10 Books to Recession-Proof Your Life

Does your life need a little recession proofing? Fortunately there is no shortage of information about how to recession proof various aspects of your life. I’m not sure if that’s possible, but if the recession is live ammo, these books are Kevlar.

1. 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs, by Laurence Shatkin and Jist 

This unveils the most secure and high-paying jobs in good times and bad times. In just two steps, this book helps readers focus their career options and learn more about secure jobs that interest them.
First, reader explore 75 lists that rank the best recession-proof jobs according to pay, growth, openings, education level, personality type and more. Next, readers review descriptions of the jobs that appeal to them. These detailed descriptions include information about a job’s pay, growth, openings, tasks, skills needed and much more.

 2. The Recession-Proof Business: Lessons From the Greatest Recession Success Stories of All Time, by Victor Cheng

Why Do Some Companies Thrive In A Recession, While Others Die? Victor Cheng, a former McKinsey consultant and marketing expert for the Fox Business Television Network, led a major research project to find the answer to this provocative question. After analyzing 12 US recessions spanning 136 years, this research uncovered dozens of startup companies that thrived during the economic chaos of their day. Discover their timeless techniques in The Recession-Proof Business and follow in the footsteps of the greatest recession success stories of all time.

3. Recession-Proof Your Financial Life, by Nancy Dunnan

With more than 150 tips and resources to help you survive the recession and. come out on top, Recession-Proof Your Financial Life provides key background. information plus the critical questions you need to answer in order to get out of debt, protect your money, create a budget, increase savings, get loans, save for college, avoid foreclosure, handle a layoff, and find work.

4. Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse, by Peter Schiff and John Downes

The economic tipping point for the United States is no longer theoretical. It is a reality today. The country has gone from the world’s largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar is sinking; domestic manufacturing is winding down – and these trends don’t seem to be slowing. Peter Schiff casts a sharp, clear-sighted eye on these factors and explains what the possible effects may be and how investors can protect themselves.

5. Marketopoly – The Definitive Guide to Beating the Real Estate Recession and Winning the Game of Investment Real Estate, by Mark Mackenzie

Hidden across the United States, scattered among hundreds of cities, are real estate markets that are still quietly appreciating and investment properties that are still consistently producing thousands of dollars of annual income for their owners. Contrary to the headlines and the experts, there is no national real estate market. Marketopoly reveals not only how to quickly and accurately identify these unseen investment opportunities and have them unfold before you, but also how to capitalize on them.

6. Standing in the Rain: Understanding, surviving and thriving the worst financial storm since the Great Depression, by Thomas J. Powell and Bill M. West

Standing in the Rain makes the complex crisis approachable and offers a well-rounded perspective from a seasoned financial authority. By providing a clear analysis of the situation, Thomas J. Powell pulls from his extensive background in banking, lending and investing to supply extraordinary insight into the current financial struggle. Throughout the book, Powell offers a variety of accurate information and aims to lend valuable advice for learning from the past, understanding the present and preparing for the future.

7. Heart and Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession-Proof Business, by Valerie Fitzgerald

Tales from the residential real estate trenches are complete with attempted tear-jerking from former model Fitzgerald. The author took a running start at selling real estate after leaving behind a violent ex-husband in New York and arriving in L.A. with her infant daughter in tow, with few belongings, no education and no job prospects. After a rocky start, she’s grown to be one of the most successful agents for Coldwell Banker.

8. Selling in a Recession: 21 Tips and Strategies for Finding New Business in a Tough Economy, or Sales Prospecting Secrets, Sales Motivation, Negotiating Tips, & More to Increase Sales, by Matthew Aaron

Brian Tracy, author of The Psychology of Selling, says: ”This book is a real life-saver for any salesperson working in this tough market.”

9. Living Well in a Down Economy For Dummies, by Tracy Barr

Looking for practical ways to make every dollar count? This savvy guide gives you expert tips for tightening your belt and saving cash in every area of your life — from your house and car to dining and entertaining to banking and managing debt. You get realistic solutions for making smarter choices and living well in this time of economic turmoil — without extraordinary sacrifice!

10. The Complete Tightwad Gazette, by Amy Dacyczyn

In a newsletter published from May 1990 to December 1996 as well as in three enormously successful books, Amy Dacyczyn established herself as the expert of economy. Now The Complete Tightwad Gazette brings together all of her best ideas and thriftiest thinking into one volume, along with new articles never published before in book format. Dacyczyn describes this collection as “the book I wish I’d had when I began my adult life.” Packed with humor, creativity, and insight, The Complete Tightwad Gazette includes hundreds of tips and topics, such as travel for tightwads and ten painless ways to save $100 this year.