[quote=outtamojo]I picked up 2x4gig ddr3 pc 1600 1.5 volt for 29.99 free shipping and I didn’t even need it : )
What declining buying power? Oh wait you must be referring to internal hard drives I was planning to get at about 50 bucks for 2tb by now but are instead about 4x that price ;([/quote]

That is the going price for ddr3 memory (depends on the brand) – I paid the same price last summer at Tiger Direct.

What declining purchasing power? Isn’t that the main reason why women entered the work force in large numbers?

Don’t confuse purchasing power with debt (another symptom of declining purchasing power).