Tell us about the hard choices you've made to cope with the current financial and economic crisis. There are two ways to send us your story:

Post a Comment on Our Blog

If you want to make sure others read your story, then go to our main "Riding Out the Storm" blog entry and post your story as a comment.

Send Us an Email

You can also email your story to us at nbrmail@nbr.com. If you do send us an email, please put "Riding Out the Storm" in the subject line.

Read blogger Brigitte Yuille's take on how to live smart during this recession. Then post your comments.

Supportive Ways to Make it Through

Tough Times

June 16, 2009

Have you ever touched a person on their arm and seen them flinch? You probably weren't aware that a few moments earlier the person bruised that arm when bumping into a bookshelf. You'll often see a similar type of flinch when you ask a friend or an associate about their job status and they tell you they've been laid-off. The unemployed... + More

As NBR continues to cover the financial crisis and slowing economy, we want to hear from you -- our viewers. What are you doing to ride out this perfect financial storm? Have you further diversified your investments? Are you using your salary to meet the payroll of your small business? Are you thinking of dipping into your 401(k) to cover day-to-day expenses?

There are two ways to tell us your story. (1) Post your story in the blog entry we've dedicated to "Riding Out the Storm" Or, (2) email your story to us at nbrmail@nbr.com. If we think other viewers can learn from your story, we may use it as an example on air.

NBR has asked some personal finance experts to analyze your coping strategies.