7 Great Things About Unemployment and Living Cheap - The Orange Mane

Pony Boy · 07-06-2010, 11:35 AM

Here's 7 ways to kick back and make the best of it.

I'm sure all you Obama-Pelosi lovers can identify with this and can come up with some other great ideas.......is this a great country or what?

Physically Fit:
While your former co-workers grind out the late nights trying to hold on to their jobs, you'll be free to spend endless hours on the treadmill, taking yoga classes, or pumping some serious iron. In a few months, you'll be looking buff while they'll be complaining that they haven't seen the inside of the gym since Bush was President. The real payback comes when you head to the beach this coming summer. And being in top physical condition might help you land a great job.

World Travel:
While those unemployment checks keep coming in, you could be spending them in New Zealand or Argentina and taking advantage of super cheap off-season rates. If any of your resumes get pulled they can still contact you via email or leave a voicemail. In this economy, chances are that it will take time to land another job, so why worry? Take in the grandeur of the pyramids or the Taj Mahal before you have to return to the 40 hour work week.

Bond with your Family:
While both your nuclear and extended family took a back seat as pressing deadlines kept you at the office way past 5 o'clock, your new schedule will have you licking ice cream cones with the kids and actually spending quality time with your spouse. In fact, you may see so much of your family that they start handing out your resume on street corners.

Doc Me Up:
Another great health benefit is your ability to see a whole host of doctors that you were too busy for when you punched the clock every day. With your temporary COBRA benefits, you'll be getting as much medical attention as you can handle and making certain that you have no big issues. You never know, your lay-off might just save your life.

Dead End No More:
Were you caught up in a dead-end job for years? Your new-found freedom gives you the time to retool and seek employment
in a better field. If it weren't for your "misfortune" you might have just continued in your pointless job until the day you retired. Unemployment gives you a fresh start. It's also a good time to pick up skills that are useful around the house - like plumbing and carpentry. Take the time to rediscover the things you like to do and think of ways you can make a career out of it.

Theme Park Madness:
Annual passes at theme parks were never designed for 20% real unemployment. If you ever wanted to see Disney or Universal Studios on the cheap, you'll be doing it for a few bucks a day. With an annual pass, your kids will love getting on each ride a hundred times, and you and your family might just land a contract to stress test roller coasters. 20 years from now your kids will remember having fun at the theme park alot more than the income you missed for six months.

Sleeping Beauty:
Kill your alarm clock. For fun, see the effect of gravity on your morning nemesis if you happen to sleep on the second to tenth floors. If work and it's inevitable stresses cut your sleep down to 6 hours or less a night, you'll enjoy your new-found freedom to wake up at 9 AM.

There's nothing healthier than getting a solid 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. A few months of that regimen and you'll be ready to take on the world. Sleep deprivation is a killer. Get up when you're done sleeping. Life doesn't get sweeter than that.

http://www.livecheap.com/credit/8-ed...-cheap?start=1

Meck77 · 07-06-2010, 11:38 AM

Let's not forgot that the banks are basically telling people to stop paying their mortgage so they can help them. It's so ****ed up it's unbelievable.

barryr · 07-06-2010, 11:40 AM

And even better, according to master of economics Pelosi, unemployment checks are helping to "stimulate the economy" so even any of the lazy asses who don't want to work can contribute to society after all.

barryr · 07-06-2010, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meck77

Let's not forgot that the banks are basically telling people to stop paying their mortgage so they can help them. It's so ****ed up it's unbelievable.

Yep, also I know for a fact they want people to file for bankruptcy and then they will help you.

TonyR · 07-06-2010, 12:06 PM

Over 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits by mid-July. You should be very happy.

Pony Boy · 07-06-2010, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyR

Over 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits by mid-July. You should be very happy.

No one is losing their unemployment benefits, they are losing the ability to sit on their ass and draw unemployent forever. They might need to go down to the local Home Depot and get in line with the illegals and start earning a paycheck.

TonyR · 07-06-2010, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Pony Boy

No one is losing their unemployment benefits...

Incorrect.

