The Economy and Me

Tuesdays lecture was interesting because we got to hear feedback from classmates about how the economy is affecting their lifestyles. I don't enjoy talking in front of large groups of people so I figured I'd blog about how the economy is affecting me. I had a job at a sports bar and when they cut back the amount of hours and employees they were keeping on staff, I unfortunately got the cut. Lincoln being the college town that it is, jobs are pretty scarce. It took me four months to finally get hired at a new place of employment. I applied all over town and even called places back after a week because I hadn't heard a response from them. But I still wasn't having any luck. I feel a little better knowing I'm finally employed but it disappoints me that it took so long. I had to dip into the little savings that I had and I had to subscribe to two new credit cards just to get by. So the statistics about how many students have credit cards didn't suprise me because a lot of them were probably in my situation. I was only hired as a part-time time employee and this summer I really need a full-time position to help pay for my summer courses. I feel like the economy is demanding more money than what is available to me. I know I'm not the only college student struggling , I can't even begin to think about what graduating seniors are stressing about.