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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Nobody knows for sure whether we’ll see a recession or not,” said Amy Maliga, financial educator with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. Get ahead of a possible job loss by punching up your resume today. Recessions often mean layoffs and higher unemployment.

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Should You Accept Family Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Plus, with a college education it is more likely that the kids will be on their own quicker. Sometimes parents will offer temporary funding to tide the family over in times of unusual circumstances (such as job losses or extreme medical expenses, etc). Parents do watch to see how offspring utilize monetary resources.

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