I'm officially off welfare, woohoo! As you may remember, we had an exhausting job-hunting requirement in order to get state aid. Sign a contract every 30 days. Turn in 20 job applications each week and supply a list of everywhere we applied every Friday. Well, since our dental work is now done and Vic is working steadily (still for cash, but it's work), last month we just skipped the applications. We didn't turn in any job logs, so we didn't get a check this month. We still have food stamps, but since I never returned the review call last week, we won't get those anymore either. The best part? Even without the extra money from the state, we paid the bills and still bought Christmas presents this month.
Vic is waiting to hear about a new job opportunity in a week or so. Hopefully it will work out because it comes with a lot of benefits, but if it doesn't there are still lots of options out there. I can't believe we had to go on welfare just to get back on our feet, but I'm so glad I live in a country where a person can get help when they need it. We're not a whole lot better off than we were before this whole ordeal, but I'm hopeful that one day we can look back on this knowing it was the best thing we could have done.
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Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you!! It's amazing the trials we have to go through sometimes, but they do make us stronger than we thought we were. Sending good luck vibes to your hubby for the new job!!
Thanks! I keep reciting that little phrase, "that which does not kill us..." I still can't decide if I'm excited about being without the help, or terrified. ;)
Ok I'm quite late with this comment but nonetheless congrats on getting through the rough patch and I hope the job opportunity works out!
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