I was hearing that the Black Friday sales this year were up from last year, and that the retailers are optimistic about that. I sure hope that is a positive sign that the economy is improving! So far I’m not seeing any evidence of that for myself, money is still in very short supply for everyone that I rub elbows with.  With so many people struggling to make ends meet, I don’t know how the economy is going to be able to rebound until wages increase and prices decrease.