Surprise! Surprise! It’s lean times but we are actually getting fat! This is because we may be cutting down on the wrong things. A survey conducted by the American Heart Association is showing a troubling trend, people are skimping on healthy activities due to the bad economy! Let’s check out what we are doing wrong:
People [...]
Tags: cutting down, Health, recession
Posted in: Current Events, Health
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The current recession is affecting everybody. Here are a few examples of how it is affecting family life.
Role reversal: As the recession lengthens, more men are becoming unemployed and assuming the role of Mr. Moms. That leaves a lot of working moms as sole breadwinners. This is due to the fact that men are usually [...]
Tags: birth rates, divorce rates, Family life, recession, role reversal
Posted in: Current Events, Parenting
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Back in August I blogged about the increase in numbers of women trying to sell their eggs to make money. The economy was faltering back then, and now we are in a recession, even more women are considering other means to make money.
Selling eggs can net a woman a quick $4,000, and being a surrogate [...]
Tags: donating eggs, India, Outsourcing, recession, surrogacy, Surrogate mothers
Posted in: Pregnancy, TTC
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I have a 401K from my previous job. Right before the bailout hoopla started and the market started plunging with the alarming rate of a roller coaster on descent, I made the decision to switch all my funds to bonds. Before I did that, I saw my retirement fund lose a sizable chunk [...]
Tags: budget, economy, frugal, recession
Posted in: Education, Frugal Living
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