I think it's awesome that the owner of Accutech Photo Machining would take a pay cut so that he could afford to pay his own employees.  And it makes perfect sense why his employees would want to work harder.  Who wouldn't want to give 110 percent for a boss who made sacrifices for him?

A lot of small business owners in the U.S. are not millionaires, like the top CEOs you hear about on the news.  It's not easy for someone who's making $70,000 to cut his pay in half.  And remember, the owners have bills to pay and families to support, too, so it's perfectly understandable that many wouldn't be able to take a pay cut.

That's why it's so amazing to me that as many as 50 percent of small business owners have done exactly that to avoid having layoffs.  The question is, would you do the same thing?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

You've seen the sales; you might've noticed thinner crowds than usual.  And you've definitely heard about how businesses are hurting in an injured economy.  But in yet another sign of how a recession can directly affect you, many shopping malls are looking to cut their hours in an attempt to save money.

Now you might be wondering how this can help them.  I mean, isn't it true that if you're open longer, you have a better chance of selling merchandise?  Maybe, but in some places, the money that some stores are making is so little right now that it's actually better for them to pay less in electricity and staff salaries.  And one sure way to do that is to open later and close earlier.

A lot of you have told us that you like going to the mall when you're free.  We'd like to know what you'll do if they're not open when you want to hang out.

Carl Azuz, Anchor