Archive for the 'Recession-Proofing' Category

Dave Ramsey: Credit Card Company Public Enemy #1

My wife and I are reading The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey. I’ll write more about it when I have some time but I love this book. It is a breath of fresh air. He challenges “conventional” wisdom about finances and lays out a very clear step by […]

Six Steps…What to do if you get laid off

So far I’ve discussed how to avoid being laid off by being a great employee, how to recession-proof your career, and how to financially prepare just in case you are laid off. I’ll assume that you’ve already read those articles because they are important in the process of surviving a layoff. Even if you are […]