5 Ways to Get Ready for Worse Times Ahead

We may be on the way of out of the recession, but it’s always good to remember how we got here and how to prepare for the next time around.

17 Tips for Recession Job Hunting

Here is a comprehensive list of tips for job hunting in a recession like this one. For example – developing an online identity and using your resources wisely.

‘Staycation’ Added to Webster’s Dictionary

Merriam-Webster shares their list of newly minted words for their dictionary. “Staycation” has made the list this year. A sign of the times, perhaps?

Overview of Cash for Clunkers

An overview of CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System), formerly known as Cash for Clunkers, which gives you money for upgrading your gas guzzler for a fuel-efficient vehicle.

6 More Job Hunting Tips for New Graduates

Madison DuPaix from My Dollar Plan shared a very timely list with us today – 6 Job Search Tips for New College Grads. Madison discussed some things to consider as near-graduates or recent graduates begin their job search, or are already deep in the job searching process but have not yet found luck. It’s a [...]

Don’t Play The Recession Victim at Work – Boost Your Productivity

An interesting phenomenon occurs at the workplace when a recession comes sweeping through. Some people become hyper-motivated, ready to do anything possible to enhance the business, bring in work, and produce whatever “widget” it is your company produces. Then there are those who close up, become defensive and protective of their own work, worry too [...]

More Motivational Quotes for a Bad Economy

Two months ago, I put together a small collection of positive quotations for the recession and received a great deal of interest from people looking for inspiration, motivation, or just a happy moment in a world that seems increasingly bent on delivering bad news. So to follow up and spread some cheer, I’ve put together another [...]

How To Handle a Pay Cut (Financially Speaking)

With the overall economy tanking, and very sharply in many specific industries, some companies are turning to an alternative when everyone but the critical personnel has been laid off  - pay cuts. A company-wide pay cut has the potential to save a large number of individual jobs at the “expense” of the many. As an example, for [...]

11 Ways to Stay Positive in a Bad Economy

How often have your heard about how bad things are going in the last month or so? I hear it everywhere I go. Every meeting with a client or colleague, every get-together with friends, and every informal chat with family is filled with references and discussions about the bad economy, job uncertainty, the stock market plunge, and [...]

Ideas for Vacations in a Bad Economy

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The success of my last article on whether it was appropriate to take vacations in a bad economy tells me that people are worried, curious, and unsure of how to react to the increasingly bad economic news around us. If you’ve decided that vacations are not something you are willing to give up, regardless of [...]

Recession Buster: A Collection of Positive Quotations

Things are busy on the home front as I get geared up for my move this weekend. In alignment with my blog goal for this week, I would like to share  a collection of positive quotes that can be just what the doctor ordered in this economy. Please enjoy: “When the winds of change blow, [...]

The Emotional Impact of a Layoff

The last week ended, rather unfortunately, with a number of important people in my life being laid off from their jobs. I’ve decided to write a short piece today dealing with the emotional side of layoffs, for the person leaving, their closest family and friends, and those remaining at the office to deal with the [...]

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