[treeman79]

First half of 2000 I was getting calls from recruiters non stop. Multiple per day. I had just started out but had in demand skills.

One day the calls just stopped. They didn’t start again for 3 years.

The whole dot com crash was quite humbling.

[willcipriano]

That of course happens but that isn't happening today, no reason to run yourself ragged in the current climate. Another stress tip I have is to live well within your means. I just refinanced my mortgage and I'm down to about $900 a month, taxes and insurance included. The local Walmart is offering $17.75 an hour so I'm in a position that so long as I have a job, any job, that's paying the local prevailing wage I can support my family.