WAPO story on effects of the Great Recession in terms of employment and wages:
The recession has directly hit more than half of the nation's working adults, pushing them into unemployment, pay cuts, reduced hours at work or part-time jobs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
I can honestly say that every single one of those things has happened to me in the last year: losing jobs, pay cuts, and reduced workload.
I survived by having lots of jobs in the first place and replacing those I lost.
One thing I learned with Emily's cancer: never rely on a single paycheck.