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Hi, all! I haven't posted because I've been so scared I haven't wanted to put it on paper. My husband lost his job (reduction of force) in February and I was laid off in May. We made good money, so we have the new house, new car, credit card debt (but not too much to handle with two solid incomes coming in), savings, and 4 kids. So, we went from comfortable middle class to food stamps, food lines, medicaid, no savings in a matter of months. My husband found a job one month ago, but it is 60% less than he was making before. I still am not back to work. My youngest son has been in and out of the hospital, and is looking to have another surgery in the next couple of months. So, we are now behind on some bills because we had no income for 3 months, and have credit cards that are huge. We've been using them to live: gas, food (before the stamps), household items. We had stellar credit before all of this! This is so hard for me to write, we are considering bankruptcy because we have house, car, living expenses, and credit cards, something has to give. Can anyone tell me what to do? I will be going back to work in a week (I actually get a paycheck next month), but with the huge drop in husbands pay. . . . I've called the creditors and they will drop interest, but not payment amounts. I've sent in information for the workout package, but have not heard anything. I've called and gotten some charity payments for medical bills. Has anyone been through something like this, I feel like I should hang my head in shame.
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My husband got laid off yesterday and I have been a SAHM for 7 years. This came as a huge shock since just 4 weeks ago the company sent out a memo saying there would be no lay offs.
I am sick to my stomach and just can't stop crying. Unfortunately we don't have a big savings and the thought of the weeks ahead is just so scary. He has been applying for jobs, although there are very few. He made very good money and finding something comparable or even more than half is almost impossible.
I am trying to keep the faith, and would never wish this feeling or situation on anyone. hopefully everyone else is having luck and for those who are not, know you are not alone.
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My boss informed me the day she fired me that I was not even to bother filing for unemployment benefits because I was not eligible. I am still continuing my search and hope to find something soon.
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Oh, you should make sure that's true; she has an interest in you NOT collecting benefits.
I was surprised to learn that here in Ohio, you can collect partial unemployment if your hours have been cut.
We just got back from a 2 week vacation--and DH boss came to pick him up---and instead laid him off DH asked how long they knew and the boss said they decided over a month ago but wanted DH to have a relaxing vacation... HELLO?!?!?! The good news is we bought school supplies early on and put them away little by little so we should be good there... and we have money in savings--granted not a lot, but some. DH has been on the phone and internet busting his butt.... His boss says hopefully they'll sell another multi million dollar machine and then they'll need DH again.... but who knows when that will be or for how long that will last. Makes me sick.
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I was let go in December of 08 from my first full-time job. I had been there a little less than a year and was told I was being let go because of being sick and not providing proper documantaion. I had provided the documentation and was told everything was okay by the HR department. (I was out for 5 days with a massive respitory infection and had a doctor's note covering all the days). My boss informed me the day she fired me that I was not even to bother filing for unemployment benefits because I was not eligible. I later found out from a friend of mine who still works at the company that my boss let me go because of cutbacks within the company and if she went with the last hired first fired rule in our department she would have had to fire her best friends cousin that came to work with us 6 months after I had. I was furious but instead of dwelling on it I put all my efforts into looking for a new job.
This brought up a HUGE red flag....If you were layed off, they have that documented somewhere and you ARE eligible. I think you still may be able to file...not sure how long you can wait, but I would look into it ASAP