The other big driver is going to be the cost of energy and transportation, that impacts a wide range of goods and services.I am very concerned about Europe - they heaviliy depend on Russian gas to run their indurstry and heat their homes.

I am of Greek extraction and speak in a decidedly non-local accent, while my wife is a Russian immigrant and speaks with a foreign accent.

Hi, has anyone lost a lot this month leading to the Russians invading Ukraine?

With that refinanced money I would be very careful investing in anything right now even before the Russian/Ukrainian conflict the economy was in bad shape. 

These areas are also coastal (hence the desirability) and run by liberals (hence the high taxes).....I am all for low taxes - the lowest necessary to maintain a good standard of living for those that work and care.....But I don't get the Russian v Ukraine correlation thang..... 

Other roommate who speaks Russian told me she left and has severe mental health issues and needs to be back home with her parents.

Not that it matters, but as a family we're in favor of not buying Russian oil at the moment. 

My wife writes Russian obscenities on every HOA check she sends in.

Russian attempts at real estate privatization and farming subsidies in the U.S. come to mind as examples.

Wife's Russian.