Help Wanted in Broken Economy

Economic trends are often repeated throughout history. In regards to unemployment it's not much different 100+ years after this character cried out in 1909, "Help Wanted, I am broke - send some glue." Someone added the statement, "It's hard work for me to get out of this position."

Both statements appropriately describe the frustrations experienced by many regardless of the economy.

Perhaps the man missed the opportunity advertised in the paper which read, "Situation Wanted. Man in a restaurant to mash potatoes with a wooden leg." A rare opportunity indeed - lol!

I was happy when I won this 1909 postcard on eBay, so I could share it with you here on Money Illusions!

The man who sent the postcard to his loved one stated that he was;
"Not broke, but bent."

Money Illusion vs Money Illusions

When I moved this blog to it's own domain and chose the name "Money Illusions" (plural), I felt it really was the best descriptive words for wanting to share the illusions and false perceptions often surrounding money.

At that time I didn't really stop to think about the term "money illusion" (singular) in regards to the economic principle, which refers to an attitude toward money considered in a nominal terms, rather than real terms.

Just thought I would make mention of that in case any of my readers may have found it to be confusing.

Hence the reason I decided to add this post to clarify the difference between Money Illusions, (from my perspective), and Money Illusion, as explained above!

If I haven't confused you, that's good, but if I have confused you, I can't really help that since it's not the easiest thing to explain.

That's okay, just ponder it for a while and it will make sense. 😉