Our worst fear has come true:
The warehouse that DH works for is (with a 99% probability) closing in October.
The lease is up on the building and DH's boss believes that the warehouse will be gone at that time. This worries both of us because he's been with this company for years and we've gotten pretty ingrained with Calgary. Our lives basically started here.
With the possibility of unemployment up ahead, I'm not certain how prepared we are for this. We've been pretty frugal for a while, but not to the extreme that a lot of people are. We also don't know for sure what's going to happen with DH's position. I've asked him where he could possibly go that has the same setup that they do now and he's stated that Vancouver is on the table. I asked him about Edmonton, but he's not sure about that now.
I think he's pretty bummed out and I'm not sure how to help him.
I've been in the unemployment scenario before and it wasn't pretty. I pounded the pavement every day, looking for work, and then had a job that lasted three weeks. That's what led us to moving out here.
I really don't know how to prepare for something that may or may not happen. I know DH doesn't want us to be in a financial bind, but I'm looking at the possibility of that coming to life. Sure, I can start stockpiling now but when we may need the money the most? I'm not certain I want to do that.
On top of that, we also have some possible dental work that DS11 would have to undergo. The dentist referred him to an orthodontist because some of his teeth are growing back into the bone in his jaw and a few others aren't coming up all of the way. We won't know until the end of July what that's going to cost us. So there's another uncertainty we're facing.
October is a really, really bad month for us as well. The kids have school fees that are paid for throughout September and there's birthdays. We've already scaled back for the both of them, plus we may be looking at a slim Christmas. I can't exactly claim financial hardship if I don't know what kind we're looking at being in at that time.
So what do I do? I can't just sit on my thumbs and spin. I can't wait. I know we can cut out cable and reduce the grocery budget, but we can't sell the house and stay in Calgary. The rent for an apartment is twice or more of what we pay now. Do we start looking for possible places in Vancouver and Edmonton to buy a house in case DH is transferred?
I'm so stuck. It's making me sick to my stomach.
The warehouse that DH works for is (with a 99% probability) closing in October.
The lease is up on the building and DH's boss believes that the warehouse will be gone at that time. This worries both of us because he's been with this company for years and we've gotten pretty ingrained with Calgary. Our lives basically started here.
With the possibility of unemployment up ahead, I'm not certain how prepared we are for this. We've been pretty frugal for a while, but not to the extreme that a lot of people are. We also don't know for sure what's going to happen with DH's position. I've asked him where he could possibly go that has the same setup that they do now and he's stated that Vancouver is on the table. I asked him about Edmonton, but he's not sure about that now.
I think he's pretty bummed out and I'm not sure how to help him.
I've been in the unemployment scenario before and it wasn't pretty. I pounded the pavement every day, looking for work, and then had a job that lasted three weeks. That's what led us to moving out here.
I really don't know how to prepare for something that may or may not happen. I know DH doesn't want us to be in a financial bind, but I'm looking at the possibility of that coming to life. Sure, I can start stockpiling now but when we may need the money the most? I'm not certain I want to do that.
On top of that, we also have some possible dental work that DS11 would have to undergo. The dentist referred him to an orthodontist because some of his teeth are growing back into the bone in his jaw and a few others aren't coming up all of the way. We won't know until the end of July what that's going to cost us. So there's another uncertainty we're facing.
October is a really, really bad month for us as well. The kids have school fees that are paid for throughout September and there's birthdays. We've already scaled back for the both of them, plus we may be looking at a slim Christmas. I can't exactly claim financial hardship if I don't know what kind we're looking at being in at that time.
So what do I do? I can't just sit on my thumbs and spin. I can't wait. I know we can cut out cable and reduce the grocery budget, but we can't sell the house and stay in Calgary. The rent for an apartment is twice or more of what we pay now. Do we start looking for possible places in Vancouver and Edmonton to buy a house in case DH is transferred?
I'm so stuck. It's making me sick to my stomach.