economic downturn Archives - Verified Mom https://www.verifiedmom.com/tag/economic-downturn/ Unapologetically Me Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:40:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.verifiedmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-VMBookmark152152-32x32.png economic downturn Archives - Verified Mom https://www.verifiedmom.com/tag/economic-downturn/ 32 32 Credit Card Woes: 2008 vs. 2023 – An Economic Odyssey https://www.verifiedmom.com/credit-card-woes-2008-vs-2023-an-economic-odyssey/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:40:20 +0000 https://www.verifiedmom.com/?p=19145 The struggles of dealing with credit card debt are unfortunately a constant in many people’s lives. A reflective blog from 2008 painted a vivid picture of the harsh reality faced by numerous individuals: grappling with a $180 finance charge on a $7,000 credit card balance and a looming minimum payment of $250. To make ends meet, selling household items, cherished memories, and even precious jewelry became plausible considerations. Today, almost 15 years later, while certain … Continue Reading...

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]]> Has the Economy Killed Our Spirit? https://www.verifiedmom.com/has-the-economy-killed-our-spirit/ https://www.verifiedmom.com/has-the-economy-killed-our-spirit/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:22:49 +0000 http://www.totstoteensmagazine.com/?p=2619 Are you going to have a Grinch of a holiday this year? As you drive down your street, what do you see? House after, house after, house of pain. No matter what income class you are in on some level, you feel the stress of what our economy has done to us as a whole. Now, I’d like to think that we can look at life as the “glass is half full”, rather than empty, … Continue Reading...

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]]> Are you going to have a Grinch of a holiday this year? As you drive down your street, what do you see? House after, house after, house of pain. No matter what income class you are in on some level, you feel the stress of what our economy has done to us as a whole. Now, I’d like to think that we can look at life as the “glass is half full”, rather than empty, … Continue Reading...

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