Car purchases are a big ticket item and family budgets are tight. And this gasoline thing has people uncomfortable. People that were intending to buy are I think holding off a little bit.

Soaring gasoline and natural gas prices will have a major negative impact on family budgets and household spending, likely resulting in job losses in sectors like tourism and retail trade.

We're moving to a mode where marketers and advertisers are putting serious budgets behind the idea of communicating with people via cell phones.

Some people, especially those on restricted budgets, want certainty. They want to know how much they'll be spending each month. Others don't mind; they'll play the market. We're only three or four years into deregulation in Texas. It's a 10- or 15-year process.

[People] are willing to go with larger budgets to get big plant material. We're in an instant age with immediate gratification.

(SHARE) provides people with healthy food. It's a way of helping everyone stretch and extend their food budgets. It helps all families.