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Unless you have been living in a log cabin in the mountains of Montana for the last year, you are well aware of the situation, but, just in case, here are ten easy ways to know you are a victim of the recession.

  1. Your blood pressure is higher than your 401K.
  2. You unfriend the HR guy from your Facebook account.
  3. The “For Sale” sign in your front yard starts to rot.
  4. You have the bank repossession guy on speed dial.
  5. Your personal “economic stimulus” package includes a 25% off coupon from WalMart  and a pack of Extra gum.
  6. Fine Dining=Lipton Cup o’ Soup.
  7. You win the Super Bowl and someone asks you what you’re going to do next, and you say, “I’m going to Schrute Beet Farm.”
  8. Your tax refund has been earmarked to pay off your cell phone bill.
  9. Ed McMahon has filed a restraining order against you.
  10. You are lighting a candle in front of a big Obama statue every night.