A Rant-This Economy Really Sucks

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Let me preface my remarks by saying I don't blame President Obama. Now to my rant.

I had a successful small publishing comapany up until 2008. I published guides and magazines that were geared to the real estate and leisure indusrties. It was so small I was the only employee. I would use the money I generated from ads I sold to pay the printer, the designer, and the writer. I would do most of the distribution myself. Selling can be fun when people have money to buy what you're selling. But it sucks when said people have no money. Because of the downturn in real estate and leisure my business was taken out and shot. It exists in the same way a person on life support exists,barely.

My girlfriend is a senior accountant with twenty years of public and private accounting experience. We moved from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale in June because she found a senior accounting job. We stayed in hotels I found on priceline while we were looking for a "permanent" place to stay.. That's probably one of the few benefits of this crappy economy that you can stay at three and three one half star hotels for anywhere from $25.00 to $55.00. For those of you who know Fort Lauderdale I have lived in Oaklnad Park, Sunrise, Hollywood, and Los Olas, In fact, I have called nineteen places "home" since June.

The company my girlfriend was working for was purchased by a company in Dallas and they are going to fill her position and the positions of her colleagues with existing staff. Her job ended September 30. She was offered no severance.

I went to monster.com and keyed in ACCOUNTANT positions that were posted today. I check them everyday. There are 35 job openings for accountants in the entire state of Florida and most of them have been posted before. Florida is the most populous state in the nation. My girlfriend told me when she first came here from the Philippines in 2000 she was going on appointments everyday.

At least we aren't homeless. I'm tapped out but my girlfriend and I were still spending $15.00 to $20.00 a week giving money to the various homeless people we saw while driving. I saw homeless people on wheel chairs, on walkers, and on lawn chairs. I'm surprised I didn't see them on skates.


This economy is broken and it sucks...

[Lost4words]

1. agreed! nt

[MannyGoldstein]

2. We need a new New Deal

FDR put people to work, and fast: I'm reading a great book about FDR's first 100 days:

http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Fear-Hundred-Created-America/dp/159420196X

Good luck to you and your GF!

[lunatica]

3. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time

This economy does indeed suck. I'm not too far behind you. I have a job, but I can't make ends meet. I'm already unable to pay the equity mortgage and filling out paperwork for a modified mortgage. I don't think it'll work from what I've been reading on DU for the last months. I fully expect them to tell me I don't qualify.

My circumstances are bad since my mother (co-owner of our condo) died last January. Without her pension my salary simply isn't enough. I've had to declare bankruptcy, and maybe that will help a little.

I asked the mortgage company for a copy of the mortgage Note so I know at least I can sell the condo when I have to. Potential buyers are going to want to know it's a legitimate mortgage. And if it isn't maybe I can tread water for a while when I have to.

[FirstLight]

4. you're right, it does suck

in fact i think sometimes it is sucking the life right out of people..

so sorry to hear your plight. I know exactly where you're coming from...i have to do 32 hours a week of job search because of the welfare to work thing...and after a week, you saturate the freaking market. I've thrown resumes in a wide radius from sacramento to reno and still have no bites, nada...

it's hard to give eachother a hand when we are all dangling from the bottom rung... but i'll let go long enough to give you this

:hug: