Quote Originally Posted by gpghosts
its harder then heck to get a job
I lived in the absolutely worse economic city in the United States at one time. I managed to keep myself employed with no problems and I wasn't using any magic formula other than an honest willingness to work hard.

If we were in a depression, I might believe that it is hard to find a job. I DO NOT buy that today. Unless, of course, you have some special circumstances you would like to share like you are mentally unstable or you are a convicted felon.

Also, if you are such good friends with that cigar store owner, he should give you a job OR he should know someone who could give you a job. Are you willing to do whatever work there is, no matter what? Will you work at McDonald's or work as a busboy or dishwasher? Would you consider mowing lawns or doing yard-work? I bet you could walk door-to-door and ask people if they had any work they needed done and I bet you could make some money. (I know I could.) If that is your picture, then you look reasonably clean-cut enough to get people to trust you to do work for them.

Even my brother, who is the most irresponsible person I know, manages to continuously find work and jump from job to job.

(On a side note, this is my 100th post.)