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By: Father Sez » Archive » There are a silver lining to this financial mess going on around us….for me anyway

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:40:35 +0000

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By: fathersez

fathersez — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:30:32 +0000

I like your looking at the silver lining. All bad has some good somewhere.

And I like the way you have written about the business cycle. I am planning to talk to my 2 elder girls about this and the means available to profit from this.

Thanks for sharing.

By: stetoscope

stetoscope — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:05:54 +0000

I am a young entrepreneur. I have started my company § months ago. I gather 1,5 million dollars to achieve my project and now I fear less competition since senior company will conentrate on their business and young entrepreneurs will encounter difficulties to raise money. So less competition in my special case is the opportunity in the crisis. The downside is that it will be harder ofr the second round of funding.

By: Beth Evans

Beth Evans — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:53:57 +0000

I have a different perspective than many Americans my age on the economic downturn in that I have been working since my June 2008 graduation in China. I read about the downturn every day in online news sources but see no effects of it around me.

Maybe a positive outcome of this is that more Americans will consider starting their careers and going to grad school abroad. U.S. employers really do prefer candidates with international experience.

By: Jenson

Jenson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:16:14 +0000

Brandon,

I’m so glad you decided to write about this. It’s the sort of thing that young professionals want to hear about how to deal with what is being called the worst financial crisis since the great depression. Thanks for tying it to us! Newly Corporate is a great resource for Gen Y.

By: alana marie edmunds

alana marie edmunds — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:11:40 +0000

Plus… Amazing deals on clothes (today I bought a 178 dollar dress from jcrew.com for 35….)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:10:26 +0000

I definitely agree with the gist of the article. I have only looked once at my 401(k), just out of curiosity. I’m not as young as some other Newly Corporate readers, but I’ve still got enough time to not stress about it. I have also taken this opportunity to get a firm grip on my household budget. It’s just me so it shouldn’t be that difficult, but it is at first. Cutting back on discretionary spending has made it easier to see where ‘frugal fun’ can be had with friends. It harkens back to undergrad days of just getting a pizza and hanging out. Simple pleasures!