Reply #8: Good advice [View All]

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

I don't have credit cards and don't have insurance, but I'd like to offer a few more tidbits, if you don't mind.

1. Look around for many little jobs you can do. One way to do this is to volunteer. When I lost a job and was unemployed with a year, I started teaching computer skills to senior citizens, a new field for me. I made a website for them, and then got jobs making websites for people-simple ones, but it does bring in some money each month. Also, I used the contacts from the senior center as references that helped me land a full time job.

2. Trade off tasks with others--barter is a great way to get along.

3. Look for opportunities to sell things-old stuff, crafts, even garden produce

4. Know your neighbors-they can be a great support group in hard times.