Recession Wire

• Upward Mobility Ticking Up, a Little December 3, 2010
  It's been three years of some rough stuff, but Americans are starting to report that when they've changed jobs, it's been for something better paying or a higher-level position, according to a report from Experian Simmons. According to the research firm, 6.5% of those who changed jobs in the last year moved into a better spot. No, it's no […]
• Lavish Them with Gifts, Lazy-Style December 3, 2010
  Call me a Grinch, but the holidays are never more daunting than when you're sitting down to make your shopping list for friends and family. After so many years, you've probably cycled through the same items many times over (I know I have!). So here are some ideas and commentary from the folks at Cardpool.com who suggest they're for "lazy […]
• Hostel Travel Gets Even Cheaper December 3, 2010
  Those of you who are experiencing funemployment and traveling on the cheap may be interested in a deal that HostelBookers is promoting this season. It's offering big discounts on already crazy cheap hostels in warm-weather locations like Miami, Lima, and Cancun. Discounts start at 20% and... […]
• Poor Isn’t Where It Used to Be October 27, 2010
  Where does poverty live? In the U.S., we think of it existing in rundown rural trailer parks or dangerous inner city neighborhoods. Today Zachary Roth digs into the the rise in suburban poverty brought on by the recession. More poor Americans now live in the suburbs than in cities. That may especially be a problem because "many suburbs may not be as wel […]
• Coping with Long-Term Unemployment October 25, 2010
  Heading into a yoga class in Miami last week, I met a woman who was also from New York. Like most of us, she walked fast and talked fast. But even for a New Yorker she seemed a little…on edge. She worried aloud about whether she was experienced enough for the class, worried about where she was going to go next, worried about the apartment she’d bought in a n […]