How coming clean about financial struggle became a calling
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The economy has improved but those facing long-term unemployment are far from alone.
Despite a prestigious career and graduate degrees from top schools, Elizabeth White stood at the edge of a financial cliff for many years following the Great Recession. Author of “55, Unemployed, and Faking Normal,” White is among many who have been thrown out of work force in the midst of a changing job market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman gets an update from White about how she’s faring.
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How coming clean about financial struggle became a calling
Clip: 9/7/2017 | 8m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Despite a prestigious career and graduate degrees from top schools, Elizabeth White stood at the edge of a financial cliff for many years following the Great Recession. Author of “55, Unemployed, and Faking Normal,” White is among many who have been thrown out of work force in the midst of a changing job market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman gets an update from White about how she’s faring.
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