St. Louis Art Museum cuts 16 Heifer lays off 20 percent of workforce Frontier Bank lays off 45 Cessna lays off 1,300 more National Conference Center in Loudoun County, Wash. lays off 65 Alabama BlueCross cuts jobs NutriSystem cuts jobs
June 12, 2009
Suburban Panhandling
A few weeks ago, I went out for dinner at Union Landing, a shopping center in the San Francisco suburb, Union City. Now this is your run of the mill, middle-class America, suburban shopping center, complete with a movie theater and chain restaurants like Applebee’s and Fresh Choice. While my friend and I were trying [...]
June 12, 2009
More Turning to Avon and Mary Kay to Supplement Income
Many of those who are insecure about their current jobs are getting into direct sales, through companies like Avon, Mary Kay and Tupperware. Job cuts, shrinking bonuses and scaled-back hours have pushed more people than ever to become direct sales representatives, a phenomenon industry experts say they’ve seen before. In the 1990-1991 recession, the number [...]
June 12, 2009
Friends and Money
Slate takes a look at the complexities of friendship across class lines and how the recession has further complicated friendships. Less money means a lower disposable income, which in turn, means less money to spend while out with friends. I’ve even had my own experiences dealing with this. There’s nothing more annoying than a friend [...]
