{"id":3362,"date":"2008-07-15T11:58:15","date_gmt":"2008-07-15T18:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2008-07-15T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2008-07-15T18:58:15","slug":"the-disappearing-stressed-middle-class-where-are-they-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3362\/the-disappearing-stressed-middle-class-where-are-they-going\/","title":{"rendered":"The Disappearing (Stressed) Middle Class — Where Are They Going?"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Shafer at Uncommon Financial Wisdom<\/a> is smarter than the average bear, as Yogi used to say. We met online, though I don’t remember exactly how. Over time you discover he’s the real deal. After half a dozen conversations with him you’re not surprised to learn he’s also earned a Ph.D. What kind of mind gets a degree in finance and a doctorate in social science? How about a person who can understand the numbers in the relatively black and white world of business\/finance while simultaneously being able to think<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Don’t engage mouth before putting brain in gear when dealing with David. Frankly, I think he’s a natural as a contributor here. But that’s a different post for another day.<\/p>\n

Today he wrote a guest post on my blog. I was gonna add my 2\u00a2 here before linking you to it, but wasn’t in the mood to embarrass myself. Read, and notice how quickly he lays out some fairly complex ideas. He points out problems and then brings solutions to the table. <\/p>\n

So go find out What Happened To The Middle Class<\/a> then head over to David’s blog. You won’t regret it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Shafer at Uncommon Financial Wisdom is smarter than the average bear, as Yogi used to say. We met online, though I don’t remember exactly how. Over time you discover he’s the real deal. After half a dozen conversations with him you’re not surprised to learn he’s also earned a Ph.D. What kind of mind […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-real-estate","8":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12764,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/12764\/where-would-david-gibbons-go\/","url_meta":{"origin":3362,"position":0},"title":"Where Would David Gibbons Go?","author":"Brian Brady","date":"July 23, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Home, of course. 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