Ergh.

[reymonkey]

Um. Geez. I don't make two posts in one day for no reason. The high from the feature on DA is nice but it won't pay bills. I'm still trying to figure out how to make my art do that.

Bridgie lost her job.
We have enough for rent, and bills for now I guess. I'll help her do the unemployment thing. Lots of jobhunting going on. She's got more marketable skills than I do.

I just don't know right now, and I wish I had the answers. She's got a cobra rider on her insurance until the end of March, but she needs the insurance to pay for the meds that keep her functional so she can work so she can have medical insurance so... yeah. It's a cycle and now it's broken.
At this very moment, there is no source of income here, at all. We're counting on her last paycheck, and tax refunds, and whatever unemployment will give her.

If we someday vanish off the net at least you guys will know why? It drives me nuts all these advice things I keep seeing about budgeting. They talk about cutting down the cell phone, the cable or satellite, the credit cards, the gym memberships, all things we don't have. We've already been living on the financial edge for years. We have heat, electricity, phone line, rent, food, and ten bucks a month for dial-up. We're not living to the excess here.

Suggestions? Anyone? Please? Especially suggestions on getting a damn job. And don't anyone suggest 'move to Canada' or I will e-slap you.

I will still give meme answers below, because I ned the distraction, damnit.

Comments

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I'm so, so sorry. I don't know what to say.

Workwise, look into temp agencies -- in particular if there are any that staff colleges and universities. They tend to jerk people around less than the ones that staff businesses. I got placed by a temp agency before I had any administrative experience, so you should try, too.

This sounds awful, but the businesses that are doing well now are collection agencies and companies that clean out foreclosed homes. It's not a pleasant job, but somebody has to do it. You could look into those.

See if there is a food bank in your area. I know you're more concerned about rent than food, but money is money.

I wish there was some way I could get you guys jobs. Or do something.

[reymonkey.livejournal.com]

VCU is the big school here, but there's some community colleges too. I have a tiny bit of admin experience, Bridgie's got... eight years. <_< Yeah, kind of like Donya's thing about bankruptcy lawyers doing well. But work is work, as long as we get paid... We'll get through this, we have friends offering help all around, it's just the kind of thing you can't help but panic over. At least we don't have any debt.