Pity Party, otherwise titled "Economy, schmeconomy"
Okay, so the hubby got laid off. But not completely laid off as in "you'll be off for a few weeks straight and will probably get every cent of unemployment you're entitled to" laid off. Oh no. More like "well, we'll probably need you to come in once or twice a week, which means the amount you'll get will be significantly reduced" laid off. Lovely. We JUST got caught up on our bills, we have less than $500 in our "oh shit" fund, and his car needs a few routine maintenance things (totalling probably about $150). The car really needs to be taken care of. As it is, we're already hoping she'll hold out until his old consolidation loan is paid off in somewhere between 12 and 18 months. We can't afford another monthly payment right now (I've even had to put my student loan into forbearance), not that anyone would actually give us any money.
He'll be using his time off to job hunt, but I'm not sure what exactly he's qualified for other than his current field and possibly working with children. The former is embroidery, specifically computer digitizing (anyone looking for a digitizer, he has 2 years of experience with the Wilcom system, and could probably repair a Tajima machine with a hand tied behnid his back. He's also worked with Melco equipment as well). As far as the latter, he's experienced but not certified in anything. His mom ran a daycare out of her home for many many years, and kids love him. There are several positions around here for working with kids that surprisingly have a nice hourly wage, but are only 10-15 hours a week, which is just not gonna cut it.
To save wear and tear on his car, we have a couple of options.
* Find a job in town
* Find a job near mine, with hours similar to mine, so we can carpool
He's been looking to leave his current job for a while, but I think this has given him the extra shove to start really looking. Hopefully he finds something good, but we'll just have to wait and see. Beggars can't be choosers at this point.
Posted by beenie at April 8, 2003 03:57 PM