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@ Futurist Jim Carroll
2025-02-27 12:13:13
"Nothing tightens the purse like uncertainty!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
As the saying goes, 'We're not in Kansas anymore.' But it certainly feels like it's the fall of 2008! Time to roll out some older brochure copy!
What's up? This is the topic that I found myself covering on stage from 2009 to about 2012, and I fully expect to be doing it again. Just yesterday, I bumped the topic up on my keynote list!
One of the interesting things about the industry I am in is that it can be a bellwether for the broader economy. As consumer confidence crashes, so too does the number of conferences and events. Travel cutbacks kick in, spending is put under a microscope, and leaders get nervous. Oh, and people who have been recently laid off are too busy trying to find work to attend an event somewhere. I had 108 rounds of golf last year. I suspect I'll beat that record!
What's up? You are probably watching the same headlines I'm seeing.
Consumer confidence is shattering.
Fears of a recession are spiraling.
Look, I don't want to seem like Chicken Little screaming that the sky is falling.
But speaking about chickens, let's talk about the price of eggs. If we go back just a little bit in the past, it seems like all that people wanted was cheaper eggs!
Ya, um, nope.
The situation has gotten so dire that Waffle House has begun adding a surcharge for every egg they sell.
Did you know there is a site in which you can track the price of eggs? It's at
https://pantryandlarder.com/eggspensive
Things are wild out there! In Denver, they're suggesting that people rent chickens to get their eggs.
it's surprisingly easy to do this. Just go to RentTheChicken.com
Want to know something wild? They might need to solve the egg problem by sourcing them from that new enemy, Canada!
This seems rather eggsciting!
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Futurist Jim Carroll usually has yogurt for breakfast.
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Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2025/02/daily-inspiration-economic-signals-nothing-tightens-the-purse-like-uncertainty/
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