Yeah, it's definitely one of those 'glass half full'/'glass half empty' things. Though I barely watch the news anymore, simply because it's never good and I like to read and hear about things and interpret them myself instead of having some middle aged man in makeup and a cheap suit with caps on his teeth tell me that the economy is on the 'upswing'.
The day I have trouble pulling my wallet out of my pocket because of all the cash I'm holding, I'll believe that..