Editorial Illustration about preparing for a recession

Brief

Create an illustration about how to cut spending with an imminent recession looming...

Concepts

I really felt like the first one was really strong as I was able to get all 10 points of the article into one scene, but I make sure to at least stretch my brain a bit and try to think of two more ideas.  That was the one chosen in the end... the only comment was that the guy cooking looks to calm and confident, he needs to be a bit worried.

Final Illustration

So I added the screen showing the economic downturn which serves its purpose in making him look up and be concerned. The points in the article are..

1. Reduce your streaming services
2. Cook at home
3. Get coupons and discounts

And the rest you can check out in the article itself, right here, https://www.moneytalkgo.com/8-places-you-may-be-able-to-cut-your-spending/