Another day and some more info

Hello all,

If you have been following my saga at all then you know I'm in the middle of a crossroads in my life and I'm trying to figure out what to do.

I went down to unemployment today and asked them two questions:

1. Can I work a part-time job and if so, how will it affect my check from them?

2. If I become a Real Estate Agent will I stop receiving my unemployment check?

Surprisingly enough, I actually got some good news!

I can work a part-time job up to 32 hours a week, whatever my take home is from that job will be deducted from my "partial" benefits. I bring home $536 now, my partial is $643 so if I bring home $200 from my part time job my partial payment will be $643 - $200 so I will get the $200 from my job plus $443 from the government. The other bonus is that the 4200 each week I don't use will still be in my "pot" and so I can collect more weeks until that pot is empty.

I can become an agent without any repercussions or interuptions in my unemployment until I get a commission check. I had been previously told that once I take the Real Estate Agent's State exam I would be discontinued from unemployment. Also, when I do get that commission it also will not discontinue me, basically I just won't get a check from the government for that week because I got the commission.

So when it's all said and done:

I can get a part-time job to bring in some more cash, I can take the Real Estate Agent's class and test and begin working as an agent without losing my benefits. I can continue to collect until my funds are exhausted and just not get paid on the weeks where I have a commission to claim.

So for once in the last couple of weeks I actually have some good news to report!

Now it's just a matter of getting my wife to see the benefits!

Until next time,

Eric