Charlie and Kathy Sullivan

Previous employment: Lawyer, manager

The recession's reach into the professional ranks first got Kathy, 38, who lost her job at a digital-imaging firm in April. Charlie, 40, was cut by a law firm in August. He is selling his BMW 530; the couple, expecting their first child, are moving in with Kathy's mother.

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