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Thriving in an Economic Downturn

There will always be those that see the glass half-empty, but when things aren’t going well it takes someone with a lot of optimism to see the glass half-full. Even during times of distress, if you look for opportunities, you can find them. This is true in almost every situation including an economic downturn. “There [...]

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Take this job or else!

CNNMoney.com has a somewhat discouraging yet eye-opening article that outlines the problems many Americans are having during this troubled economy. People who have lost their jobs are being forced to take a new job making less money, in some cases a lot less money. After Jarrod Posner, 34, was laid off from his $110,000-a-year job [...]

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Financial Goals for 2009 (part 4)

We are looking at financial goals for the New Year. MSN Money lists 6 financial milestones to reach before age 30. If you are already over 30, these milestones are still worth looking into, but the real question is whether or not these milestones are good goals. We will be looking at one milestone each [...]

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Are you financially secure?

With the economy at the top of almost everyone’s watch list, job security is a thought that comes up often in discussions with others. Each day the number of people losing their job increases and for some the idea of trying to go out and find another job is a very scary thought. Depending on [...]

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Financial Goals for 2009 (part 1)

I have never been one to set New Years resolutions, so I am not going to start now. However, I do think setting goals is a good idea. Good goals have some pretty simple characteristics such as being attainable, being measurable and being realistic. The primary reason most people fail in the area of personal [...]

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Is your job safe in this economy?

If you are like most people when you hear news of the economy you simply shake your head and wonder when you are going to wake up from the nightmare that seems to be reoccurring on a daily basis. However, as scary as the economic conditions are, when you roll into the equation the rising [...]

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