On today's show we discuss why the middle class is getting squeezed, why it's so hard to define what a recession is, boring stocks are outperforming, the size of the housing market, why negotiating will be making a comeback, spending time alone and much more.\n \xa0\n Find complete shownotes on our blogs...\xa0 Ben Carlson\u2019s A Wealth of Common Sense\xa0 Michael Batnick\u2019s The Irrelevant Investor\xa0 Like us on Facebook\xa0 And feel free to shoot us an email at animalspiritspod@gmail.com with any feedback, questions, recommendations, or ideas for future topics of conversation.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices