Collecting Unemployment

I received my first unemployment check today. Of course, it's not nearly as much as I was earning when I was working. Also, to add insult to injury, federal and state taxes are withheld giving me even less to live on. After all the feds must need every dime they can get so they can pay all those bonuses to the CEO's who got us in this mess in the first place! I was hoping the first $2400 would be tax free due to the stimulus package, but I guess I have to wait until I do my taxes at the end of the year. That's too bad because I really could use the extra cash now. I'm still working on my Google "career", but it's slow going due to the fact that my computer skills are limited. This blog is part of that process, so hopefully, as I improve my communication skills my "career" will take off!