It is fella, first time I had been out of work in 10 years(being 16 seems along time ago) and its not somewhere I want to go again. Belt buckles had to be tightened, extra clothing had to be worn to avoid putting the heating on and the SO has been using her car only for work - if we have need to go shopping at a distance we have been car sharing with her folks or brother to save on fuel and walking everywhere else.scoobie wrote:Congratulations mate, such a relief, huh?!
I now see in prepping terms where I went wrong and thats not being financially secure enough to have got by without having to make to much of an impact. Winter preps/Christmas will be the main focus over the next 2 months but once its out of the way - me and the SO will also be putting money away just in case.
I have felt this last few weeks in getting minimal responses and not bringing any money in that I was failing as an individual, my SO has been a saint and a half which as soon as I do get my first pay and all bills etc are paid, a bunch of flowers and a meal are on the cards to say thank you.
Moral of the story is that most of us will at some time experience unemployment and that if things allow in current jobs, put a bit of money aside even if its a small amount - just in case.
CardiffGuy