Oy vey.

(sourced from Yahoo Finance)

2006:

My best friend has just graduated summa cum laude from a very fancy-shmancy New York school and was headhunted practically in her sophomore year. We were giddy that night, celebrating her starting salary. “You’re set for life,” I howled, “and you’ll be supporting me very comfortably in my old age!!.” BFF laughed and downed her Cosmo in agreement. “It’s a perfect job! Unless, of course, Great Depression hits again.” We were chortling, pleased with our wit. Haha, what were the chances?!

2008:

We are not laughing any more.