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By Nataly Kogan, from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.workitmom.com">Work It, Mom!</a><br><br><img alt="Getty Images" title="Getty Images" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/shine/work/latte_83285151.jpg" width="250" align="left" height="333">It’s gotten to the point where I hesitate before checking out any news sites in the morning because the endless barrage of bad economic news doesn’t seem to stop. Stock market can’t find any way but down, job losses are growing, and consumer confidence is at a gazillion year low. What I feel like doing is just hiding out from this crisis — pretending that I am not the main breadwinner who is running a start-up and raising money for it right now — but I know I can’t. So I have this mantra I keep repeating to myself, something about how we’re still (relatively) young, the economy always goes in cycles (I am still feeling the bruises from the internet bubble one), and our family and our country will come out fine.<br><br><p>I can’t say that this works 100% but it does help me maintain some sanity and perspective for the longer term. But I feel like I need something for right this minute, some upside, however slim, of living through this economic crisis. So I came up with a few ideas and I’m hoping that you will add yours in the comments. (Consider this our economic downturn therapy session — and it’s free!) Read More »

<em><img alt="AP via Yahoo! News" title="AP via Yahoo! News" src="http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/shine/work/palin_wardrobe_ap24.jpg" align="left" width="260" height="179">By Nataly Kogan from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www/workitmom.com">Work It, Mom!</a><br></em><br> <p>If we can keep ourselves from jumping into another <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.workitmom.com/blog/2008/08/31/working-moms-have-poor-family-values-the-sarah-palin-edition/"> political discussion about Sarah Palin's candidacy</a> I actually think this shopping spree raises an important point about image in the workplace. <span id="more-586"></span>When I graduated from college I was what I call a career idealist; I thought that the only things that mattered for my career success was my hard work and intelligence. Completely naive, I've learned since, but that's what I believed. Consequently, even though my first job was with a very high-profile company, in a very fancy office on Park Avenue in New York City, my work wardrobe was pathetic. It was so pathetic, in fact, that a few months in a senior manager (a woman) suggested that I invest in at least one great suit if I wanted to be taken more seriously. Read More »

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Do you tend to buy too much stuff? Are you changing your habits now that the economy is doing poorly? Read More »