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the money you've saved in your favorite beer company.

Another great way to save money is to cancel your wife's fitness club membership and credit cards. Everyone has to sacrifice something during a recession and the money you will save will keep the refrigerator stocked with beer for at least a month, maybe the entire summer.

If you must take a vacation during the recession, try sending the kids to your mother-in-laws house for the summer. This is even better than taking a family vacation as you won't have to share your beer with her. This will also give you more time to look for a job driving a beer truck.

Finally, meet new people and make friends in the unemployment line. Learn to distinguish the real job seekers from those that are just there to collect their benefit check. They are the ones that know where to buy the best beer. Invite your new friends to your own BYOBAMT recession pool party.

If you must work, find a beer truck to drive, or better yet, look for a job while attending a free wine tasting weekend. As a last resort, practice your interview prowess while attending funeral receptions and wedding receptions, even if you don't know the recently deceased.

These are easy to follow guidelines for surviving the recession. Other guidelines, like those from your unemployment counselor should be regarded with the utmost caution.

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