Dog had an interesting post the other day…What the recession taught us?  She says that the recession was a giant wake up call for her.  That she realized that she wasn’t invincible and nothing in life was guaranteed.  She’s finally learned to live below her means and doesn’t depend on anyone.  And she has no [...]

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Slate had an article talking about how the recession is wrecking friendships.  The articles gives a few different examples of how the economy is affecting people and their relationships.  The article suggests that the sudden changes in people’s circumstances are making it difficult to navigate friendships.
The first example was a woman who just bought a [...]

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Hello, my name is Bruce, I am a self employed tax preparer (taxguy blog). I have just recently been getting more into writing about personal finance. Over the years I have picked up a lot more than I have practiced myself concerning ones finances. You may remember my interview here last month. Below I [...]

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So we’re in a recession.  But we may not officially be in a recession until months from now when we can look back and say we’re in a recession.  Friday it was announced that 240k jobs were lost in October alone.  This means that we lost a total of 411k jobs in September and October [...]

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Are you running scared of the market right now?  It seems like the whole market went to hell yesterday in a handbasket.  The Dow dropped 504 points yesterday.  And it ain’t over yet.  Yesterday the drop in the market was due to the Lehman Brothers failing and declaring bankruptcy.  While Merrill Lynch is in serious [...]

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