http://dir.salon.com/topics/pinched/?source=rss&aim=pinched en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT Articles about the recession By Cindy Reid Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/30/pinched_repo_woman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/30/pinched_repo_woman/index.html?source=rss My boyfriend and I repossess and clean out foreclosed houses. It's not easy picking up after the American dream By Melissa Dalton Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/23/recession_wedding/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/23/recession_wedding/index.html?source=rss My fiancé and I couldn't wait to get married. Then I got laid off, and we couldn't afford it, either By Rebecca Golden Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/17/pinched_golden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/17/pinched_golden/index.html?source=rss Ever wonder what it would be like to clean strangers' homes for money? Well, I don't have to By Tobin Levy Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/13/pinched_levin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/13/pinched_levin/index.html?source=rss How the recession gave me an appreciation for hot rods, power tools and manual labor By Tracy Clark-Flory Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/22/tracy_pinched/index.html?source=rss More women are turning to sex work in a bad economy. Does it beat working at McDonald's? By Sarah Hepola Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/12/value_meals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/12/value_meals/index.html?source=rss In this slumped economy, fast food restaurants are beckoning with their impossibly thrifty value menus. I tried them so you don't have to. By Amy Reiter Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/27/pinched_reiter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/27/pinched_reiter/index.html?source=rss To reduce my household budget, I had to stare down my fears and ask the 99-cent store guy for a discount. By Siobhan Phillips Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/25/pinched_ethically/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/25/pinched_ethically/index.html?source=rss Organic food prices are daunting in a recession. But do we have to choose between our principles and our pocketbooks? I devised an experiment to find out. By Robert Lanham Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/13/last_hurrah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/13/last_hurrah/index.html?source=rss My job prospects were diminishing, the economy was convulsing, but I said "screw it" -- and took a vacation I couldn't afford. By Erica Ferencik Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/11/real_estate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/11/real_estate/index.html?source=rss All I wanted was a good job I couldn't lose. I didn't realize I'd end up bringing down the global economy. By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/30/scavengers_manifesto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/30/scavengers_manifesto/index.html?source=rss An adventure in the thrifty, nifty world of die-hard scavenging, where you won't believe what you can find if you just know where to look. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/16/pinched_map/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/16/pinched_map/index.html?source=rss Salon's recession series zooms in on our new financial reality with a clickable map of personal stories about life in uncertain times. By Rosecrans Baldwin Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/16/in_laws/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/16/in_laws/index.html?source=rss In a rotten economy, more adults are showing up on their parents' doorstep. I just never thought my wife and I would be among them. By Steve Almond Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/13/pinched_almond/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/13/pinched_almond/index.html?source=rss Step one in the battle against soaring food prices: Start your own recession garden. By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/22/williams_pinched/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/09/22/williams_pinched/index.html?source=rss I can't afford to stay in my marriage -- but how will I afford to leave it? By Heather Ryan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen. By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/04/pinched_havrilesky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/04/pinched_havrilesky/index.html?source=rss I was all fired up to save for the future. Then I found out I was a day late and about, um, $90,000 short.