1. As electronic devices, games, toys, and other distractions which take away from family life are expensive, they will not be purchased by families with tightening budgets. A deck of cards or some dominoes don't require batteries and may bring the family closer together, instead of everyone seeking individual entertainment and solace in their electronic worlds.
2. Fast food and overly processed TV dinners are going to become less affordable, thus causing more meals to be made from scratch. This will have two main benefits, the first being a healthier food culture and the second, the possibility of cooking time becoming a family enterprise.
3. The all-American pace of life may slow down as less opportunities are available for extraneous activities such as sports, school events, and second jobs. As the pace of life slows, the stress level should ease from the average American.
4. Many people will undergo a resetting of their value system, watching as their bank balances and stock portfolios melt away and their life evaporates down to the core of religion, family, and personal fulfillment.
5. A stronger, healthier economy may be rebuilt from the ground up and based on actual products that are grown, crafted, or harvested from the world around us, instead of the parasitical economy based on fiat money that has led to our current plight.
