April 30, 2009 Apr. 30--Frugality "chic" made it stylish in recent months to ponder adaptive re-use, secondhand stores and fancy food magazines that suddenly feature a ham sandwich or modest comfort food on their covers.
Mindfulness and the Financial Crisis Here in the city (and all over the country), anxiety about the financial crisis is palpable and omnipresent. Thousands of people, especially within the financial services industry, have been losing their jobs. Real estate construction and development have slowed or ceased, while home sales plummet. Retail businesses and restaurants have been doing poorly too as many of us cope with a decrease
Humor: In This Economy... By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.Given the global financial meltdown, it's easy to get stressed and discouraged. Â All the news seems to focus on just how bad our situation is. Â As we see the devastation in the economy and our personal finances, we naturally get swept up in this negative thinking, too. It can be pervasive and pernicious as it destroys what normally would have been a pleasant experience.
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