Quote:I hate to hear that from anyone.  I got laid off a couple of years ago, and at my age it's a pretty scary experience.  Also, this time of year is a bad time to be looking for employment, but after the New Year it should hopefully get better for you.  Good luck.

Thanks.  It was terrifying losing my job, especially having kids to support and a house to pay off.  I hadn't had a job interview in... 15 years (though I got plenty of experience on the other side of things).  I can only blame myself for not heeding the signs that it wasn't going to last and should have started looking for work earlier.  But I really liked my job, since it let me spend plenty of time with my kids.  I'm lucky to have already found work, though it doesn't start until the new year.   I'm not sure how long it'll last, but I'm hoping to be able to put some money away so I can go back to college someday, though I'd rather put that money toward my kids college tuition.  


So if things work out, we should be able to donate next year.  The best we were able to do this year was when my wife won a contest, and got to pick a charity for donations to go to at work.  (She chose Fisher House).

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