how do you cope up

what else can you do but try to cope with it all. Ya it is hard but reality is you just have to make the best of it. I am lucky in that I don't have car payments to deal with but we do struggle just to get by. I'm a single mom and my income stretches just so far. Rent and electric and phone and this...pretty much takes up most of my income. I'm near the bottom of the income scale so I'm kind of used to the struggle. Those below me get some government help for security. It is those that are above me that seem to struggle the most as they have larger debt and more to lose. Hopefully things will get better soon. I suspect they'll get worse first. I have no more pennies to pinch but I'm a survivor....we'll survive this, i'm sure.

We are all feeling the effects of this global economic crisis one way or another... and the only thing we can do is to tighten our belts... if not we might end up with nothing inside our pockets... Right now... i try to earn extra money by doing side jobs... not to much... but still something that i can use to pay the bills...

Yes I'm always been watching news and read it from the internet. I'm sad because of almost all companies here in our country laid off workers. I am scared of losing my job. Right now, my mother have a hard time budgeting food, bills for us. If only I could find a sideline.

I try to think that it will get better this year. It is really hard though, to think that, when I have bills I do not have the money for, that keep coming and coming. I try not to watch the news. The news almost always has something negative to say, even when there is something positive to say about the same subject. Even if you don't initially feel it, the negativity builds up and wears you down. Try to think that it can only get better from here. I know that is really hard! It is a new year. I have heard that this year is going to be better, not great, but better than last year. Try to think of that. I know positive thinking doesn't pay the bills, trust me I know. I tried paying bills with a happy thought and the creditors never accept it as payment :o). We will get through this and we will be better and stronger when we do! I wish you and everyone else struggling the best!