PhillyMami

I am unemployed and collecting in PA. I have been desperately searching for work to no avail. I found a part-time freelance opportunity that can help supplement the small amount I collect from unemployment. The amount is small enough that unemployment isn't affected, but I am afraid that my "contractor" status will make UC think that I am trying to start my own business (which I'm not, I need full time work with benefits). Is it possible to take the work and not run into problems with unemployment?

A family member has about $15,000 in an ING Direct savings account. He was hoping to start a small business, but is nervous in this economy. He has about $11,000 of credit card debt. He is now considering using most of his savings to pay the debt, which would reduce his monthly cost/bills by about $500. His wife just lost her job, and he makes enough to make it through. Should he pay off the debt or hold on to the cash in this economy?

A family member has about $15,000 in an ING Direct savings account. He was hoping to start a small business, but is nervous in this economy. He has about $11,000 of credit card debt. He is now considering using most of his savings to pay the debt, which would reduce his monthly cost/bills by about $500. His wife just lost her job, and he makes enough to make it through. Should he pay off the debt or hold on to the cash in this economy?

Have just started collecting unemployment (Pennsylvania) and was offered an independent contractor opportunity that is strictly commission. Will earning one or two commissions jeapordize my unemployment status? I would like to try the job but am scared that making one or two commissions will make me ineligible to collect unemployment and that if I can't make enough to sustain my household, I will be screwed. Please let me know if there is a way around this, I would like to be able to collect unemployment (for my designated weeks) when I don't make commission, but I'd like to try my hand at the job to see if I can make it. Help!!!!

Would like to hear from parents, aunts/uncles, grandparents, teachers or anyone who has at least 1 special child in their life. What are the best/most reliable sources of information with regards to the best toys or good gift ideas for kids?

I am interested in becoming a freelance Virtual Assistance or Copywriter. I am a corporate communications professional with years of PR, Marketing and Copywriting experience including creating SEO friendly content for the Web. Does anyone know where I could find sources of work/projects without spending $$$? Does anyone out there need these services at reasonable rates?

I recently read Peter Hessler's book "River Town." If you have any insight to education in China please read the article I wrote about it: www.associatedcontent.com/article/386746/universal_cultural_systems_china.html

And please let me know if you agree with my ideas or counter them.

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I was laid off, and filed for unemployment compensation. Though I received the maximum weekly benefit, it didn’t amount to even half of what my normal pay had been. I found a temporary job doing some typing from home (and the weekly amount earned was under the allowable amount), and reported that income from day 1, making sure I was doing everything honestly and properly. Because of how I was paid, however, and how I answered some questions (that I was rushed through) by a UC Benefits CSR, I was determined to be “self-employed” for all those weeks and therefore ineligible. This was determined after the fact, and UC is trying to make me pay over $5000!! There is no way I can afford to pay that, nor do I think it’s fair. I never considered myself to be self-employed, nor did I ever have the intention of becoming self-employed. Furthermore, I have extensive records (and witnesses) to prove that during the alleged “self-employed” period I was VERY actively searching for full-time employmen

Taking daughter to the Build-A-Bear Workshop then a nice lunch with her pals. Need a recommendation for a restaurant near the Cherry Hill Mall that will be fun, comfortable, family and large group friendly. Any suggestions? Party atmosphere is a plus.

On a recent road trip, we listened to "Skipping Christmas," which is the novel that the movie "Christmas with the Kranks" was based on. We have 3 kids under the age of ten, and this book was perfect - no foul language, sex or violence, and it kept everyone entertained. Looking for something similar - and also contemporary. Can anyone suggest a good title or two?

Looking for an MBA program that is local to the Philadelphia area. Would like to know how the school's reputations stack up against each other in the business world in terms of an MBA. Looking for answers from executives and hiring managers in business, marketing, etc. or someone who is familiar with these programs academically.

This is (hopefully) for a PGW employee who deals with CRP applications. Or, for a CRP applicant who has experience with this. The question: Does PGW actually verify income with your employer beyond taking the paycheck stub or employer letter? In other words, do they check your credit report or call the employer? Anyone have any experience with this?

How about the most popular Spanish search engine? Or the craziest one? How about the most serious/trusted one?

Have you had any problems with it? I have a fast Comcast high-speed internet connection. Will I be okay with the VoiceWing service?

How fast or slow is 768Kbps compared to cable modem? How much faster is 1.5 Mbps, or 3.0 Mbps compared to 768Kbps?

True or False?

This has never happened before. Last night, in the middle of the night - my husband suddenly woke up gasping for air. No matter how hard he tried, he could not breathe - only made a strange wheezing sound, kind of like a cat about to cough up a hairball. He said he couldn't take in any air, and it wasn't until he calmed down, exhaled all the way and tried again that he could finally breathe. I am very scared about what this could be. Has this happened to anyone, or could any medical professionals offer any ideas as to what this might be????