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The New Debt Collectors
While many of us would sooner forget the past year or so, a few history buffs out there have started hunting for recession souvenirs. A top prize among this group are the IOUs issued by California’s cash-strapped Gubernator Arnold Schwarzenegger last week.
Like Depression-era stock certificates, which were worthless in their day and could now fetch a bundle on Antiques Road Show, these collectors are hoping the state warrants issued in lieu of checks will someday have real value — if only sentimental.
“I figure it would be an interesting thing to have around when my grandchildren are fighting over my stuff after I’m dead and gone,” one poster wrote in a recent Craigslist ad offering twice the face value for a California IOU, up to $100…
Easy Etiquette, Recession Approved
You may have lost your job recently, but that’s no excuse to lose your manners, too. Of course, with so many friends and family members struggling with unemployment and financial woes, you may not be sure exactly what proper etiquette even entails anymore.
After all, who’s supposed to pick up the check at dinner now that all of your i-banker friends aren’t feeling so flush? And when is the right time to start networking at a party? Today’s recession is quickly changing all the rules, and bringing up questions that no Miss Manners book in the library is ready to answer.
Luckily, a bevy of “etiquette experts” have been doling out recession-friendly advice over the past few weeks and putting together some general guidelines…
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