ACQUIRING NEW SKILLS

• Senior Net
• Newcombe Scholarships for Mature Women Students

BUDGETING AND CUTTING EXPENSES

• 99 Designs
• Car-Part.com
• Community Voice Mail
• Credit Karma
• Gas Buddy
• How You Can Pull a GE on Taxes
• Mint.com
• Retire Abroad: Golden Years Go Global
• Rideshare Directory
• SafeLink Wireless

• Swap a Gift
• Savings Experiment:  Bagging the Best Deals on Groceries
• One-year free AARP membership for those who are Over 50 and Out of Work
• COUPONS.com

BUY AMERICAN

• ‘Made in America’ Resource Guide:  Where to Find American Companies

EMPLOYMENT

• Five Reasons Why CEO’s Don’t Care About the Aging Workforce
• Jobs Office Retrains Itself to Focus on Hiring
• Pitfalls experienced job seekers should avoid
• Why Gen Y is Better at Your Job Than You Are
• Why Your Business Should Consider Reverse Mentorship

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• 10 Mistakes That Start-Up Entrepreneurs Make
• 15 mistakes young entrepreneurs make, but don’t have to
• 99 Designs
• A New Tax Break for the Self-Employed
• Start-Ups on a Shoestring
• Top 10 Reasons for Entrepreneurial Success
• Women’s Initiative
• Locavesting

HEALTH CARE COST SAVINGS

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance

JOBHUNTING TIPS

• HOW TO: Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
• LinkedIn Reveals the 10 Most Overused Job-Hunter Buzzwords

JOBLESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT

• U.S. Unemployment: A Historical View

MAKING (A LITTLE?) MONEY

• 99 Designs
• Etsy.com
• Schvoong.com

MICROENTERPRISE AND MICROLOANS

• Opportunity Fund: Working Capital for Working People
• The Field Institute: U.S. Microenterprise Directory and Census
• Microgrants: Partnering with People of Potential

MORTGAGES AND FORECLOSURES

• NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America)

RESOURCES

• The Government We Deserve: Why Economic Growth Isn’t Enough

RETIREMENT

• Retiring in 10 Years? Uh-Oh.
• The Great Risk Shift: Your retirement is now your problem

SOCIAL SECURITY

• Collect Now, or Later? Timing Your Social Security Benefits

STUDIES

• How Did Older Workers Fare in 2009?
• Lost Income, Lost Friends — and Loss of Self-Respect: The Impact of Long-Term Unemployment
• Most “Re-employed’ Workers Say They’re Overqualified for Their New Job
• The Great Recession at 30 Months
• The Long-Term Unemployed and Unemployment Insurance:  Evidence from a Panel Study of Workers Who Lost a Job During the Great Recession

U.S. ECONOMY

• U.S. Unemployment: A Historical View

VOLUNTEERING

• ReServe
• Volunteer Match