Working through the challenge of decreased income can give you great personal satisfaction, and you can make a success of it. With a positive attitude and with the support of your family (see ExEx14069, “Thriving in Today’s Times: The Family Meeting”), try some new thinking for weathering a current crisis. Whether your household is currently doing well financially or is struggling, adopting some or all of the survival strategies detailed in this publication can help you have a more secure financial future. The strategies (some from the PBS special, Affluenza: Epidemic of Over-Consumption) will help you rethink how to use your current resources. Strive to use your resources both efficiently (using as few resources as possible) and effective...