A few years ago, Kevin Cronan had it all. At 38, he pulled in $150,000/year as a currency strategist for a major Boston investment firm and was this close to dropping $35,000 to rub elbows at an ultra-exclusive country club. Then the recession hit with all the force of a wrecking ball, and he joined 8 million other Americans on the unemployment line. But with a college diploma, 22 months of severance to rely on and 15 years worth of experience under his belt, he figured he had nothing to worry about. Right? Wrong. "I thought, 'I can't believe I'm not gonna find a job before this money runs out','" Cronan told ... (full story)