*hugs* :C I hope things will get better for you soon

*nods* Rough times this holiday for a lot of people.

*gives a hug of support*

That sucks. I don't have it nearly as hard as you do and yet I understand what you're going through. Tis why i hate Obama, if Romney made it to office this could ahve been fixed, in my opinion at least. Wish things weren;t so bad and that bosses would be more generous to their workers like the Worjer's Rights act expects them to.

I'm not looking to start a political argument, but I think you should give your third sentence far more weight than your second. Employers will use any excuse to not look like an asshole when they cut hours to bring in more profit to themselves. And why not use the one everyone's blaming everything on? Things have actually improved on a macro-scale, not that you'd know it from asking people what's wrong with this country.

Go ahead and let me know.

i can relate to this too :( wish things could be better for all of us that are being put though this. *hugs*

That feel. I've actually been living off of everything I usually say no to in my cabinet, but I'm approaching the point where my food will have to be cheaper than ramen.

In order to help out, my entire family didn't buy me anything special on my birthday (25 Nov), instead opting to find something they would have gotten and giving me the money they would have spent on it instead, with notes in the cards to eat before my diabetic state gets any worse and to not let myself go without net (I'm a software engineer), heat, or lights.

This can't last forever. In the 1920s, the index was pushed down by the government reducing overall spending on all militant and research programs and greatly expanding national infrastructure. When the second world war came and they needed to maintain the pullout, the government turned all those infrastructure jobs into homeland support jobs - making the tools of war and such. So, now, we have a lack of industry and a war we're financing to our own demise... I'm hoping they take a cue from the past and finally end this gridlock on budget negotiations. I'm hoping they end this recession in some way that's proven, because for all the unemployment index has gone down, I think it's really just for people like me who have given up hope on finding a job for now. (The unemployment index only tracks those known to be either on unemployment or registered for work, after all.)

Merry Christmas, and thanks for the piece to describe the feels. I hope it gets better on your end even as I fight on my own.

Lacking any employment, even to the point of trying and failing at finding work at McDonalds, I'm in an equally worse situation.

I know this feeling. During my time in NYC, I was down to one packet of Raman a day at times. It freaking sucks.

24 Days, I'll make sure to put a lot of meat in that fridge of yours!

Our Christmas will be poor but it'll be filled with Love and time together,
can't wait to be with you again and take care of you, I wish it was time to head down south already...
Just hang on in there my love, things will get better

Im planning to go to collage next year
but with the job market being sucky, idk what the point in it.

JCPenney turned into that.

I know the feeling all too well. I get packages of ramen 5 for $1 at the local supermarket and there are times that's all I have.

It's not any easier over the pond. It's a shame I can't simply storm the fortress and pull these fat cats' heads clean off their shoulders; it's their mess, not ours.

I get my noodle bowls at the dollar store.. but if I have a bit extra, I can slip next door to the farmers market to add a bit of veg to the meal. It really makes all the difference in making these things palatable.

=^.,.^=

What's a Christmas? Never heard of it. La la la la la! *plugs ears*

That's essentially our situation. We always have a good dinner, but that means we can't be too luxurious with much else.

For what it's worth, bud, I've been there. money's been a little tight when i started solo arting for a living, so I know what it's like to have a steady diet of ramen *squeezes*

If you're gonna be going to WTF next year, I'm taking you to Dunn's. My treat. and NO BUTS :P

Im already registered for WTF. There is no way Im going to miss it.

My life exactly.

The economy sucks!

It's apparent we are entering another Great Depression.

I'm too young to be affected by the economy.

However, it's sad that millions of people are affected by having a small amount of money.

I have read many of your Journals and there have been many times where you've have been in a similar situation.

I hope your doing fine and I hope you stay strong.

My uncles used to hunt rabbit and duck (semi-legally ;3) to supliment the meals in my mums family back when they were growing up, post WW2 there was still rationing and with 8 mouths to feed my grandads paycheck didnt stretch. But even my older relatives think times now are tougher than they were back then.

Excepting the fact that I'm Canadian and don't have to worry about the medical stuff this is very much the situation me and my boyfriend were in for the longest time while I was out of work it's gotten a bit better now I can eat at work which cuts down on what we need to buy for the house (one of the very few benefits of working part time as a cafeteria dishwasher) but it still gets hard with the bills what with my student loans and also the massive credit card debt I accumulated over the several years I was unemployed.

I still can't eat ramen noodles anymore after having them for so long it's very difficult choking them down now lol

I have been there. Never been close to actual starvation, but I've definitly had times of living on ramen noodles. If you have a building 19 or ocean state job lot near you, there is usually all kinds of cheap off-brand food there. It may not be what you want to live on, but it is food. Just adding a can of chicken and some dried onions to the ramen makes it a much more complete meal for little money.

I hope things improve =(

This is just a story, people. Well, I hope :)

I know that the no meat buying and the managers cutting workers hours part is true. if it counts for anything, I bought him a Christmas present

Ramen is an artist's best meal on a low budget. Either that or canned soup.

*hugs* I hope your life gets better.

I hear you about the medical too. My wife has insurance, but has a high deductable. She gets a bill for blood work before the 'insurance discount' like you hits 4 figures. With discount very low 3 figures. Now the only difference is the discount. She still is paying 100% its Smoke and mirrors with Medical / insurance. They raise the rates so it seems like insurance is doing things but its getting to the point we are paying for most of it out of pocket and its the 'discount' we are gettng.

*huuuugs and gives besterest presents*

Is it true about the medical bill? if so, geezus!

if you lived closer I'd give you that giant package of frozen chicken my dad bought but has no plans on actually cooking. But I don't know how I'd get it to you so far away without it defrosting.

Heh I'm in this situation currently though I dont have enough for ramen or anything really, I eat what I still have left in the house that was here before I moved in

;3 Linked you during the beta test for my first game, because I love this piece and still know those feels. This recession life, I tell you man.

I genuinely hope you're well, or at least better than you were then. Have a great day! (>''<)

At least in Hong Kong, we have some buffer solutions to suppress such trouble. It isn't pleasurable, but at least survivable.

Doesn't mean I can dismiss noodles, though.