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Seventeen Things to Do When You’re Out of Work

Posted by Ann Hartter on January 29, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

The people around me are struggling with cut hours and layoffs, and cutting back on finances is only part of the effect. My friends are suddenly finding themselves with less to do. More time with the kids is good, but when the kids are in school — watching TV only has so much interest, until [...]

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Brother, Can You Spare Some Time?

Posted by Jennifer Touchette on January 17, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

With this downturning economy, even governments are having a hard time. My own city is facing at least a $4 million dollar decrease in revenues, and my state is facing more than $140 million in shortfalls.
One alternative to getting out of the situation is to raise taxes, a solution that no one likes. Thus, the [...]

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Categories: Personal Finance, community work, down economy, public service, tax shortfall, volunteer