect ? blackie edit car prices (manufactured big ticket items) don't typically fluctuate like the POO Shouldn't the currency be just like the stock market ? short term voting machine, long term weighing machine ...

To: elmatador who wrote (69888)	10/3/2007 12:23:40 PM
From: mishedlo	Respond to of 116555

he does not have to or need to demand euros. He can exchange dollars to euros to yen to pounds in a quarter of a second Forex markets run 24 hours a day and are extremely liquid Mish

To: elmatador who wrote (69888)	10/3/2007 12:32:00 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116555

Drowning in Debt: How do we protect ourselves? globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com The best way to not drown in debt is to live well within your means. The #1 rule is don't buy stuff you cannot afford. Think twice about that SUV. Have a Years' Worth of Living Expenses in Cash to protect against loss of a job. Cash is not trash when you are out of a job. Buy food on sale and freeze it. Reduce leverage. Consider retirement plans. All of these are ideas on how to protect from debt deflation. Mish