It’s not uncommon for people to instinctively begin hoarding things the minute hard times hit. “In this economy,” it’s easy to find a new generation of pack rats who grab and store whatever they can wherever they can just in case they’ll need it some day. What used to be a fairly common practice of [...]
Continue reading about #102 Stealing Excessive Sugar and Condiments From Restaurants
There are so many unemployed people out there whose first thought when receiving their pink slip was, “Finally, I get to stay in bed all day!” It’s a dream that most employed people have when they’re trudging out of bed, especially as their unemployed significant other continues to sleep. To be able to wake up [...]
Continue reading about #101 Being a Stay-in-Bed Lady or Gentleman
For many out there, the good ‘ol wake and bake is a tried and true method of getting through the day. Some people, like this guy, feel the need to give their brains a handicap in order to handle their unchallenging jobs. The unemployed, on the other hand, might feel the need to immediately get [...]
Ever have one of those days when a dirty clothes pile has gotten out of control and then realized when folding laundry that comfort clothes suitable for tasks ranging from sleeping to painting to hard labor outnumber regular clothing 5 to 1? Out of embarrassment and/or shame, the jobless will head straight to their closet [...]
Continue reading about #99 Attending Clothes Swapping Parties With Sub-par Offerings
There comes a time in life when the unemployed have to be selfless and put others ahead of them for once. This time usually coincides with people in need offering money in exchange for their help - not like a job offers money for help, because receiving a paycheck is usually not as rewarding as [...]
Continue reading about #98 Doing Good Deeds for Reward Money
Yard sales are not uncommon for unemployed people. In fact, after getting laid off, one of the first things they embark on (before succumbing to unemployment laziness) is finally getting around to some spring cleaning, and holding a yard sale to sell off their unwanted goods. When they were employed and wanted to get rid [...]
Continue reading about #97 Holding Yard Sales to Sell Free Junk From Craigslist
For all those who didn’t melt into a puddle with joy over the Palm Pre because they were waiting for the much-rumored new iPhone, that dream was answered today with the announcement of the iPhone 3G S. The much ballyhooed smartphone war of 2009 has officially started, and the unemployed are all about trying to sway the [...]
Continue reading about #96 Poorly Justifying Why They Need a Smartphone
It’s Friday, which means pretty much everyone is eager to go out, regardless of their employment status. For the unemployed, Fridays are the days that they hope something will finally happen after being isolated for the entire week. After getting turned down for numerous free events during the week because their friends “have to work” [...]
Continue reading about #95 Guilt Tripping Friends Into Buying Them Drinks
For every meaningful or useful task completed by an unemployed person, there are dozens of tasks left behind to be ignored for weeks at a time. The reason behind this is every time an unemployed person accomplishes something, an angel gets its wings but an employed person also gets laid off. So while it might [...]
For some reason unbeknownst to logical people, there are countless unemployed people out there thinking they can take advantage of this recession and buy themselves a “cheap” house. It’s as if they want to capitalize on the whole “our loss is your gain” circumstances with foreclosures - but they’ve temporarily forgotten they themselves have lost [...]
Continue reading about #93 Fantasizing About Buying a House While Unemployed
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