Don't Worry, Be Happy

Why is it that these days comics are the only ones who seem to have a grasp of the truth? Fortune's Stanley Big gets it right in Worry less! Spend more! :

Gas costs too much. So drive less. Stop driving cars that cost more than $64.50 to fill up. Take a bus. Relax.

House prices down? Keep your home until it regains its value. Where do you think you're going, anyhow?

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

Stock market stinks? Don't buy stocks.

Get out there every goddamn weekend and pump as much money as you can 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, dammit. Have you seen how cheap area rugs are on eBay?

Three-quarters of our economy is built upon our willingness to part with our money in exchange for goods and services. We can affect that metric. But only if we have the confidence to do so.

So get some. Now, I think, would be a good time to start.

I say instead of complaining about record profits by ExxonMobil, buy some XOM. Etc.