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Article: FACES OF THE RECESSION: Pleasanton couple watching where their money goes
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- Oakland Tribune
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- September 17, 2009
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PLEASANTON -- With every passing headline and every nightly sound
bite mentioning economic turmoil, recession and layoffs, Hin and
Holly Liu are often left wondering if their time in the unemployment
line is coming.
It is an uneasy feeling.
"We consider ourselves very fortunate," Hin Liu said. "But we are
very aware that we could very well be next."
They both have jobs and are not part of the nationwide housing
collapse, but the recession has altered their lifestyle.
In the past year, Hin Liu has navigated turnover and salary
reductions at New Horizons, a computer training center in Dublin
where he works as an information technology manager.
He took a 10 percent pay cut despite having his ...