Here are two issues I’m having:

1) I made my wife move across the country so that I could accept a new job in California, giving up a job she liked in the process

2) The recession has turned the house I own into a liability instead of an investment, my tax bill is through the roof, and we generally have less disposable income than we would prefer (not to mention to save or invest for our child’s education)

So, as an internet marketing guy, there was really only one thing to do:

Build another website.

Unlike so many websites before, however, this one serves a number of purposes at once. Primarily, it gives my wonderful wife an intelligent and meaningful activity that doesn’t involve our daughter (yes, I really do understand how hard spending 100% of your time with a baby must be). Second, it potentially gives us another source of income (albeit small) that can in a small way offset some of our losses from this bad economy and real estate prices. Finally, the topic of this website and the articles my wife will be writing actually has the opportunity to help other people who are struggling by showing them how to spend less on food without causing them to have to forgo gourmet necessities (I’m a foodie, afterall).

So, I’m proud to introduce Recession-Garden.com.  It is a work in progress, both in terms of build and content.  But, if you want to, you can help by linking to it.  Your link will be appreciated by my wife, me, and the rest of America that is struggling to make it through this horrendous economy.