Dealing with unemployment - anyone else?

[VeloVT]

I can imagine how frustrating this is.

I hesitate to ask this question, because I'm sure there are a whole lot of reasons it could seem annoying or loaded or what have you, but is there any possibility you could move in with parents/other family for a short time while you look for work? It wouldn't take care of your debt, but it would be a temporary home and would hopefully allow you to search without piling up more debt...

re jobs... would it be worth trying to network a bit? talk to friends with jobs, professors who might have leads? my bf is an architecture professor and he has been getting loads of emails lately from former students who have been getting laid off in this economy, looking for advice...

best of luck to you...