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America recently was declared to be officially under a recession.  Media had been clamoring for a while about the huge negative impact of the subprime and other related banking problems.  With the massive increase in negative blitz hitting the world, one thing that hasn't really cropped up in articles is dealing with the recession.  As a result, I have decided to put up a few tips that I'm going to perform in an effort to lead by example:

• Zero purchases of music.  I haven't purchased music in ages so this won't change.  But considering that Pro-IP law that was passed, I will broadcast a counterattack to the RIAA's plans for creating a copyright czar by stating that I will not support them one bit.  I encourage everyone to stop purchasing music.  If you must purchase music, do so in the form of directly supporting the artists by attending live events.
• Zero purchases of movies, DVDs, or other videos.  Just like my stance on music, I will completely eliminate any spending at theaters, video rental, online purchases, etc.  Besides, when was the last really good movie made (okay, The Dark Knight was an exception, but those only crop up once or twice a year these days).
• Energy reduction through elimination of watching TV.  I never watched TV before and I hope to help my watch reduce her habits as well.
• Shrinking of my food budget.  Actually, what this means is less crappy fast food.  This will help two things: 1) Improve my health; 2) help my pocket book.  More people should consider this.  In the last recession back in the dot com bubble burst, people went on a diet of Krispy Kremes and became the fat nation.  In this recession, rather than becoming depressed and slinking into bad habits, people should save their money and just eat less.  If you must spend, use that extra $35/month for a membership to the gym.  Or if that amount is too high, just walk around your block five times.
• Shrink my game playing usage to one company: Blizzard.  Since EA sucks and Ubisoft completely screwed over the entire Might and Magic series with their half assed rendition, the only computer game company worth purchasing anymore is Blizzard.  In the next year or two, the only games Blizzard will produce that I'm interested in are Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3.  At that rate, I'll definitely save a ton of cash per year.

The main message I want to send people is this: stop over consuming!!!!!!!!!

The problem before the recession hit was that people were already in a mode of overconsuming, which is why people in the US became fat, lazy and stupid.  The recession is a great thing because it'll force people to put their thinking caps on when it comes to money and their lives.  Instead of wasteful spending, hopefully people will realize that they cannot live on  borrowed money their entire lives and just live on what they have.  America still has more than many parts of the world, but there is a limit on how much people can consume.  In America's case, they have mostly been manufactured into a state where they unquestioningly buy things....worst yet, junk that destroys themselves.

Just because you're depressed doesn't mean you should go on a buying binge to make yourself feel better.  That feeling of happiness from materialism only last temporarily.  This is why the illusion of wealth in America has gone on so long and only recently been exposed as a national fraud.  Most people are stupid, lazy and poor and cannot nor should not emulate the lives of the fake rich people on TV.  Turning off your TV and returning to what's in front of you (i.e. your homes) will show you that you are not in that calibre and that you need to work hard, think and do things smart to get to that level.  Until then, simply stop overconsuming and buy what you need.