Min wage

[yellowdemon327]

im just at the end of my damn rope. just about 2 years ago i just started to get rid off my debt and wouldnt you know it, somthing happens that just puts me right back in it i work my ass off everyday, make probably about 40K a year, live in a 685$ a month apartment, 430$ truck payment, 138$ insurance, $100 cell phone, outrageous electricity bill, gas,...dont get me started on gas, 175$ loan payment, 80$ new couch payment, groceries and a few other things, and im afraid that with the way things are going, im either gonna have to get rid of the apartment, or get rid of my truck....and im so close to paying it off.
Bottom line is- no matter how hard i work, its never hard enough. if the economy isnt in a depression, then i sure am.
i just dont know what to do any more, ...and on top of that, i just got layed off due to ''lack of work'' or some other B.S. reason.

[zeake]

im just at the end of my damn rope. just about 2 years ago i just started to get rid off my debt and wouldnt you know it, somthing happens that just puts me right back in it i work my ass off everyday, make probably about 40K a year, live in a 685$ a month apartment, 430$ truck payment, 138$ insurance, $100 cell phone, outrageous electricity bill, gas,...dont get me started on gas, 175$ loan payment, 80$ new couch payment, groceries and a few other things, and im afraid that with the way things are going, im either gonna have to get rid of the apartment, or get rid of my truck....and im so close to paying it off.
Bottom line is- no matter how hard i work, its never hard enough. if the economy isnt in a depression, then i sure am.
i just dont know what to do any more, ...and on top of that, i just got layed off due to ''lack of work'' or some other B.S. reason.

Its just gonna get worse my friend. Keep your chin up.

[ducky]

Just buy a camper cover and live in your truck. Who needs an apartment lol

[RedHeartbeat]

If you don't have transportation, good luck finding a job. Most places don't like to hire people without dependable transportation. Shake it off and get out there and find another job. You may have to work two mediocre jobs to get you by for now but keep the resumes flying through the mail and online and one day you'll find another decent paying job. Don't be afraid to apply for jobs you're not qualified for, sometimes employers like ambitious people that are willing to learn new things. All it takes is for one person to say "yes" and you're back where you were, maybe higher up the food chain.

[yellowdemon327]

thanks guys, your helpful words and advice are greatly appreciated.

[HarleyDave]

If you don't have transportation, good luck finding a job. Most places don't like to hire people without dependable transportation. Shake it off and get out there and find another job. You may have to work two mediocre jobs to get you by for now but keep the resumes flying through the mail and online and one day you'll find another decent paying job. Don't be afraid to apply for jobs you're not qualified for, sometimes employers like ambitious people that are willing to learn new things. All it takes is for one person to say "yes" and you're back where you were, maybe higher up the food chain.

Yeah sometimes a good job keeps you from getting a great job!!

[team39763]

I hope things get better for you bro. I was in a ugly situation a few years ago. My wife and I were living in this small town and we were barely making ends meet. We ate Ramen noodles everynight because that's all we could afford. With both of us working low paying jobs, we made just enough to be broke. We couldn't afford to commute to the bigger cities because we couldn't afford the gas, and we only had one car. We lived in a old store with no kitchen, no bathroom, and holes in the roof and floor. For a while we were trapped. Then one day we decided to try truck driving. We ended up sleeping in our Ford truck overnight until we both passed the CDL tests. Things just got better from there. Maybe you should look into truck driving, it saved us. We made 25K the first year(a piece), then 33k the second, and before we quit(pregnancy), we were on track to earn 60K each.

[ChevyLee]

Glad to see you and your family are doing better. Just got hired on today at Sears again. The first month i will get paid $8.00 an hr then I will move onto $6.00 an hr plus commission. Its better then nothing, and all i could find at the moment.

[yellowdemon327]

I hope things get better for you bro. I was in a ugly situation a few years ago. My wife and I were living in this small town and we were barely making ends meet. We ate Ramen noodles everynight because that's all we could afford. With both of us working low paying jobs, we made just enough to be broke. We couldn't afford to commute to the bigger cities because we couldn't afford the gas, and we only had one car. We lived in a old store with no kitchen, no bathroom, and holes in the roof and floor. For a while we were trapped. Then one day we decided to try truck driving. We ended up sleeping in our Ford truck overnight until we both passed the CDL tests. Things just got better from there. Maybe you should look into truck driving, it saved us. We made 25K the first year(a piece), then 33k the second, and before we quit(pregnancy), we were on track to earn 60K each.

the sad thing is..i do have my class a cdl, but i cant complain cause i know that a lot of other people have it way worse than me...take your story for example. i am glad to see things are going your way and you guys are doing well. its just a matter of chipping away at somethin till you get what you want.

[2500Ak]

This is just the result of a recession. Its not official because the definition of a recession is a downward trend for two or more quarters, which hasn't happened quite yet iirc.

When the economy goes into recession employment goes down, but so does the cost of living because with more people out of work less people are willing to pay for a product at a higher price. Thus the cost deflates. The price deflates and people buy more, the company makes more, the company profits and can support more workers.

Its kind of a little trick the free market uses to regenerate. The idiots like Oboma who claim they can keeps us from going into a recession through taxation and distributions (stimulus packages), and bailing out the banks and other pet industries, is inducing stagflation. Which is where both unemployment goes up and inflation (i.e. the cost of living) go up.

In effect it STALLS the business cycle, its like interrupting the heartbeat of our economy.

What the economy needs is to be left alone for a few years, with small tax cuts and a reduction in distributions (socialist systems)

When less work is demanded the standards for which employers choose their workers by is much higher, its all a matter of supply and demand.