Leland suggested this blog series by Kellene Bishop: Hard-Core Financial Preparedness
B&T sent us this from Shadowstats: Actual March unemployment 21.7%. (“March Employment Gain of 162,000 Was 114,000 Net Result of Temporary Census Hiring.”)
Carla sent this scary bit of news: Petrol $9.00 a gallon in UK. Thankfully that is per Imperial gallon (1.2 US gallons) but that still works out to $7.67 per gallon.
Items from The Economatrix:
Santelli: $4 Gas, $150 Oil Coming this Summer
Unemployment Benefits Expire for Thousands
The Line Of Doom (The Mogambo Guru)
What Does it Mean to be Middle Class in 2010?
UK: High Earners Hit As 50% Tax Goes Ahead
Initial Jobless Claims Increase Unexpectedly