When my job stopped paying
After a year of unemployment, I landed a contract gig. Then the paychecks stopped coming -- but the work didn't
Friday, Feb 10, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 48Life F**ked, Pinched, Great Recession
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Life F**ked, Pinched, Great Recession
When I learned to scrape by
Hungry, jobless and pinching pennies to print resumes, I started to lose hope of ever finding a job
Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 69Life F**ked, Pinched, Life stories
The shame and pride of joining food stamp nation
For me, signing up for the most stigmatized benefit felt like a defeat and a victory VIDEO
Friday, Jan 27, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 254News F**ked, Pinched, Great Recession
How did I end up at Mom and Dad’s?
My job took me around the globe. But the recession took me to the one place I never thought I'd go: My folks' house
Monday, Sep 5, 2011 11:01 PM UTC 47Life Life stories, Pinched
The devastating layoffs that shook our lives
After 15 years, I lost my job at an Austin school. Then something even worse happened: My wife lost hers, too
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:01 AM UTC 68Life Life stories, Pinched, Education
How to make the perfect recession martini
It may not sound like a budget drink, but in this economy, we all need a way to unwind
Saturday, Apr 30, 2011 1:01 PM UTC 40Life Scavenger
How I became a hillbilly
Once, I was a city slicker living beyond my means. Now, I live in the woods and make risotto with nettle broth
Saturday, Apr 2, 2011 1:01 PM UTC 52Life Scavenger, Great Recession
Scavenger: How my grandmother taught me to eat weeds
Maki showed me miner's lettuce during long rambles in the woods. Now, it's how I make a simple, cheap spring salad
Saturday, Mar 26, 2011 6:01 PM UTC 29Life Scavenger, Pinched, Life stories
Scraping by on stinging nettles
As a child, I avoided these prickly greens like the plague -- now I'm foraging for them to feed my family
Saturday, Mar 5, 2011 12:01 PM UTC 37Life U.S. Economy, Life stories
How the recession turned me into a scavenger
After my husband and I were laid off, I discovered an unlikely way to put food on our table -- I scrounge for it
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 12:01 AM UTC 54Life Scavenger, Great Recession
A mortgage broker with no apologies
To hear public outrage, you'd think I forced people into homes they couldn't afford. But my job was to help them
Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011 10:20 PM UTC 127Life Mortgage Crisis
Regrets of a subprime mortgage lender
The job was easy and ridiculously lucrative. But it didn't take long to see what was really going on
Tuesday, Feb 1, 2011 9:01 PM UTC 44Life Mortgage Crisis, Pinched
Putting down the vet clinic I loved
When our California community hit hard times, so did its pets
Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011 1:30 AM UTC 42Life Life stories, Great Recession
Regrets of a stay-at-home mom
Consider this a warning to new mothers: Fourteen years ago, I "opted out" to focus on my family. Now I'm broke
Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 2:01 AM UTC 244Life Real Families, Pinched, Divorce
My blessed budget Christmas
I was laid off two years ago, and I hate not having money. But being freed from consumer frenzy is a strange gift
Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 6:01 PM UTC 50Life Christmas, Pinched, Life stories
Hard times? TV can be your lottery ticket
If you can get your sob story on the tube, you're gold. But what about the other millions of desperate Americans?
Thursday, Aug 5, 2010 7:06 PM UTCLife Great Recession
Young, overeducated and selling pot
Squeezed by college debt and the recession, these Californians found a way to get by -- unless it gets legalized
Monday, Aug 2, 2010 11:01 AM UTC 43Life Drugs, California, Pinched
I will write your college essay for cash
I'm a broke writer who can't find a gig in the recession, so I decided to save myself -- by helping students cheat
Monday, Jul 26, 2010 11:01 AM UTC 198Life Life stories, Education, Pinched
I thought I’d beaten the foreclosure crisis
When the first wave hit, I shook my head at irresponsible Americans. Then I lost my income -- and my home is next
Tuesday, Jul 13, 2010 12:20 AM UTC 248Life Mortgage Crisis, Pinched
“Cheapskate Next Door”: The cheapskate’s revenge
The recession turned scorned penny pinchers into heroes. We look at why they're happier, and greener, than you
Wednesday, Jun 16, 2010 1:01 AM UTC 31Life Consumerism, Great Recession
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