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I know a lot of you are looking for jobs right now. Whether you already have a job or not, I know it's tough, and I know it can be scary. I've been interviewing people for many years, and I'm still...
View ArticleClimbing Out Of Poverty: Day 1
Today, I took the first step to climbing out of the hole of frustration and despair commonly known as poverty. A brief summary for those of you who don't know me - I'm disabled (I was born with a...
View ArticleSan Jose: Millions Withdrawn from Bank of America and Wells Fargo!
Ms. Unoball got an email this evening with some very good news. The message came from People Acting in Community Together, PACT. This is an interfaith organization dedicated to protecting the rights...
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Black Kos, Week In Review
Commentary: African American Scientists and Inventors by Black Kos Editor, Sephius1 Gebisa Ejeta, is an Ethiopian American plant breeder, geneticist and Professor at Purdue University. In 2009, he won...
View ArticleWinter Shelter for Occupiers
I've been digesting the latest news of various Occupy sites being shut down or even trashed by the police. How do we deal with this? Among several possibilities, I see two plans of action that seem to...
View ArticleThe Marketing Letter—A Different Way to Look for a Job
So far we’ve discussed the first step in writing your resume; actually writing a resume; cover letters, and qualifications briefs. All these tools can help you look for a job. But sometimes a resume...
View Article14 Important Survival Attitudes
These aren’t your usual survivalist tips on guns and weapons and fighting skills, because while those can be useful, they’re meaningless unless you also have most, if not all, of the following skills....
View ArticleGood Cheap Food I Learned from my Grandmother
I read the diaries here of people really struggling to keep the roof over their heads and food on the table. I learned to cook from my mom and grandmother. My grandmother was a phenomenal cook and...
View ArticleHow to Use The Hidden Job Market to Find a Job
Losing a job can be really scary. It brings up all kinds of primal fears like, "will I be homeless, will my spouse divorce me, will I not be able to feed my kids"...truly scary stuff. I got hammered...
View ArticleWorking Retail? Low on Food?
If you work retail and have children you may be on EBT - food stamps. If you are on EBT, and are having trouble keeping food in the house now that it's February and everybody's hours are cut, there is...
View ArticleSurvive&ThriveKos: Strategies and Tips for eating outside the home
This diary will be some about some strategies that I currently and have in the past employed when time/accessibility does not mark possible to cook at meal at home. Though even eating out cheap will...
View ArticleGood Cheap Food III - Pasta Fagioli
These are frugal recipes from my grandmother (Good Cheap Food I Learned From My Grandmother). So pasta fazool (pasta & beans) was one of my Friday favorites. My grandmother or mom would make...
View ArticleHousesharing--Upsides & Downsides
My spouse and I are poor. There's no getting around it. One way we deal with this is that we participate in a house share. We pay roughly what we would for 1 bedroom apartment, but we have all...
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