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Yeah, I feel the same. I just don't know what else to to do. Husband has been unemployed since 2010. Really bummed because he had an interview a couple of weeks ago that went GREAT, got good feedback, they loved him, etc, then selected someone else. Can't sell the house & move...underwater...can't rent it and move....totally frustrated, angry, hopeless...anything else you can name. And he is very diligent about applying, sending follow up letters, netrworking, has good interview skills, etc. I can't see anything where he is falling short. Just don't know what else to do, as we can't survive off one income in the house we are in.
Yeah, I feel the same. I just don't know what else to to do. Husband has been unemployed since 2010. Really bummed because he had an interview a couple of weeks ago that went GREAT, got good feedback, they loved him, etc, then selected someone else. Can't sell the house & move...underwater...can't rent it and move....totally frustrated, angry, hopeless...anything else you can name. And he is very diligent about applying, sending follow up letters, netrworking, has good interview skills, etc. I can't see anything where he is falling short. Just don't know what else to do, as we can't survive off one income in the house we are in.
Can/will your mortgage company work with you about lowering payments?
OP, I know how you feel and I have been feeling suicidal myself. It seems like everytime I get somewhere, I always have the carpet pulled from underneath obody around me right now is going through the same thing, so it's hard for me to get support from them.
Hang in there, OP, it's you got somebody that understands.
The main thing is to not get so distraught, and KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE!
Good advice.
I was laid off in Nov. '09... out of work for 10 months, got a job in Sept. 2010, laid off in Jan. 2011. I was living off Georgia's whopping maximum unemployment of $330 a week... paying the bills and having $20 a week left over if I was lucky. I was falling behind on bills, eating off the $1 menu... 2 months behind on a car payment, 1 month behind rent as of May 1st, 2011.
I did a nationwide job search that day... found a machinist position in WA state for which I was qualified for... jumped through hoops for 2 weeks, got the offer. It was an unpaid offer but I borrowed some money from family to finance the cross country trip.
I left on May 17th, arrived on May 22nd, started work May 27th. I was hired perm on October 17th. My 2012 benefits kicked in January 1st... 3 weeks of vacation, a week of sick time, health insurance, 401k, monthly bonuses to the tune of $200-$300 in addition to my pay. I made close to $35k in 6 months.
Maybe I got lucky, but the big thing is I didn't give up. Yes the economy is bad but I am living proof that good things can happen...
Can you save or borrow money and relocate? Small towns are not where the jobs are....
Hang in there. Many years ago I was struggling to find work, making 16k a year. Now I make 150k a year, at a job I never applied for...
Think, where can you go to get work in your field?
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