| One of the fastest ways to suffer the backlash of a | | | | your meals around. |
| recession is to let it get you down. Its like anything else | | | | Stage Two - Putting some fun back in your life |
| in life if you fight back then you at least have a chance | | | | The stress of a recession alone is a fun killer. So by |
| of becoming victorious. If you are going, to sit back and | | | | getting stage one in place it will help to lift the burden a |
| take what life tries to hand out to you then you are at | | | | little. |
| its mercy. | | | | Now you can concentrate on some free fun. |
| A recession certainly does affect many aspects of | | | | First, it is for the kids though because chances are you |
| our lives. The cost of living is a chore to be reckoned | | | | are feeling pretty rotten that they cannot do the things |
| with on its own. We are so busy trying to produce the | | | | they want to do. |
| essentials that anything beyond that such as recreation | | | | So here are just a few hints to help get your |
| and entertainment is not even given a thought. | | | | imagination flowing. |
| The best way to tackle the recession is in two stages. | | | | If you live in a region, where it is cold and you have |
| The first stage to make the necessities of life not so | | | | enough space in your backyard, put in a good |
| difficult to get and the second stage is putting some | | | | old-fashioned ice rink. Not only will the kids have a |
| fun back in your life. | | | | place to skate that is not costing admission, you could |
| Stage One - The Necessities. | | | | also open it up to the neighborhood kids. See if anyone |
| To begin with, you need a roof over our head and | | | | is interested and get everyone to chip in some money |
| food on the table. For the roof over your head, | | | | for the water cost. |
| chances are you are paying rent or a mortgage. Along | | | | Plan a virtual vacation. This may sound a bit weird but |
| with that are all the utilities such as your heat and | | | | pick some place that the kids would really like to go. |
| hydro. | | | | For example, lets say Hawaii. |
| To help you with your rent/mortgage consider earning | | | | Then plan a Hawaiian weekend at home that is. Start |
| some extra home income. Perhaps running a part time | | | | making all the props to create a Hawaiian theme. You |
| day care service or even finding some freelancing | | | | can get the supplies from a thrift store. Plan a |
| work on the internet. | | | | Hawaiian menu, and activities that would fit the theme. |
| Be astute at not wasting your heat, water and hydro. | | | | Let each of the kids invite one friend. |
| Set up a house patrol to get everyone into the swing | | | | Finally its fun time for you. Set up a kid pool with the |
| of things of conserving these necessities. | | | | neighbors. Meaning that everyone takes turns looking |
| For your food cut, back here is where you can have | | | | after someone else's kids while the parents have a |
| some fun. You need to slash the grocery bill. So its | | | | weekend home alone. |
| time to check out the bargains and what is on sale. Let | | | | These are just a very few of the numerable things |
| your local food advertisements plan your meals for the | | | | that you can do to take the bite out of the recession. |
| week. Whatever is on sale is what you need to plan | | | | |