Welcome to the Bigger Puckets Money Podcast where we interview Tara Pramie and talk about how to handle a being laid off.

If you're happy in your job, there's no better time to update your resume than right now.

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which is likely where you've done a lot of really deep thinking about all of those awesome things that you've accomplished in the last 12 months.

And those are the things that you really want to be highlighting on your resume. And so, you know, if you are listening to this and you're out of company and you haven't been laid off,

like, take 30 minutes and go see what those things are that you put on your performance reviews that highlighted all of the awesome contributions that you've had and update your resume.

Hello, hello, hello, my name is Mindy Denson and with me, as always, is my voice in the calm of the storm cohost, Scott Trecht.

Yeah, some of the news in this episode may come as a nasty shock to some folks. Unfortunately, but we have a great episode and we're ready to talk about it. Tech layoffs.

Tech layoffs. Yes. Tech layoffs and layoffs in general. Scott and I are here to make financial independence less scary, less just for somebody else to introduce you to every money story,

because we truly believe financial freedom is attainable for everyone, no matter when or where you're starting.

That's right, whether you want to retire early and travel the world, go on to make big time investments and assets like real estate, start your own business or manage through the tough times that come with losing your job.

We'll help you reach your financial goals and get money out of the way so you can launch yourself towards those dreams.

Today's guest is Tara Pramie, an HR specialist. And we are talking about tech layoffs. There have been more than 200,000 tech layoffs in recent weeks.

And of course, they're big and it's Facebook is announcing 10,000 and Google is announcing 12,000. So that's what makes the news, but there is a very real possibility that there's a recession coming and there's a very real possibility that your company might be doing some layoffs to regardless of the sector.

So we brought Tara in today to talk about how to navigate a layoff should you be affected.

Yeah, and we're lucky to have be able to talk to Tara. She's an expert in the space and we learned a lot from her today.

And now for our money moment, this is a new segment we're doing where we share money tips, tricks and hacks to help you on your financial journey.

Do you notice that you overspend at your favorite online shopping stores? Try removing your auto populated credit card information and manually input it each time.

This will allow you to mindfully notice how many times you're using the site and evaluate if you really want to make that purchase.

If you have a money tip that you'd like to share with us, email money moment at bigger pockets.com. Before we bring in Tara, let's take a quick break.

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