12. The She-Cession: The Facts, The Effects and The Solutions

06/10/20 • 15 min

The coronavirus pandemic has caused people throughout the country to suffer financially due to job losses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that unemployment has risen more acutely for American women than men with an even bleaker picture for women of color. The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the consequences of gender and racial inequities in the workforce, with women being particularly vulnerable on several fronts to the pandemic’s aftermath.

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11. Evaluating your Financial Freedom vs Your Career Path

During this time of the Covid-19 pandemic with the disruption of businesses, new and different work routines, and widespread job loss, many may be re-evaluating their professional pursuits. Some may be questioning how much job security they had during the pandemic, others may be questioning whether they were fulfilled by their job now that their daily life has changed and they have had the opportunity to look at it from a different lens. In any event, settling on a career choice that is fulfilling and, also, provides financial security is often a challenge during any time.

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13. Raiding Your Retirement Savings – is this EVER a good idea?

As we all know, life is far from linear and sometimes things happen unexpectedly that totally disrupt our flow and require some creative thinking to address. You know the saying, “desperate times call for desperate measures.” Dipping into one’s retirement savings qualifies as a “desperate measure” and sometimes we might think there is no alternative.

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