Why is all this money going to industry and commerce, not the citizenry? [more inside]
posted by turgid dahlia on Mar 19, 2009 - 19 answers

Screenwriters working on scripts related to current economy [more inside]
posted by matthewstopheles on Mar 5, 2009 - 2 answers

Where is my money doing me, and the world, the most good right now: going into a 401(k), or going into my wallet and getting spent? [more inside]
posted by logovisual on Feb 17, 2009 - 15 answers

I'd like to read some good books, preferably autobiographical, about managing a household in hard times. [more inside]
posted by Catch on Feb 15, 2009 - 29 answers

How is daily life going to change over the next few years - because of the Slow Depression? [more inside]
posted by raikkohamilonso on Jan 29, 2009 - 47 answers

I am looking for articles or blog posts of economists predicting what is going to happen with the economy over the next few years. [more inside]
posted by hazyspring on Jan 29, 2009 - 10 answers

How has the recent economic situation affected the cost of a house remodel? Is it cheaper because of the soft housing market, or more expensive because more people are fixing up the places they own instead of moving?
posted by Xazeru on Jan 17, 2009 - 6 answers

Who was *right* about the recession? [more inside]
posted by swift on Dec 29, 2008 - 14 answers

Anybody have evidence -- empirical or anecdotal -- about what recessions do to the self-employed? I'm a freelance writer, and am wondering whether my clients are more likely to farm stuff out to me because I'm cheaper than hiring in-house staff or cut their freelance budgets and dump more work on the people they're already paying. Thanks!
posted by shallowcenter on Nov 19, 2008 - 11 answers

A real economic downturn, or not so much? [more inside]
posted by bystander on Nov 16, 2008 - 25 answers

Who has interesting ideas about how to live, travel, dress, and eat frugally during a recession? [more inside]
posted by toomuchkatherine on Nov 7, 2008 - 13 answers

I am in Canada (BC) and with the economy slowing and such, what is the best way to protect myself? I am in an entry level job now and growing "old" but I want to know the best course of action. White collar jobs? learn a trade? Get a degree? I am open to ideas... Thanks!
posted by brinks on Oct 27, 2008 - 8 answers

How should we handle liquidating assets in an estate in the USA right now? Assets consist primarily of a stock portfolio and a house. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 21, 2008 - 17 answers

How is the downturn in the US economy affecting you? [more inside]
posted by bystander on May 5, 2008 - 78 answers

I hear a lot of talk about global recession. Bad time to start a company? [more inside]
posted by saraswati on Apr 8, 2008 - 26 answers

How Can the Economy not Fail? Given the debt each of us owes (what, something like $150,000 each?), rising oil costs, cpi going up, infrastructure moved out, failed dollar, failing banks, etc. etc... [more inside]
posted by raikkohamilonso on Mar 22, 2008 - 32 answers

WhatIf Filter - What would happen if the dollar 3/4ths of it's value? [more inside]
posted by richter_x on Sep 9, 2007 - 10 answers