genuinegirly

Normally I might say yes, A little more hard work is all that is necessary -- but after watching my husband in his job search the past four months, I'm starting to wonder. He has an MBA, good connections, and a solid background. He has an incredible work ethic and the recommendations to back it up. And yet in these four months, with at least one seemingly ideal lead offered every single day, he has only been asked to one interview. This is a terrible time to be looking for work, and an even worse time for young entrepreneurs who want to start their own small businesses.

I don't know what will happen or how it will all play out, I definitely don't see viable solutions offered by any side of the political spectrum or any ideology. We are able to scrape by for now, but I know many others who are unable. I do think that a bit of lifestyle adjustment to frugality will help a great many people, but when you are already living with an income that amounts to half the poverty line, there isn't much more you can save.