The government says the recession is over. Ask any business owner or consumer and they will give you a different answer. There are still very few jobs and even less credit to buy homes or expand your business. in most of our minds, the Great Recession is still alive and kicking!
The recovery will come in […]
I have been a watch wearer since I was 13. Last year, when the batteries in all my watches died, I stopped wearing a watch. I joked that I would not wear a watch again until the recession was over since I did not want to know how long it was going to last.
Well, the […]
There was an interesting article in Parade Magazine this past week on the nearly 10% of the US population that is unemployed.
Should they work for free?
In Georgia, people without jobs work part time for up to 6 weeks. They earn no salary but continue to collect unemployment (along with money for transportation, child care, […]
As my children come of age during this Great Recession, I sometimes whimsically remember things that were before the current economic mess:
Do you remember when banks used to lend money to businesses?
Do you remember when you could get more than a 2% return on your money at banks?
Do you remember when your 401K use […]