Almost 2 months on...Still nothing
As in my last post, DH lost his job. The plant was hoping the media lie hype would die down and they could start up production again. Unfortunately, that did not happen and they ended up closing 3 plants and letting go of 650+ people plus another 89 from their corporate office. He's been applying at jobs like crazy. About any job he is qualified (or even overqualified) for. Still nothing. His final severance check comes this Friday and then we are on our own. Sure there is unemployment but it's $400/week minus child support and taxes, it'll be around $150-$200. We've managed so far to keep ourselves afloat. This next month...I'm not so sure on. SD is relentless on her demands of toys, Chuck-e-Cheese and I want I want I want. DH and I have both told her no, we cannot afford these things anymore, then she gets ticked off and throws one of her 'major' tantrums.
We've narrowed everything down to necessity. No cable. Kept the internet so he could hunt and apply online for the many jobs that require you to do it that way now (it's amazing how many places will not take a paper resume anymore, they want it submitted ONLINE). No dinners out. No new anything. We sold all our DVDs, CDs, computer games, DVD players, PS3, etc...
Dinners consist of pastas...mostly pastas because it's cheap. A local church heard about our 'issue' from our neighbor (who has been an amazing woman) and they have been bringing groceries once a week. It has helped, but I don't want to take handouts forever. I am still working full-time and doing other odd jobs I can to make ends meet. Just seems like it is never going to end. I don't think we can make it if he doesn't find a job this week. We just won't be able to keep our house with my income and the piddily unemployment. (Btw, I disagree with CS being taken from unemployment. I understand that you should support your child, but you NEED to be able to support yourself as well. DH has even said he'd rather pay back support [which we are 700.00 ahead since they keep taking state taxes each year] than to struggle on 150.00 a week).
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Has your DH taken steps to
Has your DH taken steps to lower his CS?
^^ You should be able to do
^^^This. Totally. File for a
^^^This. Totally.
File for a reduction. It may or may not happen, but at least he tried.
Even on unemployment, he should be contributing to the child. I don't understand the concept of "putting me first" when you're a parent.
Sorry, my kids' needs come before my needs.
Im sorry that you are in this
Im sorry that you are in this situation, but i must say you sound like you live in a fantastic community with tremendous support from what you say about the groceries!! What a lovely community to belong to and be a part of! I hope he finds something soon. It must be a very worrying situation to be in.
I know how you feel. My
I know how you feel. My husband was let go last year. He went from making over $40,000.00 a year to making only $280.00 a week in unemployment. He has been looking for work but due to more poeple then jobs in my town he is not doing so well in finding one. Even going to surrounding towns he is not finding anything. He only has like 5 weeks of unemployment left and then after tha we are just kind of screwed until we find out what our next move is going to be. We are currently getting food stamps for us and our children but with the little we get we are still spending a pretty penny on food a month. I guess it will be time for the internet to go but like you said using the internet for jobs is pretty necessary these days.
I think you can do the
I think you can do the reduction in support fairly easy. As long as BM is agreeable. Start the process now by going to the clerks office and see what you need to do.
Couponing is a way to help with costs. Which everyone knows. But there are some good sites you can use so you don't have to buy the paper. Ask friends and family to save inserts.
Talk to your bank and see what can happen to possibly decrease your mortgage payment.
Have your husband research temp agencies. Many businesses are using them for the hiring process, it will also
get money flowing in.
Good luck!