I have been on unemployment since July 09, it’s been alright because I do have a job but I only work 20 hours a week. The plan with unemployment is to try to use it until I have a better plan for my future furthermore get my money back from the government. I need to first have enough to survive off of while I am on this little vacation from management abuse. Second I will need to find ether a trade or schooling for a better job since my automotive ideas took a horrible down fall with the economy. The third thing I need is a date to get back to work before unemployment goes up. This plan is basically a break a well earned one!

                Well first I needed to have enough to survive off of unemployment! With my unemployment I get 319 a week after taxes which is at least 1200 a month. I also work 20 hours at jiffy lube for the weekends which brings an extra 2 to 300 a paycheck. So 1200 plus let’s say 400 comes to 1600 a month. My necessities come up to about 1165. The rest of the money I am using for other things, gas, clothing, cleaning tool and etc. In addition I am got food stamps for a little bit so that’s an extra 200 a month so basically I have 1800 a month to survive off of.

                Next I had the choice of either going back to school with my V.A. benefits or using the unemployment grant for a new trade. I decided to go with the trade because it’s quicker where as I could go back to school but I would have to take out a loan. I don’t trust loans right now in this economy! So trade it is! My plan is to use the trade then afterwards use my V.A. for other trades. V.A. usually pays at least 400 dollars the most I seen for schooling or trade am 900 and that’s a big relief for a way to try to better urself.  I could also use the rest of the V.A. money for bills or save up for better things I will need in my goal to being successful.

                Then I need to have a date for when I need to get back to full work. The vacation is cool but laziness isn’t me! If I didn’t set up little projects for myself I would go crazy! Apparently u have 26 weeks to have unemployment which is about 6 months. I started it in July it ends in Jan I wanted to be ready to work by November then start working no later than December. By that time I can leave unemployment and start working hard to make money.

                This plan is one that requires patience, which I don’t have too much up but I’m learning. Hopefully everything moves smoothly if not at least I have a plan to follow. Kind of like instructions to a life I would like to have.