Morning Guys...<br /><br />Well we have basically decided on the car ... talked with the salesperson... he knows if he tries to jerk us we are out of there.. and in this economy .. he can&#39;t afford that.. so Saturday we will pick it up..<br /><br />on another note I did read this morning that :<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Social Security benefits for 50 million people are expected to go up next year by the largest amount in more than a quarter-century.<br /><br />The new cost-of-living increase, to be announced Thursday by the Social Security Administration, is expected to be above 5.5 percent. That would make it the largest increase since a 7.4 percent jump in 1982. The increase for 2008 was 2.3 percent.<br /><br />A 5.5 percent increase would mean about &#036;60 a month more for the average retiree. Even with the gain, the fatter Social Security check still may seem puny to millions of retirees battered this year by huge increases in energy and food costs. They&#39;ve also watched helplessly as their retirement savings have been assaulted by the biggest upheavals on Wall Street in seven decades.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br />Personally I have always felt that SS should be adjusted for the economy..<br /><br />Anyway.. today is grocery day.. anybody need anything at the store? speaking of groceries.. did anyone else see the news where the government officials ( i think it was the governor)in Michigan tried an experiment ... she was  to try and live on a typical Food Stamp allotment for one week? I think they can begin to appreciate just how hard it is to live like regular folks.. her comment was &quot; thats a lot of mac and cheese&quot;