As a result, more than 2.1 million people are expected to have lost their unemployment benefits by the time legislators reconvene on July 12.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/01/news...sion/index.htm

Rigs11 · 07-06-2010, 01:24 PM

pony you should come up with a list on 7 great things about spending a trillion in iraq and not hearing a peep from you yahoos, and now that people are being denied unemployment here in the US about how outraged you are to spend money.Or maybe 7 great things about having to work until 70 before retiring. The GOP: always looking out for the corporations and giving the middle finger to middle class.

Pony Boy · 07-06-2010, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rigs11

pony you should come up with a list on 7 great things about spending a trillion in iraq and not hearing a peep from you yahoos, and now that people are being denied unemployment here in the US about how outraged you are to spend money.Or maybe 7 great things about having to work until 70 before retiring. The GOP: always looking out for the corporations and giving the middle finger to middle class.

Gheez Rigs, I don't agree with your posts most of the time but at least they usually have some valid points to ponder............but this makes you sound a lot like LABF.....all you needed was to throw in a little Bush bashing too.....

Pony Boy · 07-06-2010, 01:55 PM

[QUOTE=TonyR;2877631]As a result, more than 2.1 million people are expected to have lost their unemployment benefits by the time legislators reconvene on July 12.

Well if this is so important, why is Obama-Pelosi-Reed waiting till July 12 to tackle this big problem........ Don't want to interrupt the fireworks, potato salad and golf. Why don't we all get off till July 12 and get the Feds to send us unemployment checks.......

Rigs11 · 07-06-2010, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pony Boy

Gheez Rigs, I don't agree with your posts most of the time but at least they usually have some valid points to ponder............but this makes you sound a lot like LABF.....all you needed was to throw in a little Bush bashing too.....

quit wussing out

Garcia Bronco · 07-06-2010, 06:51 PM

I walked out of my job in june. Found another one paying 15 percent more in one week. The economy isn't tough if you have the right skills.

barryr · 07-06-2010, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyR

Over 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits by mid-July. You should be very happy.

Don't worry, I'm sure Obama will find them a job.

TonyR · 07-07-2010, 09:49 AM

It is true...that those receiving benefits are somewhat less likely to accept a job offer than those whose aid has run out. However, most researchers find this effect is small, especially when jobs are very hard to get, as they are now. With work so scarce, few will turn down a job offer for the temporary pleasures of $300-a-week.

The funding argument is even harder to swallow.

I’d be more sympathetic with these new converts to fiscal responsibility if they were as enthusiastic about paying for extending $32 billion worth of special interest tax breaks as they are about funding the unemployment extension. If I understand correctly, these lawmakers insist that Congress fund every dime of added jobless aid, which nearly all analysts agree will help boost the economy. But they feel no need to pay for continuing these special interest tax breaks, which will not. They fret about unemployed workers who allegedly game the system to get jobless benefits but seem undisturbed by those businesses and individuals who do the same to maximize their tax subsidies. Politics is indeed a funny business.

http://taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org/bl...6/4571986.html

