How to Survive the Time After Losing Your Job

So, you have found yourself unemployed by either being fired, laid off or you quit. You don’t know what to do now. You see the unemployment numbers and they are bleak. It is easy to become discouraged if you don’t get hired on within a quick time frame. There is help out there you just need to find it.

Looking at Your Personal Finances
In order to take stock of where you are you need to take a look at your resources. These resources are cash, your last check from work, your stocks and bonds and anything else that can be liquidated to have more cash in your pocket. If the number is enough to last you awhile you may want to think about getting the money to work for you in a wise investment that you have researched long and hard. If it is not enough to last you any time at all then you may need to sit down and budget your resources wisely and be prepared to not be able to live the same lifestyle that you lived before. You may also want to think about removing some of the luxury items that you purchase that you don’t really need and use coupons and buy some off brands that are just as good as the original.

Think About Getting New Job Training
In order to be able to get a decent paying job these days you have to show what all you can bring to the table. Sometimes you may need to go back to school to get some more job training. If you are under the age of 24 you can go to Job Corp. There are also University’s, Colleges and training programs available. You just have to find them in the are that you live. The more degrees and certifications that you have as well as on the job training that you have had increases your chances of finding another job. You can check your local department of labor for more information about that.

Local Resources
You can get help from local sources with basic needs. You can go to a food bank, the salvation army and others to get resources. They are limited because they don’t always have the resources they need to disperse the resources to their local community. You can sign up for food stamps (snap). If you have a young baby or you are pregnant with one you could get WIC. Some of the programs require that you get unemployment, participate in a work activity, actively job search and report the results, or get child support from a parent who is not in the home. Free clinics and low cost clinics are available. You can even find some of them in the drug stores such as CVS Pharmacy and also in some of the grocery stores such as Ingles, Publix, Walmart and Kroger.

Temporary Jobs
Temporary jobs or seasonal jobs are jobs that only last for a little while. They usually hire a lot of people to do a job. They will sometimes offer you a full time job if you do a really good job. These jobs can help to bridge the gap in your income and even help you to get training in other fields then what you are used to. You can also sign up at an employment agency to find some of these.

You can learn to live through your changes in your income. Signing up at an employment agency may help to bridge the gap when your funds are running low. Going to different local offices such as the Department of Labor and the health department, food banks will help to find resources that you qualify for. If you have the funds you can create a small business and make your money work for you. You can get low to no cost health care by going to a free or low cost clinic. You can survive the tough economic time until your next job.


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