Michael Venske

On February 15th, two weeks before payday, I left Beijing with all the money I had in the world: $11 or ¥75. That breaks down to roughly ¥5 or 78¢ a day.

Today’s Unemployment Tip encourages you to know the law in your continued attempt to survive being unemployed. Why do you need to know the law? Because it’s only when you know the law that you can get around The Law…by obeying it. The men and women of law enforcement, The Law, or “Johnny Law” as [...]

Are you a college-aged unemployed white-guy with facial hair looking to score a few extra bucks? Yeah, me too! You should consider donating plasma! You too can be part of this painful time-consuming experience that has been rumored to help save lives. For you Minnesota locals, the place to get stuck-up is CSL Plasma Services. [...]

Let’s be honest, surprises are great! Yesterday the Post Office delivered a surprise right to my mailbox… It was a check! The check was for my Webguide “audition.” All day I’ve been thinking about how to spend all the money. I think I’ve got it figured out… I’m going to buy a tank of gas [...]

Before 9AM three creditors called. Feeling too sleepy to speak directly to their concerns, I let my voicemail do the busy work. Rolling over, I closed my eyes and attempted to sleep for another hour. Between 9AM and 10AM my phone rang four more times. I became frustrated with my creditor’s insistence that I pay [...]