How To Live Off Your Unemployment Check
Posted on: July 13, 2009 | By Maigal
As everyone is aware, we are still in the midst of an economic crisis and you guys all probably know someone who is unemployed. I would say that a third of my friends, including myself are unemployed at this moment. It’s scary out there right now, not knowing what the future holds or when you’ll be able to find another source of income. There just aren’t a whole lot of jobs out there. After I found out the news that I would be laid off, I knew that I would need to make a lot of changes to my own finances to save some cash. The first thing I did was to immediately freeze my gym membership, which was costing me $90 a month. Second, I began to dine out less and cook more meals at home. It’s healthy and a lot cheaper than going out to eat. Third, I stopped paying regular price for clothes, shoes and accessories. Since the economy is so bad, most stores will offer sales and incentives to bring in business. I need all the savings I can get since I’m on a pretty tight budget these days. Although, my measly unemployment check may not allow me to enjoy all the luxuries I used to have when I was still working and living large, I can still have fun in the city without blowing through my bank account. Here’s how:
- Run for FREE. You don’t need to join the gym to stay fit. Especially with the nice weather during the summer, why not go outside for a run. As we all know, running is the best source of exercise to burn off those calories and stay slim. I tend to go to central park or the east river trail for my run. Around 6pm, there are a bunch of cute guys running on the east river trail. Not only do you are get a wonderful view of all those great bodies running by you but you are getting in shape. My trick to motivate myself to run more is to follow a fat runner. If he/she can do it, I can do it too.
- NYC events for FREE. Not having a job doesn’t mean you have to lock yourself at home because you can’t afford to go out. There are a lot of free events offered by the city like concerts, movies, kayaking, dancing, parties and etc. The city might be poor but it still offers all of these cool free activities for New Yorkers’ to do. You can watch a movie at Bryant Park or the Hudson River lawn every Wednesday and Friday. You can kayak on the Hudson River. You can watch the New York Philharmonic Concerts in Central Park. For more free activities, take a look at the calendar on my site. You will see a list of all the cool activities I picked out for you.
- Drinks for FREE. It’s great being a female sometimes because one thing we have that men don’t are ladies nights, with free admission and drinks. On Thursday evenings, Third Floor Café offers an open bar from 8-9 pm for the ladies. Maru does the same sometimes. 4AM production tends to have open bar for an hour at their parties on Friday and Saturday too. Circle Night club has free admission for women on Friday nights. 4AM production tend to have open bar for an hour on their event on Friday and Saturday too. If you want to see what Asian events offer open bars or other activities, you can visit www.clubzen.com for more info.
- Dating for FREE drinks and dinner. I’m not saying you should use guys to get free meals and drinks but while you are on a hunt for guys, and dating around, its universally expected that a man should pay on the first date (As mentioned on my Top 10 Things Girls Shouldn’t Do On Their First Date, Guy’s Perspective). So why not let them? Also if he knows you are unemployed, he should reach for his wallet anyway. If he doesn’t, he’s an ass. You don’t need him.
That’s all the freebies I can think off. If you know any cool events out there, let me know.
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July 13th, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
Are you nuts??? Why you posted your time, schedule and where you going to be at on your site? There are psychos out there. Be careful!!!!!!!!
July 13th, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
I totally agree with Wayne.
August 6th, 2009 @ 1:40 am
This is not living off your unemployment check, this is SPENDING SLIGHTLY LESS MONEY.