How’s your 2009 so far ?

How's your 2009 so far ?

The outgoing 2009 is a year of events. And as a result of global recession, your life might have been more or less affected in the year. What you need to do right now is to click the button for Yes or No, you'll have an instant picture of what your life is like in the year, and meanwhile gain a collective portrait of how many others falling into the same category as you do.

In the year 2009 so far----

1. Have you taken money out of your savings, including retirement accounts, children's education funds, or any other future budget, to make ends meet ?

1) Yes

2) No

2. Have you materialized at least one dream that you had an itch for, for instance, buying a house, getting married, buying a new car, or travelling to some place as you dreamed of, etc ?

1) Yes

2) No

3.Have you changed a new job for better, judging from pay, benefits and working conditions ?

1) Yes

2) No

4.Have you made a loan from the bank, which you have to do but actually find a bit beyond your financial ability ?

1) Yes

2) No

5.Have you borrowed money from family members or friends ?

1) Yes

2) No

6. Have you lost a job as a result of economic recession ?

1) Yes

2) No

7. Have you divorced simply because of the hard-up life ?

1) Yes

2) No

8. Have you decided to have affair with someone just in hopes of bettering your life ?

1) Yes

2) No

9. Have you shifted your criteria in choosing a life partner to the ones more practical, say, to his/her financial status and family background.

1) Yes

2) No

10.Have you abandoned any have-tos due to the shortage of money ?

1) Yes

2) No