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What happened to Anne, Unemploymentville.com and the book?

March 9, 2018 Guest Post Comments 1 comment

Hi, As you may have noticed I haven’t been working on Unemploymentville.com or Escape from Unemploymentville for many weeks. Here is why: My father had a stroke on January 19th and passed away on January 30th. He was 89 years old and had a long, full life. Tragically, six days after he passed away, my 27-year-old niece was in a car accident. After five days in intensive care, this wonderful, bright life was also taken from our family, passing away…

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On Business Talk Radio with Jim Campbell.. Escape from Unemploymentville and More

December 17, 2017 Guest Post Comments 0 Comment

Airing Sunday December 17th on Business Talk Radio with Jim Campbell, I spoke with Jim about my own experiences, the birth of Unemploymentville.com and Escape from Unemploymentville. We were joined by John Fugazzie of Neighbors Helping Neighbors fame and Stephanie Brown. If you came from that interview to check out the site or learn more about the book, WELCOME and thanks!

4 Steps for Getting Gigs (Landing Freelance Work)

December 5, 2017 Guest Post Comments 0 Comment

After nearly four years of full-time freelancing, I’ve learned a trick or two about how to keep my family fed without having a traditional, full-time job. In my humble opinion, there are really four main areas of concern when it comes to getting work as a freelancer: landing the work scheduling the work completing the work and finally, getting paid for the work. The last three areas are really not an issue if the first one’s not happening (i.e. landing…

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Treading Water

December 5, 2017 Guest Post Comments 0 Comment

Boston, 2006: I step down from a full-time editing job seconds before I’m sure to get a pink slip. I convince myself I’m ready to create my own work. And I do. I edit. I teach. I write. I even babysit. Ten years fly by in a blur – during which I accumulate exactly two things: telling experiences and untold debt. I try LA, then Boston, and then LA again. All complete busts. The unsteady diet of tutoring and teaching…

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Are You Suffering From Out-Of-Work-Life-Sucks-Itis??

November 8, 2017 Guest Post Comments 0 Comment

Hey, super short post before I head out to work, but we are live over on Indiegogo. Check out the video, on Out-Of-Work-Life-Sucks-Itis and the great perks we’ve got on discount!!

How Losing My Job Cost Me My Marriage – Why It Was The Best Thing

August 24, 2017 Guest Post Comments 2 comments

134 days after I got married, I lost my job. 134 days is a very short amount of time before being forced to deal with the harsh realities of the real world. That line in your vows – “for richer or poorer” – was quickly put to the test. Spoiler alert: we failed. However, losing my job wasn’t the main reason why my marriage failed. I will say, that although it may seem as though this is not a happy…

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How a Dysfunctional Unemployment Support Group Led to a New Job Search Network

June 20, 2017 Guest Post Comments 1 comment

Below is an excerpt of John Fugazzie’s interview for Out-of-Work to Making Money, 21 Comeback Stories Every Job Seeker Should Hear: As I kept applying for jobs, we have what we call the black hole where you just send resumes and you never hear back from anybody. Basically, as I was finding it more and more difficult, I really started to try and figure out what’s different and what is the solution. I went to a networking group. Some lady had…

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Unable to Work, Battling Depression… My Story

June 14, 2017 Guest Post Comments 1 comment

Throughout my working life, becoming unemployed had always been one of my biggest fears, and one that fear turned into reality when I was forced to give work up due to ill health. When it happened, it couldn’t have been at a worse time. With declining health and mobility, and my doctor saying a firm “No” to going out to work, getting another job seemed impossible. All I could see was a lifetime ahead of me of claiming benefits, and…

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Hate Cold Calling? What You Might Be Missing – One Writer’s Story

May 22, 2017 Guest Post Comments 2 comments

A doctor’s note ended my career as a professional guitarist and informed me that I could lift nothing heavier than a bottle of milk. The same month, a note from my father cut me off from his medical aid and left me and my family hanging in the balance. Now what the hell were we supposed to do? “Write again.” was my wife’s answer. It had been at least five years since I’d last picked up a pen and most…

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Surviving Marriage Without A Job

May 3, 2017 Guest Post Comments 0 Comment

I’ve been unemployed for the entire duration of my marriage. If that sounds harsh, it’s even harsher to write it down. These past six months have been long, longer than I care to remember. Some days my spirits were up, while other days they’d seemed to have disappeared completely. But no matter how ashamed I’ve felt, how hopeless or frustrated, there hasn’t been a time that I’ve let it get in the way of my marriage. My wife makes all…

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