Ask anyone who has ever suffered under and unemployment and they will agree that the problem is far more extensive than simply the loss of a paycheck. Many lose their homes and even their ability to adequately provide food for their families. With the current job and economic market being what it is, feeding the …
The President and media continue to claim that the economy and job markets are improved. Just recently President Obama made his appearance in North Carolina to declare our financial progress and convince us that all is well. In reality he’s tyring to do damage control. Why would anyone need to tour the country garnering optimism …
Facts don’t lie, people do. The President and media continue to claim that the economy and job markets are improved. Just recently President Obama made his appearance in North Carolina to declare our financial progress and convince us that all is well. In reality he’s trying to do damage control. Why would he need …
Protecting the American Dream The following is an Opinion Editorial published in the Christian Examiner January 2010 www.christianexaminer.com which I wrote. Please read it and give me your feed back. Simply The best way to reverse an economic recession is to create jobs from and for the private sector. Government leaders don’t understand [or possibly don’t …
Repost – Originally posted 2010 Searching for employment today is overwhelming and exceedingly impersonal. Let’s change that! Use this blog as a place to share what you learn that can be of help to others. With 21.1 applicants for every single job opening, we need all the help we can get. The best way to …
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) from 1986 provides continuation of group health coverage that would otherwise be terminated, such as when a person’s employment is involuntary terminated. While the idea of continuing group health coverage is great, the financial ability for the person laid-off often prohibits maintaining the coverage. Generally, an …
Nice guys don’t necessarily finish last. Consider Rallie Rallis, a home business advisor. He’s been working with men and women for years, helping them succeed in business. And in this economic and job market, he’s busier than ever. When asked what people do in this market, he replied, “I recommend that people find an alternate …
Orange County, CA – January 14, 2010 Every day that a person does not find employment, results in much more than financial loss. Mental, emotional and physical stress, serious marriage, family and relational strains, foreclosure, divorce and even suicide are byproducts of under and unemployment. Pam Christian knows first hand that under and unemployment brings …
Many, if not most, credit counseling services are designed to reduce the consumer’s debt by settling with creditors. This results in increased costs for goods and services for everyone as the creditors seek to offset their losses. It’s plain wrong for the majority who repay their debt to be penalized by higher costs generated by …
We know what it is to be under and unemployed and how saving money is critical. When my husband was unemployed, we naturally cut back on any and all extras. Only then did we realize the amount of excess spending we’d been doing. That’s when I vowed I would be financially frugal no matter how …