Dougtionary

ěk’ə-nŏm’ĭks noun The science that deals with unrestrained personal spending.

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hous-tĭs’ə-pā’shən noun Expectation and excitement related toward the purchase of a house. Typically the time between the initial offer and a signed purchase agreement, and also the time between signed purchase agreement to the close of escrow. It’s even worse than being a child and anticipating Christmas.

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fāb’stə-nəns noun Going low key. Avoiding fancy attention getting clothes, staying away from department stores, trendy nightclubs or other hotspots.

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wôl strēt fī’nāns’ stānd noun A portable table and sign typically used by children to sell lemonade, but instead used by laid off analysts in New York who stop people passing by and give them discounted advice on handling their money.

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hou-strā’shən noun A disappointing or discouraging feeling that accompanies an experience of being stalled or thwarted when trying to purchase a home.

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fī-nān’shəl klō’zhər noun The act of coming to terms with recent economic conditions and large monetary losses.

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gŭv’ərn-měn’tl blōō bôlz noun A condition caused when the executive and legislative branch spend weeks talking about stimulus without any real action.

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âr’gə-nŏm’ĭks noun Money from relatives that makes one more comfortable.

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kāsh-ē-ĭst adjective More than cashier. (kāsh-ē-ər) Having or appearing to have the most cash.

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kāsh’kĭt noun A figurative place where the wealth of the United States citizens was buried in 2008.

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kāsh-ās’trə-fē noun A large financial failure or meltdown, either personal, corporate or government.

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sāvĭng sprē noun A brief period of extravagant saving, staying at home and doing nothing. Often followed by an even bigger spending spree than normal, continuing the cycle of excess and lack of control.

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