Would you take out a third job if your spouse was unemployed?

If I were on your shoes, I will also do the same. I won't care what other say, as long as I will be able to support the needs of my family.

Hello anjelskisses, Just read your post, just want to say you are doing the right thing. So many have lost their homes, and times are tough. You have to do what you have to do. I have been there and it is not easy. Jobs are not so easy to find, there are layoffs and more layoffs. Be encouraged amd be strong. I had to do it once for 6 years, and my husband had 2 heartattacks, and it took that long yo get disability. But I hung in there and next year my house will be paid for. Wish you the best. Popciclecold

You are doing the right thing. It won't do your husband any good to take a job that won't pay him as much ashis unemployment. I was recently in a similar situation and I took a job where I have to drive further than I did at my previous job and I am getting less hours for the same hourly pay. Although the job is a good one for me, in the long run I would have been better off keeping my unemployment for a bit longer. I took the job because I was under the impression I couldn't turn down a job and still keep the unemployment but they do ask questions pertaining to how far you would be willing to drive and what is the minimum wage you could afford to work for.

hello anjelskisses, well i do not think that you are any short of crazy. what you are doing is to keep the family of yours going. you are indeed trying very hard but at the same time you should take care for your health and never let this kind of burden take toll on your health. for that will decrease your efficiency. keeping that aside you should inspire your husband to find a job very soon and till then there is no way other than your working to get your family going. have a good day here at my lot and happy postings!

Stop listening to everyone else and do what feels right for you. He can be looking the right way since the pressure is off to take anything that comes along.

I would look for a third job if I were you, but I think it is important to keep in mínd that it isn't a permanent solution. Right now you want to save your family and your home, so the important thing is to get some money one way or another. Having 3 jobs at a time might be okay for a while, but eventually it will wear you out, I think. How does you husband feel about the situation? I don't know what kind of job he is looking for, but maybe he could broaden his search a little?

It all depends how hard your husband is looking. I do agree that for now, finding a job that pays less or even the same as unemployment doesn't make any sense until it comes close to running out. I lost my job and my girlfriend has been talking about getting a second job but I don't want to see that. She's been talking to me about getting into healthcare training so this never happens to me again. She's a CNA and thinks wants me to take the training, Right now, I ca't afford it, plus, I've been thinking about getting into medical billing which pays very well. same thing though. The money. Is there some kind of training he could get into? unfortunatly, you do need to keep from losing your house. Hopefully, it will be very temporary.

Yeah I would have told you just the same. You're already killing yourself. You should tell your husband to go find a job. Don't shoulder everything.

Have you tried cutting your expenses? That might work in conjunction with the jobs that you are working now. Look at things that you don't really need and get rid of those first. Extra items on your phone (call waiting, caller ID, etc...) Cable/Dish/Tivo, etc... Other subscriptions that you have but probably don't have time for since you're working so much (magazines, clubs, etc...) Switch to store-brand groceries instead of name brand. If your husband can't find a job that would be worth losing his unemployment over, he could always do some under-the-table jobs for a little pay here and there. Mechanic work, handyman work, just whatever he can find. About foreclosure on your home: watch the movie Zeitgeist Addendum (October 2008) and it might give you some ideas. Even if you don't agree with most of what the movie is saying, you just need to get to the part where they mention a guy fighting the foreclosure of his house, and winning in a court of law. Go to www.zeitgeistmovie.com and choose Zeitgeist Addendum to either view online or download to burn to DVD. It's free, legal and might be able to help you. Good luck! :-)