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RSSThis holiday season Marketplace will explore the impact the recession has had on our individual needs, on philanthropy, and on how we see ourselves. Have you had to ask for help for the first time this year? Have you given assistance to others?
(When we say “help,” we mean financial, psychological, spiritual, housing, or any other kind of assistance that you might need to help you live the life you want to live.)
If you’ve asked for help, or if you’ve given for the first time this year, Marketplace wants to hear your story. Click here to share it.
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Public Insight participants are quoted in the following stories or provided direction in our reporting.
Nearly 10 million U.S. homeowners are having trouble making their mortgage payments. Tanya Ott profiles one Birmingham, Ala., family that has that problem, times three.
A new year means it's time for New Year's resolutions. How have you resolved to keep your finances in order this year? We present the financial goals and plans of some of our listeners.
We want your insights to help us in our reporting in these areas. Share what you know:
Overheard on the Trading Floor
Are the new mammogram guidelines good or bad for you or your business?
Howard Pennington said: TWO members of my family discovered a lump(both were malignant)by self examination. Both were less than 38 years old. Because More
Will you be affected by the CIT bankruptcy?
Greg Van Hee said: I’m pulled in opposite directions about the entire issue of bankruptcy. On the one hand, I do not like to More
Finish this sentence: If I ever got a real job, I'd...
Ryan V. said: I’d go skiing without worrying about getting injured, and the bills that would result. More
Are you uninsured?
Nancy Woodruff said: I am not insured for three reasons: 1) medical insurance does not pay for the type of primary health care More
Has the recession forced you to start over?
Denise said: I had had a full-time job for 18 months. It was the first one I’d found since finishing graduate school More