Remember the good ol’ days of childhood when we were giant brats and refused to eat anything that wasn’t on the kids menu? Vegetables were a big no no, meats were refused unless in nugget form, and peanut butter and jelly went together better than the adults’ wine and cheese. There were those phases were [...]
Continue reading about #132 Eating Cheap Classics for Dinner
Going on vacation, as rewarding as it may be, can also be exhausting. Just ask anyone who has ever tried to make the most of their vacation days by working up to the last minute before taking off, and then immediately returning to work with not even a weekend or an extra day off to [...]
Continue reading about #131 Wanting a Vacation for the Vacation from Their Paid Vacation
After months of hanging around literally doing nothing because they have no places to go or people to see, the unemployed will eventually get the itch to go somewhere, anywhere, just so they can get away from…doing nothing. For those with a car or the ability to afford a cheap rental, the idea of a [...]
Continue reading about #130 Going on a Road Trip to Ponder the Meaning of Life. Or Something.
Trader Joe’s is one of those rare companies that pretty much everybody likes. Rich people, poor people, and people of all ethnicities (especially white people) love Trader Joe’s. But, it’s pretty safe to say that out of all the groups of people out there, Trader Joe’s is a savior to the unemployed. See, the unemployed [...]
Somewhere, out there, an unemployed person is observing his or her home – whether it’s a studio, an apartment, or a house – and trying to figure out whether there is enough space to take in another person. “In this economy” people are thinking outside the box to figure out how to prevent being evicted [...]
Continue reading about #128 Taking in Lodgers Only to Discover There’s Better Ways to Make Ends Meet
Long before the recession hit there were plenty of “young professionals” who had no qualms about using their old student ID cards for discount prices for anything ranging from movies, to Broadway shows, to Apple computers. These people were overconfident about their youthful appearances, felt a sense of entitlement, and were quick to defend their [...]
Continue reading about #127 Pretending to be a Student to Get Discounts
While there are those who pride themselves in making unemployment work without having to take money from anyone other than the government, for the rest of the unemployed and broke people battling through this recession, there comes a time when they’re eventually going to have to ask someone they know for a loan. Whether it [...]
Continue reading about #126 Lying About Why They Need to Borrow Money
For the unemployed who are seriously strapped for cash, or for guys who are bored and just looking for ways to get paid for what they’re going to do anyway, donating sperm or eggs is just one of the ways to make some extra money to help supplement unemployment checks. Similar to how the unemployed [...]
Continue reading about #125 Donating Their Genetic Material for Money
If there had to be one definitive word for unemployed people, it would probably be patient (read: apathetic). Unless they’re desperately awaiting their next unemployment check the unemployed usually don’t have anything pressing that requires their immediate attention. While they might cut themselves some slack by ending their pretend job search due to a lack [...]
Continue reading about #124 Letting Something Grow for Way Longer Than Appropriate
There are plenty of companies out there who are so sure of their products that they’re willing to offer special introductory prices on the premise that customers will voluntarily return to pay more because the product is worth it. Of course, half the time, companies are scheming customers into believing they have wonderful products when [...]
Continue reading about #123 Getting Introductory Prices With Zero Intent of Buying More
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