Comments on: Guest Post – Recession and Retirement Thoughts http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/12/23/guest-post-retirement-and-recession-thoughts/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LAL http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/12/23/guest-post-retirement-and-recession-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-6416 LAL Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=2609#comment-6416 I agree that right now it's hard to be graduating. People are looking for jobs over a year, but working at minimum wage jobs to do something I agree that right now it’s hard to be graduating. People are looking for jobs over a year, but working at minimum wage jobs to do something

]]> By: fengshui http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/12/23/guest-post-retirement-and-recession-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4711 fengshui Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:53:38 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=2609#comment-4711 This is all great advice, but it is hard to find advice for those of us who are new grads, who have minimal reserves, a pile of SLs waiting to be paid back, and few jobs on the horizon. I haven't worked FT in 3 years. I've made enough while a student to pay my bills, and not save much. So, grauating during a recession is SCARY. I've had ONE job interview for an advanced practice nursing position. I have 2 more, and both are for jobs that I'm over qualified for, and don't pay as much as I'd like. I'll take what I can get, but it is depressing, I have to admit. So, I don't have 6 months worth of savings, I don't have a huge retirment to fall back on.... I can only hope to find a decent job. It is hard to believe that new BS Nursing grads in my city are having to relocate. There are NO nursing jobs here. Not even in nursing homes. Despite what you hear, there is NOT a nursing shortage! Hospitals/ clinics are cutting positions due to lost revenue, and older nurses are waiting to retire because their retirement accounts are in the toilet. :-( My DH has been laid off from his family's business for 3 months. No job bids. Milk prices are half of what they were last summer, so farmers are broke, and no one needs a new free stall barn, which is what the family business is. This is all great advice, but it is hard to find advice for those of us who are new grads, who have minimal reserves, a pile of SLs waiting to be paid back, and few jobs on the horizon. I haven’t worked FT in 3 years. I’ve made enough while a student to pay my bills, and not save much. So, grauating during a recession is SCARY. I’ve had ONE job interview for an advanced practice nursing position. I have 2 more, and both are for jobs that I’m over qualified for, and don’t pay as much as I’d like. I’ll take what I can get, but it is depressing, I have to admit. So, I don’t have 6 months worth of savings, I don’t have a huge retirment to fall back on…. I can only hope to find a decent job.

It is hard to believe that new BS Nursing grads in my city are having to relocate. There are NO nursing jobs here. Not even in nursing homes. Despite what you hear, there is NOT a nursing shortage! Hospitals/ clinics are cutting positions due to lost revenue, and older nurses are waiting to retire because their retirement accounts are in the toilet. :-(

My DH has been laid off from his family’s business for 3 months. No job bids. Milk prices are half of what they were last summer, so farmers are broke, and no one needs a new free stall barn, which is what the family business is.

]]> By: Merry Christmas | taxguy http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/12/23/guest-post-retirement-and-recession-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-4710 Merry Christmas | taxguy Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:00:23 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=2609#comment-4710 [...] If you missed it, please be sure to catch my guest post over at Living Almost Large. [...] [...] If you missed it, please be sure to catch my guest post over at Living Almost Large. [...]

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