If we suddenly found ourselves without a viable income, could we adapt in time to survive? A premise like this would have, in recent history, seemed a little far fetched. Unfortunately though many Americans today are finding out it may be a bit more of a valid question than we would have thought even a few years ago. We all remember a time when employment was much easier to find. Giving us a since of security even if we weren't “in the market” and were happy with our current situations, at least we knew there were options if we wanted to choose them. Now things have changed. Not only are there few gainful positions available, many of us labor under the burden of the knowledge we may be “downsized” or loose our jobs all together for the sake of the bottom line.
Even before the current economic woes we currently face in this country, studies suggested the average family could only make it for three weeks to a few months on their savings. What options do we have? It's pretty evident, the ones we create for ourselves, or the ones the government will provide. It is time to at least consider what we are willing to do to keep out of the soup kitchen lines for every meal, as lively as the conversation may be. What will you do?
