Series / Economic panic survival guide

The global economy is plummeting and people are starting to lose hope, faith in our government practices and in their ability to be successful during these challenging More...

Yes, the state of our economy is depressing. Yes, job losses are stressful and painful. Yes, it’s much harder to survive when money is exceptionally More...

Job losses are across the board and piling up weekly. I’ve got a friend who called me up yesterday telling me how she’s been jobless for 2 months now, and as a breadwinner, she’s somewhat concerned. In her words “this is the first time More...

A job loss can end up leading to being in debt due to credit card expenses. It helps in advance to be prepared for a job loss. Here are ten tips on how to survive a job More...

It is true that in times of economic contraction, there is less fuel burned and less pollution created, as industries make less stuff and there are fewer trucks carrying it. Russia's air got dramatically cleaner after the fall of Communism and all More...

We may not be getting ready for bread lines or seeing hobos selling apples for five cents on the corner, but all this talk of another Great Depression should have us looking back in history for lessons that we can take with us into the future of More...

The economy is in a shambles. The stock market’s down, unemployment’s up, and the housing market is still skidding sideways. The people I know are beginning to get nervous. They’re worried that the recession will turn worse, and that their More...

As troubling as things are, however, are we really in bad shape? Here's a handy-dandy way to find More...

Employers aren’t the only ones who have to look after security when an employee leaves. If that departing employee is you, make sure you pay attention to threats to your personal privacy and More...

Generally speaking, a recession is when there is a tightening of the economy, usually for a certain period of More...

There is no way to completely protect yourself from the current financial crisis. But there are some ways that you can limit the negative impacts to your personal finances in the short term and prepare for a more prosperous More...

There’s been a lot of talk of the bad things about the current economic crisis and impending recession/depression. There’s also been a bit of discussion of the good things that might happen. But almost all of the latter discussion has focused on More...