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What a great idea, fireliter. And yes, I know of a couple of people that are having difficulties.

I suggest "...for others to consider." the "public life" of a "public servant" They never seem to run out of money. Their meal tickets seem to be assured. They get to travel all over the place ( for free ) and enjoy those high priced meals at fundraisers paid for by the tax payers.
Law degree required.

"... I'm a politician which means that I'm a liar and a cheat, and when I'm not kissing babies I'm stealing their lollipops..."
The Hunt For Red October.

I own a business. I lost a portion of income due to the economy. I chose to work a part time evevning job, untill things improve. The service industry is never out of work. Tech jobs, auto repair, refrigeration repair, plumbing, electrical. These are areas that will never be in a crisis like other areas of employment. A few months of training will get you on your way. If you are out of work the State may pay for retraining. Nursing is a field that has a tremendous need for workers. A short training period will get you an Assistant Nurses degree and from there you can work your way up. The field of Forensics is a fast growing job market. Again a few months of training will get you in the door, from there you can go into many different areas of study. Good luck everyone! We'll get through it if we maintain a possitive attitude!

I'm not worried about it. The government is going to fix everything.

Take some kinda psych training - theres gonna be lots of need for people who can straighten heads out before too much longer...

well vocational trades are a dying breed, unless it has to do with healthcare where I live... The best I can do with my welding degree is to make $10.00 hr around here, many welding positions only pay 8-9 dollars, you can make just as much working at McDonalds...We have become a very political city, if you are not a minority and/or know someone, then you either work for yourself or expect poor wages...

JMHO So don't move here for any trade or manufacturing work...

Great initiative!!

First, what areas do not decrease right now, or are growing as an effect of the turned down economy? Everything that is crucial but costs money would be in focus, energy for example.

Energy

Find a company in your neighbourhood that saves energy and by doing that also saves cash for their clients. Those companies are on the rise and will need sales people, clerks and field staff.

Production

Look in the shelves at home: What do you absolutely need to buy home and what of those could you produce? Could it be possible to produce this at a lower cost than the price in the store? And with a margin of 20% on top of that, are you still cheaper than the shop variant?

Then start working, there are clients waiting to move over to your product!!

Services

If you are handy, make a special offer for elderly people to light up their garden path, clean off snow or sand/salt their entrance. Work two-three in a team and make sure the offer stands out. This is applicable on many different things, really.

If you are a professional with book keeping skills but low on clients, get together with an analyst and start making savings for your clients, there are huge leaks in companies maintenance costs, you could even end up saving the job for a few in that company by finding other means of saving for them. (The cost to get new employees when wind turns is high; they rather keep them they have).

Seminar, teaching

Do you have a skill within a hobby or similar? When you are here writing in the forum, put together a compendium about it and launch a small scale seminar.

Even if people are low on jobs, it does not mean they are all low on money. With more time at hand, chance is they are going to take up a new hobby, or learn more about one they already have.

We should have another place to do this, rather than in here.

I forgot to add the maybe best advice I could offer:

If you can afford it, take time of and go back to school. Get better in what you do or increase your options by learning something new.

I agree there! best thing I ever did was going back to school

Unemployment pays relativly good, though i dont see a long future. They however will help with school.
I have three roomates ,me and two others are unemployed right now. I'm entertaining the thought of going back to school. My roomates say they are too old for school. My dad got three degrees after he was thirdy so i cant realy use that excuse.

Dennis

What a great idea, Dennis!

You are right about no excuses.

Sounds fun I wish I had money to go to collage.

In 1995 I left a well paying job in Ohio to follow my woman to NJ. My kids were also in NJ with their mother so there was nothing left for me in Ohio. I told my boss I have to leave because my heart was 650 miles to the East. He offered me $10,000 a year more if I would stay. It was a tough decision but I left anyway.
When I got to NJ I moved in with my GF and couldn't find a job in my field so I decided to contact a messenger service and they had me do deliveries of packages with my car for 50% commission.
I learned my way around fairly quickly and a year later I switched to using my box truck and started making a lot more money. I wore that old truck out and got a newer one and wore that one out also. 13 years later I'm still driving a truck for myself and doing pretty good at it. I work when I feel like it and take the jobs I want and turn down jobs that I don't like doing.

If someone has a decent running car and likes to drive there are courier companies everywhere and they aren't fussy about who they take on because they don't have to pay wages only a percentage of the job. The more drivers and vehicles they have the better it is for them. If you have a van better yet and if you have a truck they will welcome you with open arms. The best part is you get a fat tax deduction for using a vehicle in your business 40 something cents a mile. do the math on 20,000 miles a year.

Ooby_dooby is a ptcruser big enough to haul what ever you are hauling? Please mail me some details and whatever advice you would offer.

Dennis ( thanks in advance )

If you want to go you can. Schools will work with finantual aid and delayed payment. You can also get scolarships and posibly help from the employment office. If you are older it is easier to get help being you would be more serious and studious. The hard part is deciding what you want to be if you grow up,,,lol.

Dennis

If you are able. Repair stuff....people are trying to save money.
I go to the flea market and buy things, fix them and sell. I boutgh a mirror for $2 I polished it up, put a clip on it and can get $10. Someone gave me a copier/fax/printer an expensive one. I cleaned it and reapired it now it prints like new. I can get no telling how much for it. You can be surprised at what you can repair to resell or for the public. I can repair anything. When things are good there is no time to do repairs....but when things are slow...then you can do them. Sometimes you make good sometimes you make a little.

Like Granpa said,"If you can't make a quarter....make a dime!"


You have a PC! Print up labels for people. I would print a master on the pc, then print the sheets on the copier. Got $10 for 500....made about $7. I own my copier. I have done the same for business cards. Tip: Save your old toner cart. Open them up and save the powder not used. You can take about for and refill one. it saves me about $98 dolars eact time. Some one gave me a copier....I can fix and sell it.....but all the new toners they gave with it...I can sell or use the powder to refill mind. I have enough toner to save about $1000 in cart.

Go to the Dollar store when things are 90% off and cherry pick. Hold it a short time and sell them. I bought inflatable kids pools $8 for 80 cents. You never know what you will find.

"If you want your prayers answered, when you get off you knees...Hustle!"

Sorry for the poor writing! I have been up too much lately! I tired baby boy! Nite nite!