America's Financial Meltdown: How has it affected your life?

My mom sure has a lot more to complain about. And boy does she.

I guess she does have right to, being a certified financial planner and stock broker, and all. People apparently have been calling non-stop for the past several months, constantly worried they were losing everything. That's never been the case, as she keeps things appropriately diversified to prevent such a thing, but the losses for some people have been pretty staggering. That's got to be stressful for her, especially working for Citi Smith-Barney. In case you haven't heard, Citi ain't too hot these days.

That's my mom, though. For me, things have been about the same. I'm in college. I do college stuff. Money isn't real yet, even when it comes to paying my own tuition. Hopefully I have enough time left in schooling to ride this baby out. If not: please God keep the coffee shops in business. Us English majors need to earn a living, too.

Jam it back in, in the dark.