07-06-2010, 11:35 AM	#1
Pony Boy "Whoa Nellie" Rub some dirt on it Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,379 Adopt-a-Bronco: mellon head	7 Great Things About Unemployment and Living Cheap Here's 7 ways to kick back and make the best of it. I'm sure all you Obama-Pelosi lovers can identify with this and can come up with some other great ideas.......is this a great country or what? Physically Fit: While your former co-workers grind out the late nights trying to hold on to their jobs, you'll be free to spend endless hours on the treadmill, taking yoga classes, or pumping some serious iron. In a few months, you'll be looking buff while they'll be complaining that they haven't seen the inside of the gym since Bush was President. The real payback comes when you head to the beach this coming summer. And being in top physical condition might help you land a great job. World Travel: While those unemployment checks keep coming in, you could be spending them in New Zealand or Argentina and taking advantage of super cheap off-season rates. If any of your resumes get pulled they can still contact you via email or leave a voicemail. In this economy, chances are that it will take time to land another job, so why worry? Take in the grandeur of the pyramids or the Taj Mahal before you have to return to the 40 hour work week. Bond with your Family: While both your nuclear and extended family took a back seat as pressing deadlines kept you at the office way past 5 o'clock, your new schedule will have you licking ice cream cones with the kids and actually spending quality time with your spouse. In fact, you may see so much of your family that they start handing out your resume on street corners. Doc Me Up: Another great health benefit is your ability to see a whole host of doctors that you were too busy for when you punched the clock every day. With your temporary COBRA benefits, you'll be getting as much medical attention as you can handle and making certain that you have no big issues. You never know, your lay-off might just save your life. Dead End No More: Were you caught up in a dead-end job for years? Your new-found freedom gives you the time to retool and seek employment in a better field. If it weren't for your "misfortune" you might have just continued in your pointless job until the day you retired. Unemployment gives you a fresh start. It's also a good time to pick up skills that are useful around the house - like plumbing and carpentry. Take the time to rediscover the things you like to do and think of ways you can make a career out of it. Theme Park Madness: Annual passes at theme parks were never designed for 20% real unemployment. If you ever wanted to see Disney or Universal Studios on the cheap, you'll be doing it for a few bucks a day. With an annual pass, your kids will love getting on each ride a hundred times, and you and your family might just land a contract to stress test roller coasters. 20 years from now your kids will remember having fun at the theme park alot more than the income you missed for six months. Sleeping Beauty: Kill your alarm clock. For fun, see the effect of gravity on your morning nemesis if you happen to sleep on the second to tenth floors. If work and it's inevitable stresses cut your sleep down to 6 hours or less a night, you'll enjoy your new-found freedom to wake up at 9 AM. There's nothing healthier than getting a solid 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. A few months of that regimen and you'll be ready to take on the world. Sleep deprivation is a killer. Get up when you're done sleeping. Life doesn't get sweeter than that. http://www.livecheap.com/credit/8-ed...-cheap?start=1

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07-06-2010, 11:38 AM	#2
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,324	Let's not forgot that the banks are basically telling people to stop paying their mortgage so they can help them. It's so ****ed up it's unbelievable.

07-06-2010, 11:40 AM	#3
barryr Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,278 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	And even better, according to master of economics Pelosi, unemployment checks are helping to "stimulate the economy" so even any of the lazy asses who don't want to work can contribute to society after all.

07-06-2010, 12:06 PM	#5
TonyR Franchise Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 15,789	Over 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits by mid-July. You should be very happy.

07-06-2010, 01:24 PM	#8
Rigs11 Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 7,855	pony you should come up with a list on 7 great things about spending a trillion in iraq and not hearing a peep from you yahoos, and now that people are being denied unemployment here in the US about how outraged you are to spend money.Or maybe 7 great things about having to work until 70 before retiring. The GOP: always looking out for the corporations and giving the middle finger to middle class.

07-06-2010, 01:55 PM	#10
Pony Boy "Whoa Nellie" Rub some dirt on it Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,379 Adopt-a-Bronco: mellon head	[QUOTE=TonyR;2877631]As a result, more than 2.1 million people are expected to have lost their unemployment benefits by the time legislators reconvene on July 12. Well if this is so important, why is Obama-Pelosi-Reed waiting till July 12 to tackle this big problem........ Don't want to interrupt the fireworks, potato salad and golf. Why don't we all get off till July 12 and get the Feds to send us unemployment checks.......

07-06-2010, 06:51 PM	#12
Garcia Bronco Hokie since 1993 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 46,001 Adopt-a-Bronco: Tom Jackson	I walked out of my job in june. Found another one paying 15 percent more in one week. The economy isn't tough if you have the right skills.

07-07-2010, 09:49 AM	#14
TonyR Franchise Poster Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 15,789	It is true...that those receiving benefits are somewhat less likely to accept a job offer than those whose aid has run out. However, most researchers find this effect is small, especially when jobs are very hard to get, as they are now. With work so scarce, few will turn down a job offer for the temporary pleasures of $300-a-week. The funding argument is even harder to swallow. I’d be more sympathetic with these new converts to fiscal responsibility if they were as enthusiastic about paying for extending $32 billion worth of special interest tax breaks as they are about funding the unemployment extension. If I understand correctly, these lawmakers insist that Congress fund every dime of added jobless aid, which nearly all analysts agree will help boost the economy. But they feel no need to pay for continuing these special interest tax breaks, which will not. They fret about unemployed workers who allegedly game the system to get jobless benefits but seem undisturbed by those businesses and individuals who do the same to maximize their tax subsidies. Politics is indeed a funny business. http://taxvox.taxpolicycenter.org/bl...6/4571986.html