There are only so many corners you can cut until you are left with a circle.
Stretching out the time between hair cuts or saving up for an essential health maintenance appointment isn’t going to help you in the long run. But it is being done. If you have longer hair, that isn’t as big of an issue as someone who forgoes necessary medication or halves their medication in order to stretch their money.
It’s raining job losses and it isn’t pretty if you are searching for a new job. Actually and unfortunately the jobless rates are a sham. There are people who have decided to go back to school for more education and those who have been out of work longer who are included in the numbers.
Job hunting is definitely more on the hunt side now.
Getting more education and training for a new job is great but like everything else it requires money. If you have less debt and fewer responsibilities already then you might not have to worry about the cost of retraining. There are great benefits to learning a new skill, but if you have a mortgage and other bills that you are struggling to pay and losing your job exacerbates that problem. How can you pay your bills as an adult changing careers? There is no clear answer and it is a big challenge when you can’t get financial aid as easily and also, if you don’t have an emergency fund to pay for your day to day needs.
Training people to work in the fields that are necessary is important, but how will these same citizens and their families survive while they are learning a new skill and are unemployed?
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As I was going to the grocery store yesterday, I saw a billboard for Feedthepig.org. This one featured a large container that fries come in with rolled up bills in it. Of course this was across the street from a White Castle’s restaurant.
I don’t really spend a lot on fast food. When eating out, I would rather go to a nicer restaurant.
I have seen the ads for the Feed the Pig but I had never visited the site. The site gives some good advice but the pig with the slot in his head creeps me out. Also, if you are just looking around, and not clicking anything, the pig will periodically say “feed me.” Maybe I watch too much SciFi Channel but that has the makings of something freaky.
Benjamin, the pig’s name, wants you to conquer your under-saver. I am not an undersaver, but I know I can always save a little more. Something I have been trying to do lately is save the dollar bills from my wallet. The singles aren’t going toward any specific spending goal, it’s just that I have a zip around wallet and if I have too many singles in it, it makes it difficult to zip. So I take out excess change ($1.26 in coins is a good mix) and singles. Instead, I put the singles into a container and when I know I will need some, I grab a few.
Having singles all in one place also comes in handy, when I don’t want to break a big bill or want a little treat from a place in the neighborhood. This way I am not breaking my budget.
The coins I put into a bank for later use. Since the time I was caught without change and had to run into my dentist’s office to ask for change for a dollar, I have had a few quarters with me to feed the meter just in case I don’t find an unmetered spot.