Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 29, 2014

She asked for a well paying job, and was able to step right back into a management position at a major accounting firm – even after 10 years as a stay at home Mom. Tips for Surviving Unemployment Live The Life You Imagine The 5 Dimensions to a Meaningful Life. Once we figure it out, we need to give ourselves permission to seek it.

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freestuff.tv

JUNE 2, 2011

Today I would like to pose this somewhat provocative statement and given the recent unemployment reports would seem ridiculous: “Reasons why you don’t want that promotion&#. Well I’ve realized that in some cases, money isn’t everything. Some of you are probably thinking, “Are you nuts?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2011

I caught on to most topics very quickly and scored well on tests without much effort. When I graduated from college, I lived in Michigan and had very little opportunity for employment (at the time, I think unemployment in our state was above 16%). Get Active and Build Your Resume. When I was in college, I was pretty arrogant.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Surely unemployment, reduced income or a business downturn is considered an emergency, but so is a leaking roof, a broken hot water heater, or a dead car battery. Take a deep breath, because with a well-funded emergency savings account, you're covered. What is considered an emergency? What happens when you have an emergency?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 29, 2012

Well I studied, wrote the exam and got the job. Well I received another letter from the college. Well to make a long story short, I worked numerous front line clinical positions for 2 more years in various areas: cardiac sciences, nuclear medicine, pediatrics, and neurosurgery. The back up plan was working.

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Work With What You've Got

DECEMBER 7, 2010

I was so stressed out about the potential job offer for Nathan and what that might mean for our lives (all good things but a lot of stressful things as well) that I was just downright unpleaseable*. My point and shoot passed away sometime during Nathan’s unemployment and I’m a point and shoot girl. I was just not in a good place.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

They are providing their employees with TOOTRiS to help with finding affordable Child Care, as well as giving their employees $1,000 toward Child Care costs. Here are 4 shocking facts about Child Care: According to Boston University, a lack of Child Care is associated with higher unemployment among women than men. November 2022.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Summer jobs become permanent ones; family or friends pressure young people toward options that avoid temporary unemployment. It felt like an important position and I found I had talents that extended to managing people and projects as well. “ In no particular order, here are some of the ways I have witnessed careers being chosen.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Cactus: Wealth Creation Online: Invest It Wisely Interview – There are a stack of really great personal finance blogs online and keeping up with them can be tough, this series introduces you to those who I think are well worth knowing about. Smart Family Finance: Is Your Budget Easy to Beat?

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Work With What You've Got

DECEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve needed one for at least 2 years, but what with the extended unemployment we made due with a netbook. And the screen is so small blog-surfing is sort of annoying as well. And now, a serious question. I need a laptop. I can’t edit pictures on it. So I need to get a laptop, but I’m getting one for just me.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses. Even today, many are still unemployed or underemployed.

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Work With What You've Got

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

So it’s going well in that I am sticking to it. It’s not going well in that I’m kind of miserable. If you don’t want to drown in the negativity, and you want to go ahead and bail now, I totally understand. I won’t be offended. This is pretty much how I feel about it. This is not all that remarkable given the situation.

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Work With What You've Got

JANUARY 23, 2009

It might very well be. But I have to admit that getting near the end of my third month of unemployment, and Nathan’s second…is discouraging. I’ve been wearing a lot of black lately. And I won’t lie and say it’s not because of my mood. For a while I was wearing very bright colors, and feeling…OK. I am starting to lose my confidence.

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Work With What You've Got

JULY 22, 2009

I buy my supplies there and I buy clothes, jewelry and handbags there as well. In fact, the main reason I keep up the shop is so that I can have some spending money. I put almost everything I make on Etsy, back into Etsy. Since Nathan has been unemployed and money has been really tight, that flow has been invaluable to me.

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Work With What You've Got

JULY 2, 2009

When I got home last night and set about taking pictures in the back yard it just didn’t go well. You’d think after all this time I’d be able to get a good shot easy as pie, but yesterday I ended up cutting off my head in all but one picture. Such is life I guess, and really it’s not such a huge tragedy. It was mostly about the shoes.

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Work With What You've Got

APRIL 8, 2009

But I don’t feel like it translated well to pictures. I STONGLY suspect this can be attributed to the 10 pounds of depression weight I have put on over the course of my, and now my husbands lengthy unemployment. I’ve vowed to work on it. I don’t think of myself as “fat” by any means, but this is above my “happy weight”.

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Work With What You've Got

JANUARY 28, 2011

I use a tripod (well, technically the two tripods!). For photo editing I go back and forth between Picsa and Microsoft Photo Editor. I prefer the Microsoft Photo editor. The devil you know! What is your process for taking pictures? When Nathan was unemployed he took my pictures with our Rebel, and I loved that. But I’m back to the tripod now!

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

I had already cut expenses to the bone early on, since experiencing a multi-year stretch of unemployment, so there wasn’t much to be done there, although I think my husband cancelled his gym membership. We asked for raises, did work on the side, got better jobs, I started a business, etc. Get creative. Ask for help. Be persistent.

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Motherhood Moments

JUNE 28, 2023

Hudson, achieved so much professionally while also having 4 children and managing a very volatile, unstable, and unemployable husband. My mother, while married to my father, Thomas R. The Other Tree was her store from concept to implementation to grand opening.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2013

My mom expected both my brother and I to find employment when we reached the legal age of 15, and enforced it by having us pay for half of our school clothes (well, the ones we wanted. If they are in dozens of activities that are important to them as well, there may not even be time for a job. It’s like having a full-time job.

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Work With What You've Got

JANUARY 16, 2009

The stains work just as well if not better than any high end stain I’ve ever tried and the Jelly Balms are heaven. They are the only two red lip colors I have ever owned that I felt good in at ALL. And the Pink and Plum stains coordinate with the HIP Jelly Balms like they were made for each other. So that’s what’s in my bag today.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2014

I still remember one Thanksgiving during that period of unemployment when our church gave one of the food baskets for the needy to us. Of those who take the SNAP challenge, the most common complaint is how difficult it is to buy fresh fruits and veggies as well as meat on such a limited food budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

By doing that, it’s a relationship that will work out quite well for both parties. Maybe your parents were good at saving and had a well funded emergency account. While there are many reasons why adult children could be living with their parents, right now most of the blame falls on the economy and the recession.

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For the Mommas

JULY 21, 2015

Let us know which of the mobile coupons you downloaded as well. Did you know that 1 in 6 people in America face hunger every day? 16 million children live in food insecure households. Nearly half of all households needing assistance from food banks have an adult who is unemployed? These statistics amaze me and make me sad too!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

You may have to keep your product updated or your rental property well-maintained, in order to keep the passive dollars flowing. This could work especially well if you have a contact who can help you access discounted merchandise that few other people can find.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

The draw of daytime telly has lured you into an unemployable abyss, to the point that you like to think of Jeremy Kyle as a mate. It’s all well and good using the internet to corner the job market, but nothing beats the chance to sell your skills face to face. Go face to face.

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