12 THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2009

Get out of here, 2008 ... and take your stinkin' credit crisis, gas price spikes, financial scandals, lax regulators and failing auto companies with you. Unfortunately, the economic climate in 2009 is unlikely to be much better than 2008 -- and in some ways could be worse. But it won't be all bad. There is an upside.

The editors at Kiplinger's have found a dozen things that will make 2009 more bearable. See if you agree. The navigation begins to your right.

Compiled by Jon Frandsen and Amy Pollak