Making Money While Unemployed Archives | Welcome to Unemploymentville https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/category/making-money-while-unemployed/ Useful Ideas for Unemployed or Unemployed Folks - Unemployment can be a beast. Don't go it alone. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 22:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 4 Steps for Getting Gigs (Landing Freelance Work) https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/4-steps-for-getting-gigs-landing-freelance-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-steps-for-getting-gigs-landing-freelance-work https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/4-steps-for-getting-gigs-landing-freelance-work/#respond Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:56:17 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2228 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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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/4-steps-for-getting-gigs-landing-freelance-work/feed/ 0 5 Ways to Earn a Living While Unemployed (which I used) https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/5-ways-to-earn-a-living-while-unemployed-which-i-used/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-ways-to-earn-a-living-while-unemployed-which-i-used https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/5-ways-to-earn-a-living-while-unemployed-which-i-used/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:21:25 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2293 I’ve been unemployed a few times in my life and during those times, while I looked for a job, I still had to earn money. While unemployment benefits are available for those who qualify, in many circumstances, not even that can hold down the fort until a new job comes along. And if you don’t have access to unemployment benefits that can be an even scarier situation. As you find opportunities to make money while unemployed, you may discover that...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/5-ways-to-earn-a-living-while-unemployed-which-i-used/feed/ 1 Which is the right career path for me? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/which-is-the-right-career-path-for-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-is-the-right-career-path-for-me https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/which-is-the-right-career-path-for-me/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 03:07:34 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2436 Where are you living now? Well, I have resided in Ocala, FL for the last several years. I came up here from Polk County, FL in the summer of 2011. Because after 10+ years in Retailing and nearly 20 years in the Cosmetology industry, the nationwide recession had my options for work falling through. Disaster relief after a few quite strong hurricane seasons also had come kind of slow. Cosmetology was my passion, but although I was great at creating,...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/which-is-the-right-career-path-for-me/feed/ 0 On Mental Health and Being Unemployed https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 20:33:57 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2687 It’s no secret that there’s a stigma surrounding mental health. We talk about mental health, advocate for it, and ask for more resources, but it seems that we are fighting a long, hard battle. Depression, anxiety, PTSD – can make us feel hopeless in fighting for anything at all, as feelings of shame and guilt overcome us. We often feel shunned and we don’t believe we are worthy of help because someone else always has it way worse. I’m here...

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]]> https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/on-mental-health-and-being-unemployed/feed/ 0 Could this Global Pandemic Be the Perfect Opportunity for the Unemployed? https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed https://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/could-this-global-pandemic-be-the-perfect-opportunity-for-the-unemployed/#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:21:40 +0000 http://www.unemploymentville.com/blog/?p=2770 Before I begin, I must say that I’m aware of the hardships and pain that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many people, and I don’t want to suggest that a pandemic of this scale is a good thing in any way. Having said that, I do also want to provide encouragement at a time when so many are facing financial struggles or who may have lost their jobs. There is a bright side! The ongoing pandemic can in fact present...

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