ceceevie6
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2008
My DH worked at a furniture store as a Sales Manager. He was on salary. This February, they told him that due to the economy problems, they needed him to go back to just being a salesperson at another store. This meant that he would be on straight commission. No salary whatsoever. You know where this is going...everyone is holding on to whatever $ they have, so not alot of people are buying furniture.
The only silver-lining on this story is that they felt so guilty about demoting him, they offered to pay for his medical & dental benefits. That saves us $1300/month! It's a good thing because we wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise. I am praying that things don't get so bad that they have to stop his benefits.
I work at a wonderful company part time(approx. 22 hrs). I wish I could go full time, but daycare for 2 around here is ridiculous. It almost wouldn't be worth it. So I just work as many hours as possible, thank goodness my job is so flexible.
To add to my sob story, we have an interest only mortgage for the next 4 1/2 years. We aren't able to afford to pay anything towards our principle. And we have NO equity in our house because we bought a the highest time, and already have a home equity loan. I am trapped in my house. If I had any equity, I would sell and move the fam in with my parents to save money. But we can't.
For everyone who is having a difficult time.
The only silver-lining on this story is that they felt so guilty about demoting him, they offered to pay for his medical & dental benefits. That saves us $1300/month! It's a good thing because we wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise. I am praying that things don't get so bad that they have to stop his benefits.
I work at a wonderful company part time(approx. 22 hrs). I wish I could go full time, but daycare for 2 around here is ridiculous. It almost wouldn't be worth it. So I just work as many hours as possible, thank goodness my job is so flexible.
To add to my sob story, we have an interest only mortgage for the next 4 1/2 years. We aren't able to afford to pay anything towards our principle. And we have NO equity in our house because we bought a the highest time, and already have a home equity loan. I am trapped in my house. If I had any equity, I would sell and move the fam in with my parents to save money. But we can't.
For everyone who is having a difficult time.