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Don’t turn to friends and family for tips on how to crimp for hard times or possible date ideas. Northwest airlines looks to have the answer to both those questions, and more:

Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. advised workers to fish in the trash for things they like or take their dates for a walk in the woods in a move to help workers facing the ax to save money.

The tips were pre-bundled into a convenient little booklet to be handed out to employee / ex-employees in an effort to prepare for the worst.