Welcome to U Got Hosed!

by kelby2012 on August 25, 2009

Are you currently unemployed due to downsizing,  misconduct on the job,  or just bad luck with employment? The current economy is rough and a lot of us out here are struggling.  The price of goods and services is skyrocketing, while our take home income is constantly shrinking.  Losing a job stinks and the sudden change [...]

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Expiration of health benefits

by kelby2012 on December 1, 2009

I came across an article this afternoon explaining how the government funded health care benefits for the unemployed will run out soon if Congress fails to pass an extension. I found the article interesting, because I opted to cross my fingers and go without health benefits rather than pay my Cobra when I was [...]

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Being Unemployed brings about waistline expansion

by kelby2012 on November 13, 2009

I read an article from the Wall Street Journal a couple of days ago that talked about the correlation between the rising unemployment rate and obesity. It never occurred to me that being unemployed can make you fatter. However, after reading the article, I can see why in some cases being unemployed can [...]

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Employers: Thank You for making my unemployment possible

November 11, 2009

I decided to write this Thank You letter to the two companies who helped make my unemployment possible. I got the idea to do this after reading the JobLessandLess blog in which the blog’s owner thanked companies on his one year anniversary of being unemployed. I got such a kick out of his tweet [...]

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Having a Job.. What’s the point of it all?

November 10, 2009

Outside of earning a salary for paying bills, putting a roof over your heads and having the ability to buy goods and services, what value does having a job bring outside of those fundamentals? Is it that important to have a place to go to in the morning, where you can share stories by the [...]

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