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My husband has been layed off for 2 years now. He is a computer software constultant. The last contract he had was at a Pharmacil Co. that was July 2008. He finally is return to work this week.
He got a short term contract for 8 to 12 weeks. It does have the possibliaty to go long, I am so happy for him. As of the 1st of June he no longer gets unemployment. So this contract will get us thru the summer and we will see how things go.
I will be able to stash some money away while he is getting paychecks. Our saving is pretty empty. We have 2 vehicles that have to be inspected in the next 6 weeks.
We have lived to be frugal after 2002/2003 when he was unemployed for a long time then. Luckly where in alot better of a financail situtation this time then last. We have no car loans, 1 camper loan that is very low. We have only 2 kids not 4 at home now. We do have 1 in college. We have no credit cards this time around. We have learned that we don't need them to live.
We have learned to live 1 day at a time.
He got a short term contract for 8 to 12 weeks. It does have the possibliaty to go long, I am so happy for him. As of the 1st of June he no longer gets unemployment. So this contract will get us thru the summer and we will see how things go.
I will be able to stash some money away while he is getting paychecks. Our saving is pretty empty. We have 2 vehicles that have to be inspected in the next 6 weeks.
We have lived to be frugal after 2002/2003 when he was unemployed for a long time then. Luckly where in alot better of a financail situtation this time then last. We have no car loans, 1 camper loan that is very low. We have only 2 kids not 4 at home now. We do have 1 in college. We have no credit cards this time around. We have learned that we don't need them to live.
We have learned to live 1 day at a time.
