It has gotten to the point where we all know someone who has been laid off. Which makes it hard not to think about getting laid off ourselves. Transfer all that job-stress into concrete plans for coping if you do get the ax. A collection of stories from Kiplinger covers the basics.
Life after a layoff
Keeping your health care while unemployed
What if your employer files for bankruptcy?
Tax breaks for job hunters
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Welcome to Bargain Babe! I’m Mara, and I’m so glad you’re here. I am an obsessive bargain hunter and penny pincher, and I am determined to live a full life without EVER paying full price. 
As a professional, credentialed Special Education teacher who has been unemployed for over a year, I am getting tired and annoyed by articles that keep saying that education jobs are plentiful. The truth is they are only plentiful for substitutes and government-sponsored “guest” teachers from the Philippines and other exotic places. They work for a lot less money and don’t complain about the state of education in this country.