April 5, 2011 • Page 4 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com DAVE SAYS: 1490 Lawn Landscaping Should I continue taking unemployment? Dear Dave, I had a wreck seven months ago. As a result, I lost my job and have been drawing unemployment for the last five months. I was making $1,200 a month in retail management before this happened, but I’m getting just as much with unemployment, even though I can work again. I have a small daughter, and my wife doesn’t work right now. Should I continue taking unemployment so I can stay home and help with our daughter? Tim Dear Tim, Absolutely not! You need to get a job right now. You could make more than you did at your old job or taking unemployment by delivering pizzas full-time. I know you probably wouldn’t have benefits running pizza, but how about the benefit of working for a living and making some money? You need to get off your tail right now and find something to do – maybe even two or three things to do – until you find a job that pays well. And I don’t think I’d go back into the kind of Spending makes her feel guilty Dear Dave, My husband and I almost feel guilty about spending any of the money we’ve worked so hard to save. Is it common for older people who have saved their entire lives, have no debt, good pensions, and Social Security income, to become obsessed about not spending their money? Connie Dear Connie, It’s very common, especially among folks who have developed a pattern of living frugally for 40 or 50 years. I call it the embarrassment of riches. I’ve heard some people in your situation say that they’re even too embarrassed to order dessert in a restaurant. They feel like it’s a betrayal of who they are as a person. 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