The Federal government has consistently proven that when consumers have jobs, they continue to spend money. With an unemployment rate of only 3.9%, consumers spent a record breaking amount of dollars this past weekend.

And as the Federal Reserve increases interest rates to curb inflation, many economists see a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S.. A “hard landing” would have put the U.S. into a recession, however, so far, this is not the case.

Time will tell if inflation can continue to be curbed without massive lay-offs in the U.S. employment market.

I’m a jeweler on Etsy. The last group of jewelry I sold went for an all time high of $350 a piece as my sales didn’t skip a beat. I sold most of my pieces in only 2 hours.

Sell what you can before the next economic downturn.