Here are some videos from the Consumer Reports sit down session with the good doctor. The first three sessions are up in video form with the other parts to follow in the next few days.

Part 1) It's not all Bad News

Part 2) On surviving the next year

Part 3) On falling prices and deflation

The videos run between 2 1/2 to 3 min each.

(hat tip The Consumerist)

5 Pieces of Advice for the New Paupers

I would add to this, try to get an email address that does not change with internet providers, that way you can access your account from a public library w/out people knowing that you use the library.

I used to be a member of a church that adopted families. The church would be responsible for the family's day to day living expenses and the county addressed the counseling needs of the family. Unfortunately, as the economic situation deteriorates, the less charity there is to go around. The very people who used to contribute now need charity.

Autumn's coming. Time to be thinking about what / how you want to put up your garden's harvest (or the last bargains from the farmer's market) against winter. Ideas?