Last week, I talked briefly about the varied emotions that accompany loss of a job. This week, I want to offer some tips for slashing bills. When you have lost your job, you need to cut everything nonessential from your budget. This is what we did: 1. Eliminate garbage services and satellite/cable. Saying goodbye to…

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Out of work, unemployed—that’s a scary place to be. My family and I have lived through that a few times. Even when your company tells you months in advance that they are downsizing, and you start taking steps to prepare, to protect yourself, living with that shadow over your head leaves a stricken place in…

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