How Have the Current Economic Conidtions Affected YOU?

[ICantSpellDawg]

I was laid off around 6 months ago and I've been just hanging out. I'm pretty screwed and have no idea what to do, but I haven't lost my apartment yet and my personal savings have stayed the same since the job loss, but unemployment is about to end in 2 weeks. Health care is expensive - I spend $650 a month on cobra + medications so that is a bummer.

I've been doing an unpaid intern thing twice a week at an insurance agency to pass the time in the hopes that I'll be taken on when things turn around, but that guy is losing his shirt too and probably won't be in business much longer.

Stocks tanked as well - I'm glad I got my undergraduate out of the way and bought a car before my savings was lost. Girlfriend works a bs part time job and just got her degree - so we are essentially in a torpor.

A 25 year old with a degree, no job and serious health issues to worry about is a rather crappy place to be at the moment, but I haven't hit rock bottom yet - I've still got a few more safety nets to tear through (dad still has his job and mom is still working bs part time nonsense)

I've had jobs since I was 15 without a break this long. A bunch of my friends have been laid off including my GF's dad.

Long Island has been hit pretty hard by the crisis due to the high percentage of people in finance working (no longer) in the city.