Sentences with phrase «to feel wealthier»

I landed in the ultra wealthy classification, but I do not feel wealthy.

This is relevant because we sell them some building material, such as softwood lumber, because construction jobs can put a sizable amount of people to work — who, in turn, will have money to spend — and because rising house prices tend to make people feel wealthier and in the mood for some shopping.

All of that is making consumers feel wealthier, which could lead to more spending.

The real estate market heavily influences consumer spending — when markets boom, homeowners feel wealthier, and spend more money.

There had been some warnings, earlier in the year, that the so - called «wealth effect» — whereby home owners feel wealthier and are inclined to spend more when home prices climb — would be muted in the post-financial crisis housing rebound.

What's more, home values have risen, as has the stock market, making shoppers feel wealthier, and more eager to shop.

They made a big bet: we're going to bail - out / paper - over the banks to prevent massive losses in the financial sector, we're going to inflate the stock market so that the household sector feels wealthier, and we're going to make vast sums of money available for the corporate and government sectors to borrow really cheaply.»

Now if your bank account is suddenly much higher than it was, you naturally feel wealthier, but no money or wealth was generated by the transaction that added to your bank balance.

Feeling wealthy depends on where you live.

And part three is that people feel wealthier because those risky assets rise in value and they'll spend more because of the wealth effect.

We have moved locally twice, downsized to one car, funded targeted savings accounts, tithed, maxed out Roth IRAs, traveled (mostly to weddings)... and we still feel wealthy.

Technology stock sales and initial public offerings are making residents in California's Silicon Valley feel wealthy again as the tech boom days re-emerge, and they are using the new - found wealth to cash in on real estate, USA Today reports.

Higher home prices and higher stock prices make people feel wealthier.

As home prices stabilize, households feel wealthy and start spending again, which drives retail and other business growth, in turn boosting confidence and the stock market, and creating a virtuous cycle of growth.

Modest as our economic growth will be, people in Western Canada, and especially in Alberta, may feel wealthier than those in Eastern Canada.

When we feel wealthy, we spend more, and a lot of it is tied to our homes.

Goods that are within reach make us feel wealthy — or at least as if we have options.

We all feel wealthier (not to mention smarter!)

Related to yesterday's article about the relationship between time, money, and happiness, Americans say the things that make them feel wealthiest in their day - to - day lives are having personal free time and spending time with family.

Some believe that, when an economy is operating below its potential growth rate, lowering interest rates to inflate capital asset prices indirectly stimulates the economy through a wealth effect: People who own stocks, bonds, and houses will spend more if they feel wealthier.

Plus I feel wealthy, isn't this what wealth affected people do?

These other income - generating «bonds» may make you feel wealthier — but you may feel less wealthy once you subtract any debts that you have.

We also enjoyed the fact that real estate ownership made us feel wealthier.

During this trying economic time, enjoying the fact that real estate was a sought - after investment and the rate of home ownership just keeps rising, real estate ownership makes us all feel wealthier.

I can easily inflate my PFS by hundreds of thousands of dollars based on what the market is willing to pay just to make myself feel wealthier, but what's the point?

I also think they make people feel wealthy.