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[quote=scaredycat]so, what’s a good line of work to try to direct your kids into?

I was thinking science teacher….[/quote]

Farming, or anything to do with food. Preferably organic. Green/alternative energy would also be good. Carpentry, plumbing and mechanics. People certainly won’t be able to upgrade to a new car every few years, so there will be a demand to keep the cars they have running as long as possible. And health care will always be in demand at some level. For those with strong stomachs, the mortuary business never has a shortage of clients 😉

For the foreseeable future, until our fiscal situation improves, I just don’t think it’s going to make sense for young people to carry the debt load of heavy student loans for professional degrees when the prospects of employment are so dim. A JD or an MBA will be a complete waste of time at this point. I think that an investment in a good, solid trade will be the way to go. Until green shoots sprout again.

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[quote=scaredycat]so, what’s a good line of work to try to direct your kids into?

I was thinking science teacher….[/quote]

Farming, or anything to do with food. Preferably organic. Green/alternative energy would also be good. Carpentry, plumbing and mechanics. People certainly won’t be able to upgrade to a new car every few years, so there will be a demand to keep the cars they have running as long as possible. And health care will always be in demand at some level. For those with strong stomachs, the mortuary business never has a shortage of clients 😉

For the foreseeable future, until our fiscal situation improves, I just don’t think it’s going to make sense for young people to carry the debt load of heavy student loans for professional degrees when the prospects of employment are so dim. A JD or an MBA will be a complete waste of time at this point. I think that an investment in a good, solid trade will be the way to go. Until green shoots sprout again.

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[quote=scaredycat]so, what’s a good line of work to try to direct your kids into?

I was thinking science teacher….[/quote]

Farming, or anything to do with food. Preferably organic. Green/alternative energy would also be good. Carpentry, plumbing and mechanics. People certainly won’t be able to upgrade to a new car every few years, so there will be a demand to keep the cars they have running as long as possible. And health care will always be in demand at some level. For those with strong stomachs, the mortuary business never has a shortage of clients 😉

For the foreseeable future, until our fiscal situation improves, I just don’t think it’s going to make sense for young people to carry the debt load of heavy student loans for professional degrees when the prospects of employment are so dim. A JD or an MBA will be a complete waste of time at this point. I think that an investment in a good, solid trade will be the way to go. Until green shoots sprout again.

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[quote=scaredycat]so, what’s a good line of work to try to direct your kids into?

I was thinking science teacher….[/quote]

Farming, or anything to do with food. Preferably organic. Green/alternative energy would also be good. Carpentry, plumbing and mechanics. People certainly won’t be able to upgrade to a new car every few years, so there will be a demand to keep the cars they have running as long as possible. And health care will always be in demand at some level. For those with strong stomachs, the mortuary business never has a shortage of clients 😉

For the foreseeable future, until our fiscal situation improves, I just don’t think it’s going to make sense for young people to carry the debt load of heavy student loans for professional degrees when the prospects of employment are so dim. A JD or an MBA will be a complete waste of time at this point. I think that an investment in a good, solid trade will be the way to go. Until green shoots sprout again.

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[quote=scaredycat]so, what’s a good line of work to try to direct your kids into?

I was thinking science teacher….[/quote]

Farming, or anything to do with food. Preferably organic. Green/alternative energy would also be good. Carpentry, plumbing and mechanics. People certainly won’t be able to upgrade to a new car every few years, so there will be a demand to keep the cars they have running as long as possible. And health care will always be in demand at some level. For those with strong stomachs, the mortuary business never has a shortage of clients 😉

For the foreseeable future, until our fiscal situation improves, I just don’t think it’s going to make sense for young people to carry the debt load of heavy student loans for professional degrees when the prospects of employment are so dim. A JD or an MBA will be a complete waste of time at this point. I think that an investment in a good, solid trade will be the way to go. Until green shoots sprout again.

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Scaredy, I grew up watching my father play badminton – he was on a team and my mom and I went to “support” him every week. It definitely kept him in great shape! I think it’s a fabulous sport. And you have definitely gotten me thinking. We’re moving to a farm-let (just 1.3 acres) later this month, and I think a badminton set would be an excellent activity for my family, and we will ahve lots of space to play it.

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Scaredy, I grew up watching my father play badminton – he was on a team and my mom and I went to “support” him every week. It definitely kept him in great shape! I think it’s a fabulous sport. And you have definitely gotten me thinking. We’re moving to a farm-let (just 1.3 acres) later this month, and I think a badminton set would be an excellent activity for my family, and we will ahve lots of space to play it.

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Scaredy, I grew up watching my father play badminton – he was on a team and my mom and I went to “support” him every week. It definitely kept him in great shape! I think it’s a fabulous sport. And you have definitely gotten me thinking. We’re moving to a farm-let (just 1.3 acres) later this month, and I think a badminton set would be an excellent activity for my family, and we will ahve lots of space to play it.

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Scaredy, I grew up watching my father play badminton – he was on a team and my mom and I went to “support” him every week. It definitely kept him in great shape! I think it’s a fabulous sport. And you have definitely gotten me thinking. We’re moving to a farm-let (just 1.3 acres) later this month, and I think a badminton set would be an excellent activity for my family, and we will ahve lots of space to play it.

