Between the recession and unemployment, there's plenty of stress for everyone. Most of this stress is financial stress. Here are some ways to cope with stress.
First we need to understand the origin of stress if we're going to tackle it. The root of most stress is uncertainty. Therefore, the root of financial stress is not knowing the true state of your finances.
On March 7th, Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart cited seven reasons our unemployment rate remains stubbornly high.
So you just graduated and you can't find a job? No worries, you think you can hide by going back to school. Let's see...what should I study? Oh, I know, I'll get a law degree, that'll take me three years.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for four consecutive months ending in November, 2010 (the last month for which data exist,) more employees have been walking off the job than have been laid off. It really doesn't seem possible in a mark
Today, students are graduating from college (if they studied hard) literally with a mortgage on their hands. Some students have upwards of $100,000 or more in student loans.
Guess what? Thieves are using these websites. They're gleaning information that users have innocently posted on their pages.
It has now been nearly two straight years with unemployment at 9% and greater. One of the ancillary effects of this long recession and its high unemployment is a downward pressure on wages.
Too many of my clients exclaim that they don't make enough money. This feeling pervades all groups, from wealthy to minimum wage earner, from the recent college graduate to the person getting ready to retire.