No need to rely on government benefits while you can utilize your talent.
Unemployment benefits were designed to temporarily replace a former employee’s salary before they were able to get another employment. It was not meant to be a long term issue. With the increase in the number of the unemployed in this country, the number of people who are claiming these benefits has also gone up. The companies are still not able to re-employ their employees because of issues like the economic recession, which has greatly led to these situations. People these days find themselves unemployed one year after the other, but at the end of a year, ones term for claiming these benefits ends. Then they get so frustrated because they have so much to do with the little money which is barely enough for their needs. What do you do when your unemployment benefits ended when you still have bills to pay and children waiting to be fed? This is a dilemma that has caught up with a lot of people in this country. In as much as the government would want to help these unemployed, there is little to be done because the money is not so much and the claims are going up everyday. After being in such a dilemma once, my best friend could not wait for these benefits anymore. She sought for what she was so good at doing and that which she could get a little income from. After thinking for a while, she decided to set up a little eating joint in town with the little money she had kept aside. Today, she is no longer listed as jobless because she earns enough money from the joint to be able to pay her bills. She does not have to worry that her unemployment benefits ending in march for instance will affect her. A lot of people could learn from her and start up something to supplement their benefits as they wait to get a job.