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Scaredy, I grew up watching my father play badminton – he was on a team and my mom and I went to “support” him every week. It definitely kept him in great shape! I think it’s a fabulous sport. And you have definitely gotten me thinking. We’re moving to a farm-let (just 1.3 acres) later this month, and I think a badminton set would be an excellent activity for my family, and we will ahve lots of space to play it.

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The government is lying. Period. There is desperation out there.

I have had to hire an attorney in my dept three times in the past 7 years: 2006, 2008 and now, 2010. In 2006 and 2008, HR sent me a decent number of resumes, a few from top-notch schools.

We posted the VP position in my dept last week, and oh my, how times have changed. Half of the resumes I received are from lawyers who have been practicing 5-7 years longer than I have. Even getting Ivy League paper now. Tons of former law firm types in their 7th or 8th years, displaced “of counsel” types, and attorneys who’s employment suddenly ended around December of last year. The position pays 140K, so definitely not a fortune. But I am getting resumes from attorneys who surely make – or recently made, based on their work history – 250K+ a year. Moreover, EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry is emailing me resumes from their friends and neighbors. It’s creepy because it’s never happened before.

If you can’t see what’s happening, you’re not paying attention. I know this is a housing forum, but my God, who in their right mind can possibly think of investing in real estate now when the stench of unemployment is so great around us?

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The government is lying. Period. There is desperation out there.

I have had to hire an attorney in my dept three times in the past 7 years: 2006, 2008 and now, 2010. In 2006 and 2008, HR sent me a decent number of resumes, a few from top-notch schools.

We posted the VP position in my dept last week, and oh my, how times have changed. Half of the resumes I received are from lawyers who have been practicing 5-7 years longer than I have. Even getting Ivy League paper now. Tons of former law firm types in their 7th or 8th years, displaced “of counsel” types, and attorneys who’s employment suddenly ended around December of last year. The position pays 140K, so definitely not a fortune. But I am getting resumes from attorneys who surely make – or recently made, based on their work history – 250K+ a year. Moreover, EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry is emailing me resumes from their friends and neighbors. It’s creepy because it’s never happened before.

If you can’t see what’s happening, you’re not paying attention. I know this is a housing forum, but my God, who in their right mind can possibly think of investing in real estate now when the stench of unemployment is so great around us?

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The government is lying. Period. There is desperation out there.

I have had to hire an attorney in my dept three times in the past 7 years: 2006, 2008 and now, 2010. In 2006 and 2008, HR sent me a decent number of resumes, a few from top-notch schools.

We posted the VP position in my dept last week, and oh my, how times have changed. Half of the resumes I received are from lawyers who have been practicing 5-7 years longer than I have. Even getting Ivy League paper now. Tons of former law firm types in their 7th or 8th years, displaced “of counsel” types, and attorneys who’s employment suddenly ended around December of last year. The position pays 140K, so definitely not a fortune. But I am getting resumes from attorneys who surely make – or recently made, based on their work history – 250K+ a year. Moreover, EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry is emailing me resumes from their friends and neighbors. It’s creepy because it’s never happened before.

If you can’t see what’s happening, you’re not paying attention. I know this is a housing forum, but my God, who in their right mind can possibly think of investing in real estate now when the stench of unemployment is so great around us?

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The government is lying. Period. There is desperation out there.

I have had to hire an attorney in my dept three times in the past 7 years: 2006, 2008 and now, 2010. In 2006 and 2008, HR sent me a decent number of resumes, a few from top-notch schools.

We posted the VP position in my dept last week, and oh my, how times have changed. Half of the resumes I received are from lawyers who have been practicing 5-7 years longer than I have. Even getting Ivy League paper now. Tons of former law firm types in their 7th or 8th years, displaced “of counsel” types, and attorneys who’s employment suddenly ended around December of last year. The position pays 140K, so definitely not a fortune. But I am getting resumes from attorneys who surely make – or recently made, based on their work history – 250K+ a year. Moreover, EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry is emailing me resumes from their friends and neighbors. It’s creepy because it’s never happened before.

If you can’t see what’s happening, you’re not paying attention. I know this is a housing forum, but my God, who in their right mind can possibly think of investing in real estate now when the stench of unemployment is so great around us?

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The government is lying. Period. There is desperation out there.

I have had to hire an attorney in my dept three times in the past 7 years: 2006, 2008 and now, 2010. In 2006 and 2008, HR sent me a decent number of resumes, a few from top-notch schools.

We posted the VP position in my dept last week, and oh my, how times have changed. Half of the resumes I received are from lawyers who have been practicing 5-7 years longer than I have. Even getting Ivy League paper now. Tons of former law firm types in their 7th or 8th years, displaced “of counsel” types, and attorneys who’s employment suddenly ended around December of last year. The position pays 140K, so definitely not a fortune. But I am getting resumes from attorneys who surely make – or recently made, based on their work history – 250K+ a year. Moreover, EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry is emailing me resumes from their friends and neighbors. It’s creepy because it’s never happened before.

If you can’t see what’s happening, you’re not paying attention. I know this is a housing forum, but my God, who in their right mind can possibly think of investing in real estate now when the stench of unemployment is so great around us?

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