Chapter 5
Digging Out and Forging Ahead
IN THIS CHAPTER
Recovering from difficult times
Making smart financial moves (and avoiding bad ones)
Utilizing experts for help
Managing your media intake
When you’ve suffered through tough times, it can be hard to think clearly and make thoughtful, informed decisions. And it’s never pleasant to contemplate or face the carnage and losses, financial and otherwise.
But you and I know that the sun will rise tomorrow, and things inevitably will improve. The sooner you can grasp the reality of your situation and begin making accurate assessments, the better able you will be to make constructive decisions that will help you now and in the future.
In this chapter, I discuss overarching issues to help you make the best decisions. In addition to embracing a sound process, I also discuss how to leverage the input of useful experts and pros as well as how to keep the media’s coverage of current events in proper perspective. I don’t cover here how to interpret and make sense of the barrage of economic data and information in bigger-picture economic downturns ...
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