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No one would even know unless that family told them. But, I bet most folks in this situation are unlikely to qualify for assistance. The government safety net has been attacked for years. The budgets have all been cut.Medi wrote: I wonder if some people still look differently at those who get financial help during their unemployed period. Perhaps that's why FrugalFran and family gave up the chance.
To answer the OP, I would file for unemployment, do whatever I could to find a new job, and plant a garden.
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True, but it is also much easier to go through it when you have other people to depend on who are going through it with you. People you can lean on, who can help with advice suggestions, or finding their own job really are invaluable.FrankN wrote: Yes it is. My family struggled in the early 90s and it was extremely difficult. Its hard to look at the positives in life when your family is all going through financial suffering.
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Moneyes wrote: In my experience, I have met few people who understand the priority that money has in a person's life. They don't want to admit that money holds a family unit together as tightly as it does. They would rather believe that love and personal bonding holds more weight. While those are very important, if you put that as a priority then you fail to see that a lack of funds can tear that bond apart.
Families need to not only see where the "business" priority in their personal life lays, they also need to see that a strong family bond can get a family through difficult financial times.
It's a fine line to walk, that's for sure.
Yes it is. My family struggled in the early 90s and it was extremely difficult. Its hard to look at the positives in life when your family is all going through financial suffering.
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Families need to not only see where the "business" priority in their personal life lays, they also need to see that a strong family bond can get a family through difficult financial times.
It's a fine line to walk, that's for sure.
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It is very good to have a savings account for times like this. I hope you are able to beef it up again once he gets back to work.
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