Hard times in this economy, are you struggling?

[Matricks]

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[MsCoolmug]

Yes!  I think everyone has been struggling.  My husband is active duty military, and the constant threat to cut his pay off is so scary! I do work, but I do not make enough to support our household by myself.  And I mean if he gets his pay cut off he still has to show up to wor it is  go find another full time job.   

[bjohnson16]

I can understand were you are all coming from.  I applied for SSD two and half years ago and I am still trying to get it.  But I also know that I am not the only one struggling.  But something that I keep tell myself and my son that we must take it one day at a time.  Also you need to think that we can only do so much and that when you have health problems the medical bills come fast and often.  

[redrose77]

I can understand I am single mom and I still have my job thank goodness but it's still a struggle using FC will help for extra gas money or whatever I may need since I do this on my spare time. I have been using coupons now it helps especially the ones I got from the offers from FC does anyone else have any other suggestions...

[MsCoolmug]

Have you tried blogging for money?  SocialSpark.com is a sight that pays to use your blog for advertising...also, if u have a twitter there are sites that will pay you to use your twitter to advertise.  You aren't going to get rich by any means but every little bit helps! 

[squirrelgirl44]

I lost my job last year. I've been on unemployment all year. Haven't worked full time since last August. Single mom. Ex husband hasn't paid child support since 2009. Filing bankruptcy as we speak.

No end in sight.

[pbrannon]

I am strggling  it is so hard right now

[pbrannon]

I am having such a hard time  my husband is out of work and i have to pay 3% of my retirment.  My bring home pay is getting smaler

[blondie71]

I thought I was having a rough time with my husband only getting SSi and plus they are taking $33 of that because I went to college and social security counts the grant as income, so I made to much.  He get $641.00 a month.  You single parents I have been where you are and My hat goes off to you especially during this time when jobs are far and few.  I was a single mother for 10 years before I married my husband and he helped especally when I didn't have to pay someone to take care of my son when I had to pull a double shift.  I feel bad for writing earlier on this topic compared to you all, some of you still have small children and I hate it when parents have to struggle so hard just to make ends meat for their families.  My hat is off to you single parents and my prayers please hang in there and be strong like I know you have been.

[noirlupe]

I am sorry to read about your struggles.  I feel your pain.  For a year and a half my husband was out of a job.  Then a week after he found a job I was laid of from my job of 7 years.  We are struggling, unemployment is just a fraction of what I made, we have cut back on almost everything.

[anubabs]

we need God's intervention.

[franlee46]

I am definitely struggling. I am a mother of four boys ages 5-14, full time student, and unemployed. I have been looking for employment, but nothing has come through yet.  Just want someone to wish me luck. It is discouraging to look for so long and come up empty handed.

@shandana I wish you luck and as much happiness as you can find it is certainly a tough world out there I do not know how we as a society survive but we all do must be that human drive that comes with being alive to not give up. My daughter has three boys 10,8,4 she lost her teaching job as 14 people were laid of so she is hopeful that she will get another job before the summer is over I wish I could help but I barely get enough from SS disability to take care of me but I just take it one day at a time and try to keep smiling.

[waterbottle]

right now i am not struggling right now i am blessed but it could be hard for me right now but i will be praying for everyone .

[jearen]

Yes it is a very hard time in this economy, I have lifting restrictions and am not suppose to be working retail. But there are no other jobs out there. I also have arthritis in my feet which makes standing for 8-9 hours with no lunch excrutiating. They only schedule me for 10-15 hours a week, luckily I get called in alot since no oe likes to work nights, for now anyway.Not much for job security even though it is a union job, it only pays minimum wage. And I have to get caught up on bills and pay student loans (what a waste of money this was) :-. I also started with SFI and GDI for online home business( I can give anyone more info on ths if you send me an email. I am hoping after about a year I will be vested enough and make some decent money.Plus it would be nice to have good residual checks coming in and I would not have to worry about one paycheck. Until then I will stay with FC, becasue it is fun and a nice break, take surveys, read emails to make some extra cash. I think this is the new reality in America. Thanks to Wallstreet, Fannie, Freddie and our over-reaching  government.

[jski107]

Yes this economy is terriblee it's impossible to even spend freely as you once would before the economy went down like this.