Recession Survival Tips

With the recession raging, many people have found themselves in either short-term or long-term financial trouble.  Unfortunately, these troubles can haunt you across many aspects of your life.  Too many people do not realize that there are ways to navigate around these financial obstacles.  Be it bad checks, credit debt,... 

Like many Americans forced to confront new economic realities after the near collapse of our financial system, I have been learning to live within my means.  While most economists are lamenting the fact that most Americans have picked the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression to learn fiscal responsibility, it... 

"You Can Do it Too" It was a beautiful night for a leisurely walk last Friday. After having coffee with my date at a community cafe of eccentric decor, we decided to browse the boutiques and various restaurants in a nearby urban retail district. Even if that decision was more so prompted by the emergence of a band... 

As a little girl, I can recall the sounds of Frankie Beverly, Keith Sweat or “The Elements” wafting through the hall as my momma grooved around the house with a mop, a vacuum cleaner, Windex, and Pledge.  The music soothed her as she tidied the living room and then dared me to “live in it”.  It seems that I have... 

If I had kids–no, just one kid–I’d be under the poor house.  My fate wouldn’t be due to the cost of diapers and bibs or expensive tennis shoes for peer-pressured teenagers.  Another money-sucking area of my budget looms large in my life, and as long as the FDA sees no need to protect me, I see no... 

Here I go again… preaching on the soapbox telling you how to do this and that.  What do I know about making smart decisions?  What do I know about anything?  Not much, but I just know a little about a lot, along with knowledge from past mistakes which gets me pretty far.  I just try my best to make decisions in a...