If you ever got fired, where were you getting money till you found another job?

[Booster]

Some social service, I guess? BTW, how much do they pay you and for how long? Is it enough to live on?

 

[minendo]

If you ever got fired, where were you getting money till you found another job?

My savings account and computer tech services I provided.

 

[isaacmacdonald]

yep, unemployment insurance (which is generally paid for by employers rather than public subsidies). In NYS I believe you get approx 1/2 (up to $400/week) your former salary for a set number of weeks. It's tough to live on, especially if you're out on your own and have rent/food/insurance to pay for.

 

[PunDogg]

ever heard of savings, thats y i have savings for rainy days/months

DOgg

 

[Booster]

Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
yep, unemployment insurance (which is generally paid for by employers rather than public subsidies). In NYS I believe you get approx 1/2 (up to $400/week) your former salary for a set number of weeks. It's tough to live on, especially if you're out on your own and have rent/food/insurance to pay for.

So you can get up to $1.6K /month. But for a set number of weeks? And what if you don't find a job during that time? They stop paying you completely and then what? Not another chance?

 

[sygyzy]

Always put 10% of each paycheck into your savings!

 

[Booster]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Always put 10% of each paycheck into your savings!

That's no problem to me. But I was wondering how much you can get from the state and for how long and what the options are, not from your own savings.

 

[ndee]

hooker

 

[isaacmacdonald]

Originally posted by: Booster

Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
yep, unemployment insurance (which is generally paid for by employers rather than public subsidies). In NYS I believe you get approx 1/2 (up to $400/week) your former salary for a set number of weeks. It's tough to live on, especially if you're out on your own and have rent/food/insurance to pay for.

So you can get up to $1.6K /month. But for a set number of weeks? And what if you don't find a job during that time? They stop paying you completely and then what? Not another chance?

you're fvcked. this year congress extended unemployment insurance for most unemployed people, but generally you get a certain number of weeks (~13) after which no unemployment will be paid. Also, you can't claim unemplyment more than once in any 2 year period, and I think there's a lifetime limit to the number of months of benefits you're entitled to collect.

After that, it's time for welfare baby!!!

personally, I've only collected unemployment once in my life, and then it was mostly as a benefit rather than a neccessity.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: sygyzy
Always put 10% of each paycheck into your savings!

i think i do roughly 10.. started recently but it'd keep me a float for a little while
would suck to have to dip into these savings though

 

[Booster]

After that, it's time for welfare baby!!!

Sounds cool. So this welfare... What is it? You don't become a vagabond at least, I guess?

 

[dquan97]

I believe unemployment insurance benefit in CA is a max of 26weeks@$360/week.

 

[teckmaster]

I traveled to another state with a rental car and a stolen license plate and knocked over a couple of convienence stores.