[Rockchick26]

I feel your pain!! I've been laid off for 7 months and haven't been able to find anything. All I have is 18 years experience working in a factory, and those are the biggest downsizers so they're certainly not hiring. I have NO experience in retail, customer service, waitressing, working in an office, I can't lift 50 pounds, and I have no college degrees either. I've considered selling everything I own and buying a camper and living in the woods to avoid having bills. I totally get what you're saying. You can't even get ahead starting at the bottom because working minimum wage you can barely make enough for rent, let alone saving anything for starting up a business. And with your school loans you don't want to add a business loan on top of those. I don't have an answer, I just wanted to say I can understand! When my unemployment money runs out, I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't have a job by then. I hope for the best for both of us!