909688944_14ad696628OK, things aren’t that bad. Or at least what we’re trying to say is that they could be a lot worse. Maybe all of us just finished our book club reading of the Zombie War series, or it could be the impending judgment we’re going to get this coming weekend.

Either way, no matter how things go as we ride out the recession, we want our readers to be secure in the bare essentials. Or at least have fire. So check out our guide on how to start a fire without a lighter or matches. Use responsibly please.

And speaking of awkwardly forced transitions, we’re still upping our makeover trend this week with our guide on how to buy cheap designer clothes online.

Or go nuts and buy crazy expensive clothes with a second mortgage (take that, recession). This is part of – though not our entire motivation – behind our guide on how to get a loan with bad credit. Again, use responsibly please.

And to justify our article on making fire (insert Beevis sound effect “Fire.”), check out how to survive a foreign invasion. And to compliment the article on getting more loans with bad credit, how about a job hunt article: how to become a graphic designer.