Today marks the first day
since I was laid off that I am not “earning” any money – yep, my unemployment
has run out. The good news is that I no longer have to be concerned about being
audited by the State - they could at any time request evidence that you are actively
looking for work and you have to apply for a certain number of jobs per week -
so I no longer have to apply for crap jobs just for the sake of getting my
numbers up. The bad news is, well, I have no income coming in. But I am far
from being homeless or going hungry, because I do have some cash reserves I can
fall back on. I’ll close out my savings account and cash in my 401(k), and that
should give me another three months. But once again, when (if?) I finally get
another job I am back to square one as far as a retirement fund is concerned.
It was always iffy anyway, my chances of being able to retire, but this bout of
unemployment has made it official – I will be working up until the day I die.
“Welcome to Walmart.
How can I help you today?”
See? You still have your sense of humor as well as your ability to find a silver lining. ;-) <3
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