Flat Broke and Nothing To Show

[sonar732]

Well,

It might be a while until I'm back online ladies and gentleman. Back in December, I had to quit my dream job of working at SF because the entry level position didn't pay enough to offset daycare cost. Now, after being jobless for almost four months, our funds have been depleted to $1000 in the red. What's at risk? Internet, cell phones, and the van my wife drives to work.

I've had quite a few job interviews, but they just haven't panned out. I'll have internet for one more day before it being shut off, so y'all take it easy!

Joe

[Dowly]

Hopefully you'll get everything sorted as soon as possible!

[Kapitan_Phillips]

sonar, the absolute best to you, my friend. I have the utmost faith things will work out for you, and I hope you can find some way of letting us know how you're doing!

[CCIP]

Best of luck. Not the greatest situation to be in, but I'm sure you'll pull it through

[bookworm_020]

Hope you get back on your feet soon!

[Tchocky]

Best of luck man
Having the Navy on your resume should help you out, says you can take orders

1 - Nice to see CCIP posting, and off the meds :p

2 - Joe, I'm about two months behind you

[jumpy]

Best of luck there fella, I know that situation.
Was made redundant a month or 2 before christmas last year; been living on company payout since then.
I've been for a few interviews earlier this year, and got one job about 20 minutes drive from home, turns out they were offering 18k (which was nice) for more hours than I was working before at my last job (which wasn't so nice).
I ditched the job after one day, partly to do with the conditions, but mostly due to the fact that on balance I was getting the same money as my last job (which was crap for what I was doing) and working more hours for it.
I have until the end of this month to get more work, otherwise I'll be flat broke. Then I look at the list of bills and required expenses:

Gas: £150.00 quarter (ish)
Electricity: £175.00 quarter (ish)
Rent: £450.00 calendar month
Telephone: £35.00 monthly
Internet: £19.99 monthly
Council tax: £90.00 monthly
Car insurance: £55.00 monthly
Water rates: £175.00 yearly (2 instalments)
Food & drink: £150.00 month (we could spend so much more...)
Contents insurance: £22.50 monthly

So, say we have a monthly figure of 45 quid for gas + elec and a few other bits and bobs we're looking at the better part of a thousand quid a month between the two of us, not including her car insurance, tv license etc.
I dread to think what it would cost if we had kids. And the fact that if you earn £18,500.00 our beloved government has seen fit to increase income tax on some of the lowest paid people in the country. Nice http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7333496.stm

The whole money thing sickens me at times. Seems like all we do for most of our lives is work to make some other **** richer, be it a bank, insurance company or business that will 'let you go' at the first sign of not making quite as much profit as they were hoping to this year... make the lowest paid workers redundant (and try and skank them out of what they are subsequently owed) rather than getting rid of the senior management idiot who over-extended the company with it's clients and by buying out a competitor, who's employees were kept on instead of the rest of us who were there first. Not that I'm bitter about any of it of course.




Keep yer chin up and don't let the bastards grind you down.

[Brag]

Friend of mine sent similar message from a library. About to become homeless. Some months later got news she was working for a newspaper. Now, her book is being published in the next few months.

Cheer up, keep plugging, you'll win!

I was homeless once. Bad luck is not permanent. See you back soon!

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by sonar732

Well,

It might be a while until I'm back online ladies and gentleman. Back in December, I had to quit my dream job of working at SF because the entry level position didn't pay enough to offset daycare cost. Now, after being jobless for almost four months, our funds have been depleted to $1000 in the red. What's at risk? Internet, cell phones, and the van my wife drives to work.

I've had quite a few job interviews, but they just haven't panned out. I'll have internet for one more day before it being shut off, so y'all take it easy!

Joe

Sell the van, kick the cell phone to the curb, but keep the internet. You need it for your job search. Also, have a fire sale / garage sale. Sell some stuff on Craigs list too. Kick any TV / cable bills, but keep the lights on, food on the table, and a roof overhead as first priority.

Hope all turns out. I hate it when people go through this kind of crap.

-S

[Kapitan]

Good luck and hope it all works out for you in the end !

[sonar732]

I'm a few days away from the Medical officer approving my "fit for duty" letters from the two doctors I needed.

Active Duty Army

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by sonar732

I'm a few days away from the Medical officer approving my "fit for duty" letters from the two doctors I needed.

Active Duty Army

Good to hear! At least you got something to do!

-S

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by sonar732

I'm a few days away from the Medical officer approving my "fit for duty" letters from the two doctors I needed.

Active Duty Army

What MOS are you getting?

[sonar732]

Originally Posted by bradclark1

What MOS are you getting?

I won't know that until I get to MEPS. I'm going to try something medical so I can get a job easily if, and when, I get out. Plus, I'm sure that I wouldn't get a security clearance due to prior money issues within the past 2 years.