Unemployment

At the end of Feb. i filed for unemployment. I havent worked since the beginning of November. I have tried to "Ride it out" as long as possible, but its just not cutting it anymore. I have really tried my best to make ends meet and keep the door open for the job that is lacking the means of making a living at the moment. Going from working 2 jobs and making almost $4k a month, down to less than $1k/mth really makes you think about how you need to spend your money. I just didn't want to be one of those people that rely on an unearned check to come to them ever week.

This state is in the deepest financial canyon it has ever been in and it's not going to climb out of it any time soon. Having so many people on unemployment doesn't help. I sometimes wonder if we could just hear a few people casting the news say "We have hit the bottom and things are looking up!" I wonder if hearing those words can make a difference of people spending and hiring. All we ever hear is "It's just going to get worse." How can WE be optimistic and take risks with our money if they keep telling us that. Isn't that exactly what we need to do? Take risks and get money to flow through the economy again to make this better.

The worst part of it all is that ALL of the companies, and consumers, that made this all happen are the ones that get the most help! If I was honest on the paperwork when i bought my house, and only committed to what i could afford, but my neighbor lied on his paperwork and over committed himself, Why should he be the one that gets the "SPECIAL LOAN RECONSTRUCTIONS" but i can't? Why were they giving out 120% financing? How did they not know that was suicide? Why do all these companies get BILLIONS in bailout money that I am paying for, when they couldn't even run their business correctly in the first place? Unfortunately this country lets greed take over rational thinking. 

The only thing that we (honest consumers) can do is hope for a turn around. It's not going to happen any time soon but at least we can be optimistic for the future.