What are your economic cues?

I know I am asking for a prairie fire here, but bear with me.
Other than news sources, what little cues indicate economic stability, or lack for you?

My motivation for this question is something I observed during my lifetime. Ground score.
There have been times when cash could be found on the ground in parking lots, fast food drive thru, fairgrounds, and such. Other times ground score would be rare.
I remember living in Reno I found spilled quarters in all sorts of places, ten to twenty dollars worth.
When Gee dub was in office, ground score disappeared rapidly, and completely.
I still wait for another find.

Do you have little cues which speak to you?

It is a little like knowing the weather by the behavior of crickets, or birds.