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    KillMeNow no longer has a future in journalism: My entire place of business is due to close in one month. The theoretical has become disappointingly real. Kinda wish I hadn't charged those earrings ... more »
    Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: I am still young enough to feel okay about this recession. Before the recession, I could not buy a car or house, so I am okay with that. I was not mak... more »
    SkipToMyLou: Maybe this is just an awful, tin-eared British thing. My husband subscribes to the Financial Times , a British business newspaper. Their magazine ins... more »
    Lizawithazee: I had gotten to the point in my life where I was occasionally feeling wistful for the carefree life I led in my early 20s. But I meant the fun, the bo... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: Dude I can't even afford the thrift shop right now. I have decided that the last unemployment check I receive before Christmas will be spent on gifts ... more »
    belle TL: The Today Show reference is what really irks me, as they vacillate between telling viewers to "buy, buy buy" and advocating going to consignment shops... more »
    yellow_dog: They're not necessarily faking it completely. Even the wealthy have seen their wealth decreasing as the markets have been in free fall. It's not the s... more »
    pandorasmittens: I've said it before: Le Hameau, Part II. The French court picked eggs to embrace the novelty of "a simpler existence" while the poor had no chickens w... more »
    BuffySummers: Ugh. That's exactly how I felt listening to the Detroit auto manufacturer guys chirp on and on about how they carpooled to D.C and "got up at 5 a.m. t... more »
    Kivrin: I can't make it through this article because I saw "Renton" in the byline and started thinking about Ewan McGregor in Trainspotting and how I find him... more »
    tomatoheart: This year my parents told all of us kids (there are 5 of us) that they were "cancelling christmas". Despite not caring too much about all the bullshit... more »
    labeled: Cheerful managing? Yup - you want to know my new goal? To studiously ignore any and all mention of the economy for a while. (Fail! but I'm working o... more »
    special_boots: I'm not technically poorer this Christmas, but I sort of am: my company (an online news publication) just announced that there will be no raises this ... more »
    sportz.star: I try my best not to complain - and to get good gifts for family for the holidays, because while regular things, especially food, are a lot more expen... more »
    Jessi Ramsey: thrifty chic. I don't know this couldn't come about when I was I middle school and my family shopped at Goodwill. Back then, I was made fun of for bei... more »
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