After you lost your job three years job at a factory in town, you decided to go back to school.
And then write a personal letter explaining any unusual circumstances--say, if you lost your job or reported a big, one-time capital gain.
Check your savings to determine just how many months you could fund basic expenses if you lost your job (we recommend at least six).
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You also should have the means to pay off or refinance the loan completely before the 0% rate expires, even if you lost your job, had a health-care crisis or experienced some other financial emergency.
Who wants to buy knick-knacks when you just lost your job?
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The question: have you or someone you know lost your job? 19 percent of respondents said no, 14 percent, yes, I lost my job. 54 percent tell Facebook yes, a friend or family member lost a job, and 13 percent say yes, I lost a job and I know others who have as well.
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There's one you read about the song, "The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow and this is - "The Breaks" in his version, your woman leaves, the IRS is knocking down your door, you've already lost your job, your phone bill has hit the roof, and the mob is after you.
Look, I realize that if you've lost your job, or your home, or your 401k has taken a big hit, you're not likely to be happy.
You wouldn't expect to keep your job if you lost control of your finances.
It's tough to get out there and press the flesh, especially when you've just lost your job and maybe even your home.
If you had savings, it would cushion the difference between your income and your expenses, especially if you or a partner suddenly lost a job, for example.
The modern life insurance industry, in its competition with Wall Street, seems to have lost its focus, doing a good job of convincing the public that you can protect your net worth and grow it at the same time by buying their expensive financially engineered insurance products.
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