Short of getting a mammogram or undergoing a colonoscopy there’s not much an unemployed friend can’t do for someone who has been putting off errands for way too long. Back in the day before Recession Hoopla 2007 – ? started and before people were constantly worried about losing their jobs, they would try to squeeze [...]
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Blame it on the recession if your recent dates have been questionable, embarrassing, or borderline absurd. Chances are your new dream guy or girl has been laid off and just hasn’t gotten around to breaking the news to their new love interest out of fear they’ll never get another date. It’s an awkward topic to [...]
There’s something about not having a job that suddenly brings out the inner cook in the unemployed. Some theorize that unemployed people turn to cooking because they want to save money by not eating out all the time. Others believe a sudden interest in cooking can be attributed to a complete lack of other things [...]
One obvious perk of unemployment is suddenly having plenty of time to take the extended vacation that has been thwarted time and time again by work. Gone are the days of canceling a trip last minute because of some stupid deadline. With plenty of time on their hands, and no luck finding a job, the unemployed [...]
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After weeks of making excuses to drink alone, there’s nothing better than spicing up a morning alcoholic beverage by inviting freshly laid off friends over to play drinking games. Instead of playing the usual “Never Have I Ever” types of games that were overdone in college, the unemployed can try making up games that represent their [...]
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There is definitely a correlation between an increase in drinking alone and an increase in unemployment but don’t jump to conclusions and automatically cite AA’s Twelve Step program if you suspect your unemployed friend has a drinking problem. Chances are greater that your jobless bum of a friend is just enjoying the freedom that comes [...]
Public libraries are great because they’re always free and they open their doors to everyone. Chances are most people haven’t visited their local library since high school, or since they’ve racked up ridiculous fines they were hoping would get purged by inactivity. Since then, libraries have updated their catalogues to computer systems, offer free internet [...]
For every person who has just lost their job that is happy about it, there is a person who is downright miserable. Everyone deals with loss differently. Some immediately jump into action mode and rigorously start churning out resumes and cover letters, attending job fairs, and going on weird interviews. Others take their newly found [...]
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