You’ll have to forgive me if I seem a little preoccupied with the economy these days; it’s not that I have some massive portfolio of stocks that I’m watching take a nosedive, nor am I struggling to pay an adjustable rate mortgage whose payments have suddenly jumped hundreds of dollars to an unaffordable level.

My biggest problem is credit card debt. Stupid credit card debt. The kind that only people with far too little common sense manage to build up.

And so now I’m working to get things turned around. I can report that in the past few weeks — nearing a month now, in fact — I haven’t put a single thing on a credit card that I haven’t either immediately repaid or scheduled a payment to pay for. In other words, I have managed not to increase my debt load. That’s definitely a good thing.

If only some millionaire would take pity on me and mail me a check. Believe me: I don’t need a million bucks. Not anywhere close. So anyone out there with money burning a hole in their pocket…you just let me know!

In the meantime, I found this list of the 25 top careers to pursue in a recession.

Give it a look because you’ll use it for this week’s answer. Unless, of course, you’re rich, in which case you’re allowed to skip this week’s question, provided that you send me a check. (And of the non-bouncing variety, if you don’t mind.)

• First to play last week: Rick of Mmmm, That’s Good Coffee…. Congratulations!

(According to the rules, “First to Play” requires you to be the first to include the link to the specific entry in which you answered the questions, not just the general link to your blog.)

Here is this week’s “Sunday Seven” question. Either answer in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your blog…but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! To be counted as “first to play,” you must be the first player to either answer the questions in a comment or to provide a complete link to the specific entry in your blog in which you answer the questions. A general link to your blog cannot count. Enjoy!

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Name the seven career fields from the above list that you’d be least likely to pursue, even if you really needed a job.

Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered “first to play,” a link must be to the specific entry in which you answered the question.) You may include this link in the URL space when leaving your comment, or in the comment itself. As long as it’s there in one spot or the other.