Recession Survival

Recession Survival: Strengthen Your Community

How do you respond during a time of crisis? For people who aren't accustomed to asking for help, it can be difficult and embarrassing to seek assistance from others. Losing a job can lead to depression and damage self-esteem, causing many to withdraw and keep to themselves.>>Read more »

Recession Survival: Your Happy Family

Hard times can tear families apart ... or bring them closer together. Keeping your family happy and healthy during times of economic hardship is a struggle that requires determination and discipline, but it can be done.>>Read more »

Recession Survival: Honor Your Planet

When in the midst of financial hardship, we are forced to re-evaluate our priorities, and some — like our commitment to an environmentally responsible lifestyle — may become overshadowed by our more immediate concerns. Gallup reports that for the first time in 25 years, a majority of Americans say economic growth should take priority over the environment, even if it means the environment may suffer. The financial downturn means governments have less money to devote to projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.>>Read more »

Recession Survival: Nourish Your Spirit

We are currently experiencing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In March, 663,000 jobs were lost, bringing the unemployment rate to 8.5% — the highest it's been since 1983. Losing your job can be devastating, and not being able to make ends meet has put many people into extremely stressful situations. Sometimes It may seem like the end of the world, and many experts predict the global economy will still get worse before it gets better. But it will eventually recover, and in the meantime, it is important to keep financial issues in perspective.>>Read more »

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