http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/10/10/extending-unemployment-benefits-yea-or-nay/ News, Commentary, and What to Watch on WashingtonWatch.com Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:26:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/10/10/extending-unemployment-benefits-yea-or-nay/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Sarah Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:12:49 +0000 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/?p=395#comment-1569 Like many others, I am a single mom of two. I have two degrees and have worked hard since I was 12 years old. I have been laid off twice in the last 15 months. And in that time, I have drained my savings, my 401k, and last summer dragged my feet and sold my house (which I had only purchased 2 years before and put $30K down), at a loss as I could no longer afford the mortgage. And yet, I believed in the neighborhood, and I had taken so much time, blood, sweat, tears, and money in renovating my home after my divorce only to sell. Shortly after, my ex-husband thought this was a good time to sue me for modification of child support - not that he couldn't afford what he was paying, he just knew I couldn't afford the fight. He won. So now after endless searching for work, sending countless resumes- nothing. My Unemployment is exhausted. The 13 weeks EUC was exhausted this week, and I found out I will not receive the additional 7 weeks, and I was so counting on that.I don't understand. I found something worth exploring, I need more time. I have $3 left. Like many others, I am a single mom of two. I have two degrees and have worked hard since I was 12 years old. I have been laid off twice in the last 15 months. And in that time, I have drained my savings, my 401k, and last summer dragged my feet and sold my house (which I had only purchased 2 years before and put $30K down), at a loss as I could no longer afford the mortgage. And yet, I believed in the neighborhood, and I had taken so much time, blood, sweat, tears, and money in renovating my home after my divorce only to sell. Shortly after, my ex-husband thought this was a good time to sue me for modification of child support – not that he couldn’t afford what he was paying, he just knew I couldn’t afford the fight. He won. So now after endless searching for work, sending countless resumes- nothing. My Unemployment is exhausted. The 13 weeks EUC was exhausted this week, and I found out I will not receive the additional 7 weeks, and I was so counting on that.I don’t understand. I found something worth exploring, I need more time. I have $3 left.

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