Warning: this technique involves embracing the inevitable economic downturn and making the best of it.
Step 1: Acceptance of the Futility - Recognize the futility of your current economic situation and the inevitability of the recession.
Step 2: Despair-Driven Innovation - Use the impending doom as a catalyst for creativity and innovation, like building a Rube's Revenge - a Rube's Revenge machine.
Step 3: Reinvention of Leisure Activities - Re-invent old hobbies or find new ones that don't require much money, like Extreme Ironing - the art of ironing clothes in extreme environments.
Step 4: Frugal Finishing Touches - Make the most of your limited resources by finding free alternatives to everything, like Free Hugging - a new form of social interaction.
Example: Recession-Proofing 101: 1. Sell your house for 50 cents on the dollar. 2. Invest in a timeshare in a deserted island. 3. Learn to make your own bread, and by bread, I mean the bread of despair.