Okay, to be truthful, as any of you who’ve been on unemployment already know, the check totals weren’t much. But add them up, along with my Siemens paycheck (contract workers get paid weekly) and it feels as if I’m flush[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, let’s see. I worked a solid six months from the end of November of 2017 thru the beginning of June of 2017. I’ve been out of work, unemployed for 20 weeks, yet I STILL can’t get any unemployment checks???[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I touched upon the odd way the Pennsylvania Unemployment Department figures out who and when people are eligible for unemployment benefits back in this comic on July 2nd. So yes, in all this time I haven’t received a penny in unemployment. But,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t understand this at all. Because I only worked the last month of 2017, PA Unemployment says I didn’t make enough to collect unemployment. Yet, I DID work from January through the first week of June, but for some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1995 I bought my first house (and sold it in 2000) and bought my second house in 2001 (and sold it earlier this year) so it’s not like I’m a rookie going into this. I realize it’s going to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because I was forced to withdraw some funds from my IRA late last year, I wasn’t too surprised I’d have to pay something on my taxes for 2017, but there’s guessing I’d have to pay and the realization I’d HAVE[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure I’ve touched upon this subject during the last few years that I was unemployed. Not being able to chip in, to help out, whether with gifts or birthday dinners like this, you feel so useless. So poor. After[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It feels so refreshing to have money to spend on things I really don’t need (or even need). I haven’t felt this relaxed, monetary-wise in over 4 years. Now, I better start hunting for a house.
I’m not going to say how much it cost. I’ve learned over the years that if you buy something or pay for repairs and tell others how much it cost, there’s invariably someone who’ll say “Oh, you paid too much![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not going to reveal the cost quote they gave me, only because it’s pretty large, but suffice to say it’s cheaper than buying a brand new car. Though, that’s not saying much. Look, I’m very fortunate right now, because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…