Consumer Spending is Rising Big Increase in Luxury Spending

Most Americans consumers had cut down on spending during recession, but there are clear signs that people are coming out of their shell now and are willing to spend more.

There are many signs of economic recovery as the job market is picking up, industrial output is increasing and retail sales are going up. And the icing on the cake is that consumers are no longer restricting their spending to necessities like food and medical expenses. They are spending on clothes, jewelry, holidays and cars. [Read more…]

Positive Sign for Consumer Spending as Home Equity Loans Set to Rise

Home equity loans, which accounted for almost 2% of all consumer spending in 2001-2005 are all set to rise again. This could be good news for the overall economy as it will give a boost to consumer spending, which further triggers business activity and GDP growth. Home equity lending activity had seen a dip during 2008 and 2009 as house prices fell continuously. [Read more…]

Home Bottom #1 Widget

This is a widgeted area which is called Home Bottom #1. It is using the Genesis - Featured Post widget to display what you see on the Enterprise child theme demo site. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Genesis - Featured Post widget into the Home Bottom #1 widget area on the right hand side. To get the image to display, simply upload an image through the media uploader on the edit post screen and publish your post. The Featured Post widget will know to display the post image as long as you select that option in the widget interface.

Home Bottom #2 Widget

This is a widgeted area which is called Home Bottom #2. It is using the Genesis - User Profile widget to display what you see on the Enterprise child theme demo site. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag the Genesis - User Profile widget into the Home Bottom #2 widget area on the right hand side.

Home Bottom #3 Widget

This is a widgeted area which is called Home Bottom #3. It is using a text widget to display what you see on the Enterprise child theme demo site. To get started, log into your WordPress dashboard, and then go to the Appearance > Widgets screen. There you can drag a text into the Home Bottom #3 widget area on the right hand side.