Re: She ain't saying it, but I know she's thinking it...
My wife lost her job in December of 2009, just before Christmas, company went out of business, they did give her 3 weeks pay, we went on and enjoyed Christmas. In February 2010 my days and hours got cut, cost me over $600 a month. I sat down and figured up what what coming in and what was going out, not enough coming in, Wife got unemployment, no where near enough. I have some money put back, so I paid off the boat and some other things to get the monthly bills down. We got thru 11 months of her being unemployed, she now has a job, making about half what she used to make, but we will get through and continue on with life. Keep your wits about you, see where you are financially and go from there. If the boat is paid for and not costing anything unless you use it then it can sit without costing you much. If insurance is paid then that will not be due for awhile. Get yourself to the unemployment office, get your money, get on the computer and start applying for jobs, most places now do not want to see you come in to apply, they want you to do some kind of online application. Work on your resume, make it pop to a prospective employer, you may have to write several so you will have one that will appeal to different prospective employers since you may have to leave your current field of employment, sometimes even within that field when you look at the requirements you may need a little different resume. Also see if you can get a letter of recommendation from the last employer as it may be of help when applying for a new job. Good Luck and hope you have a job soon.