supl on April 30th, 2009

While the majority of unemployed people are exactly how stereotypes depict them to be – lazy individuals who are content sitting around doing nothing to earn their unemployment checks – there are a few out there who want to get back in the work force in some minimal capacity. Because unemployment benefits are so meager, [...]

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supl on April 29th, 2009

One of the best unemployed activities is to get out of the house into a very public space and engage in some intense people watching. Not only does it manage to kill a lot of time but it’ll give you a great idea of how you compare to other people trying to weather this “economic [...]

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Continue reading about #68 Observing and Judging Other Unemployed People

supl on April 28th, 2009

Good thing most of us grew up with pictures from the Great Depression depicting hundreds of out-of-work Americans standing for hours in bread lines awaiting free government handouts. Otherwise, there might be some sort of stigma associated with today’s unemployed people who voluntarily line up for free food, regardless of what it is because they [...]

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Continue reading about #67 Standing in Line for Free Food

supl on April 27th, 2009

It’s amazing how much time can be spent daydreaming about winning the lottery. Countless people working dead end office jobs can attest to this as they shamelessly collect their non-winning lotto tickets, thinking to themselves, “Next time.” When a big jackpot rolls around, these are the types of people who won’t even blink before throwing [...]

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supl on April 24th, 2009

Stretching your budget is key when you’re unemployed but that doesn’t mean you should give up going to see a mindless blockbuster every once in a while – you just have to be willing to exchange your morals for a few bucks. One of the best ways to spend the day indoors, protected by air [...]

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Continue reading about #65 Sneaking Into Multiple Matinee Movies

supl on April 23rd, 2009

Would you look at those eyebrows! If you don’t know who Susan Boyle is by this point, you must have been sleeping under a rock. Or, you just don’t follow all the hoopla surrounding manufactured television that tugs at the heart strings you no longer have. Either way, all unemployed people should know this month’s [...]

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Continue reading about #64 Susan Boyle

supl on April 22nd, 2009

For those who are unemployed and actually looking for a job, one of the best ways to get oneself out there is to attend various unemployment parties or get-togethers with a bunch of other unemployed folk. Whether they’re pink slip parties, conferences for laid off people, or casual bar gatherings, the unemployed love having an [...]

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Continue reading about #63 Going to Unemployment Parties

supl on April 21st, 2009

There’s no point in denying that unemployed people like to get their drink on. But unlike the “good ol’ days” when they made more than a pathetic fraction of their current unemployment benefit checks, money for booze is tighter. Not that the unemployed cut back on their drinking. No sir, they still allocate a good [...]

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Continue reading about #62 Light Beer

supl on April 20th, 2009

Sitting is one of the human body’s most basic functions, and unemployed people like basic things. When they were employed, they did plenty of sitting in front of the computer all day. But without a job, the unemployed try to devote as much time as possible to sitting regardless of what activity it’s tied to, [...]

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Continue reading about #61 Sitting

supl on April 17th, 2009

Just because unemployment causes people to sleep however much they want, read plentiful books, play awesome video games, and have ample time to do whatever they wish doesn’t mean unemployed people don’t have problems too. When staring at the computer, TV, and blank walls proves to be too much to handle, there’s nothing unemployed people [...]

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Continue reading about #60 Getting Away from It All