ECONOMIC SURVIVOR .NET reports issues arising from our downturn economy as more of us are having to make or take fundamental decisions about the directions of our lives. From the machinations of globalism to the economics of the poorhouse, the impact of money on our lives surely demands attention.
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My name is Russell Cavanagh and I publish this site. A print and digital journalist specialising in welfare law, civil rights and money issues on and off since the 1990s, I’ve also lived on welfare, run small businesses, worked with national pro-democracy campaigns, and for 11 years was a senior money adviser and Legal Aid supervisor in not-for-profit advice agencies and solicitors practice.
*** Winner GIST Community Awards “Most Prolific Social Media Adviser 2010″
“Writing Worth Reading” – The Scotsman
“Recommended reading and quality journalism” - Mercury Newspaper
“Russell’s copy is always right on the money” – Mature Times
“Cavanagh has a knack for making sense of the pound” - ChooseMoney
